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Last Updated: Monday, 7 August 2006, 09:09 GMT 10:09 UK
European Athletics day one photos

France's Eunice Barber wins the 100m Hurdles Qualifying round heat one

France's Eunice Barber beats defending champion Carolina Kluft in heat one of the heptathlon 100m hurdles

Sweden's Carolina Kluft receives treatment on her foot following the 100m hurdles

The queen of the heptathlon Kluft has to receive treatment for an on-going injury after struggling in fifth place

Kelly Sotherton relaxes after her Heptathlon run

Commonwealth champion Kelly Sotherton relaxes after recording a lifetime best of 13.22 seconds that puts her third

Great Britain's Dwain Chambers

Dwain Chambers, back after a two-year ban for drug abuse, eases to victory in his first-round heat of the men's 100m

 Britain's Lee McConnell competes in the women's 400m hurdles

In the women's 400m hurdles, Britain's Lee McConnell finishes fourth in her heat but qualifies as a fastest loser

Ralf Bartels celebrates winning gold in the shot put

In the men's shot put final, Germany's Ralf Bartels takes the first gold of the championships with a throw of 21.13m

Britain's Carl Myerscough

Britain's Carl Myerscough fails to progress to the final of the men's shot put - missing out on qualification by 16cm

Britain's Tim Benjamin in action in the men's 400m

Britain's Tim Benjamin qualifies for the men's 400m semi-finals after winning his heat in 46.10 seconds

France's Eunice Barber clears the high jump

Barber's fine start to the heptathlon continues as she clears 1.89m to lead with 2201 points after two events

Kluft takes a break during the heptathlon high jump

Kluft matches Barber in the high jump but is still 36 points adrift with the shot put and 200m to come in the evening

France's Eunice Barber grimaces

However, Kluft takes the lead when Barber is forced to withdraw after complaining of pain in a thigh

Britain's Jessica Ennis competes in the hepathlon shot put

Britain's Jessica Ennis enjoys a first day in the heptathlon with a lifetime best in the shot put

Jessica Ennis (left) wins the 200m from Kelly Sotherton (right)

Ennis edges out Sotherton in the 200m to finish the day in third - Sotherton is second overnight behind Kluft

Dwain Chambers (right) finishes fourth in the second round of the 100m

Chambers struggles through round two but qualifies for the 100m semi-finals along with team-mate Mark Lewis-Francis

Great Britain's Becky Lyne heads for victory in the women's 800m

Great Britain's Becky Lyne heads for an impressive victory in the second of four heats in the women's 800m

World record holder Jan Zelezn� competes in the men's javelin qualifying

Men's javelin world record holder Jan Zelezn� qualifies for the final as his retirement from the sport fast approaches

Andy Baddeley in the 1500m semi-finalg

Andy Baddeley will be Britain's sole representative in the 1500m final after finishing seventh in his semi-final

Greg Rutherford qualifies for the long jump final with his first leap

Greg Rutherford leaps into the long jump final and is joined by British team-mates Nathan Morgan and Chris Tomlinson

Russia's Inga Abitova takes gold in the 10,000m

Russia's Inga Abitova produces a turn of speed on the final lap to win the 10,000m in a time of 30 minutes 31.42 seconds



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