{"id":650528,"date":"2026-08-13T00:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=650528"},"modified":"2026-08-13T04:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:02:42","slug":"european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"European Championships, Day Four Prelims: David Popovici Launches 200 Free Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omegatiming.com\/2026\/european-aquatics-swimming-championships--live-results\">Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/eurovision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-marrit-steenbergen-stamps-100-free-cr-maxime-grousset-rattles-french-fly-mark\/\">Day 1 prelims report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-three-crowns-to-be-decided-in-day-one-finals\/\">Day 1 finals report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-two-prelims-nathan-muratory-blazes-200-back-wjr-as-ndoye-brouard-eliminated-sprint-queen-sjostrom-back-in-familiar-territory\/\">Day 2 prelims report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-two-finals-continental-glory-beckons-in-paris\/\">Day 2 finals report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-three-prelims-kristof-milak-starts-quest-for-fourth-straight-100-fly-title\/\">Day 3 prelims report\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-three-finals-sarah-sjostrom-david-popovici-among-finalists\/\">Day 3 finals report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>David Popovici<\/strong> moved one step closer to the treble treble during day four prelims at the European Championships in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian is the defending champion in the 200 free and returned to the pool the morning after his shuddering 46.56 victory over 100m. He won the 100\/200 double at the previous two editions in 2022 and 2024 and safely navigated the prelims at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angharad Evans<\/strong> returned after becoming the first British woman to win the 100m breaststroke head the 200,heats; world record-holder <strong>Kliment Kolesnikov<\/strong> led the 50 back; <strong>Simona Quadarella <\/strong>and <strong>Roos Vanotterdijk<\/strong> led the way in their respective 1500 free and 100 fly events and the NAB booked lane four for the men&#8217;s 4&#215;100 free final.<\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 200 Free<\/h3>\n<p>The start lists named four British men \u2013 all of them towing Olympic and world relay titles \u2013 but <strong>Matt Richards<\/strong> didn\u2019t appear in the seventh prelim where he was due to go alongside <strong>James Guy<\/strong>. Richards&#8217; absence was a decision made by the swimmer and coaching staff rather than any illness, we&#8217;re told.<\/p>\n<p>Guy guaranteed his progression in 1:45.40 leaving <strong>Jack McMillan<\/strong> and <strong>Tom Dean<\/strong> to battle it out for the second spot. Dean, winner of the Olympic title in 2021, posted 1:46.48 before McMillan went 0.12 quicker to progress in 1:46.36.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Gieffing<\/strong> became the first Austrian man to break 1:45 when he topped prelims in 1:44.96 followed by Guy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sauveur Cristofini<\/strong> was third through, the 16-year-old posting 1:45.93, with Popovici next in 1:46.06. World junior champion <strong>Carlos D&#8217;Ambrosio<\/strong> clinched the final spot in 1:47.16.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence\/men-200-free-hts-paris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris.png\" data-orig-size=\"771,663\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"men 200 free hts paris\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650535\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris-450x387.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris-450x387.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris-233x200.png 233w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris-533x458.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-200-free-hts-paris.png 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 100 Fly<\/h3>\n<p>Vanotterdijk is a swimmer who\u2019s made the transition from junior to senior waters. The Belgian, who is based in Antwerp, won three golds among five medals at the European U23 Championships in Samorin in June last year before heading to the World Championships. There she won 100 fly silver and bronze in the 50.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Vanotterdijk won 50 fly silver as<strong> Sarah Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m <\/strong>clinched her sixth one-length crown and returned the following morning to post the fastest time in prelims of 56.76.<\/p>\n<p>Angelina Kohler, the 2024 world champion, was 0.01 behind in 56.77.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence\/women-100-fly-hts-paris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris.png\" data-orig-size=\"770,627\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"women 100 fly hts paris\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650538\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris-700x500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris-246x200.png 246w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris-450x366.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris-533x434.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-100-fly-hts-paris.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 50 Back<\/h3>\n<p>This promises to be a ding-dong battle if the prelims are anything to go by with 24.88 the cutoff for progression the semis.<\/p>\n<p>Kolesknikov, whose world record stands at 23.55, led the way in 24.12 ahead of fellow Neutral Athlete B swimmer <strong>Pavel Samusenko<\/strong> (24.13), <strong>Miroslav Knedla<\/strong> (24.19) and <strong>Ksawery Masiuk<\/strong> (24.46).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgii Iakovlev<\/strong> made it three Neutral Athletes in the top five but he was eliminated under the two-per-nation rule.<\/p>\n<p>Also through were <strong>Apostolos Christou, Hubert Kos, Yohann Ndoye Brouard<\/strong> and <strong>Thomas Ceccon\u00a0<\/strong>with <strong>Oli Morgan<\/strong> winning a three-way swimoff in 24.63.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence\/men-50-back-hts-paris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris.png\" data-orig-size=\"784,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"men 50 back hts paris\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris-700x413.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650541\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris-700x413.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris-280x148.png 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris-450x237.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris-533x281.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-50-back-hts-paris.png 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s 200m Breaststroke<\/h3>\n<p>Evans broke the championship record in each round of the 100 breast before winning gold in British record time on Wednesday evening although the 200 is a different proposition given it stands at 2:19.84 to <strong>Rikke Moller Pedersen<\/strong> since Berlin 2014.<\/p>\n<p>She returned for the 200 where she pulled away from <strong>Mona McSharry<\/strong> \u2013 the 100 silver medallist \u2013 in the final prelim as the pair set the top two times of 2:22.66 and 2:23.37.<\/p>\n<p>World record-holder <strong>Evgeniia Chikunova<\/strong> posted 2:24.18 with <strong>Anna Elendt<\/strong> safely through in 2:25.56.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence\/women-200-breast-paris-heays\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays.png\" data-orig-size=\"764,611\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"women 200 breast paris heays\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650544 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays-450x360.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays-450x360.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays-250x200.png 250w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays-533x426.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-200-breast-paris-heays.png 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Men\u2019s 4&#215;100 Free Relay<\/h3>\n<p>The Neutral Athletes B featured the fastest split of the field as <strong>Vasilii Kukushkin<\/strong> went 47.21 (21.84\/25.37) on the third leg as three of the quartet posted 47s en-route to 3:12.31 and top spot.<\/p>\n<p>Great Britain \u2013 with <strong>Duncan Scott<\/strong> splitting 47.82 \u2013 booked lane five in 3:12.80.<\/p>\n<p>Also through were Croatia and Spain, who featured a 47.37 <strong>Luca Hoek<\/strong> split, and Hungary with <strong>Nandor Nemeth<\/strong> posting a 47.83 lead-off. The Netherlands, Norway and Germany progressed into Thursday\u2019s final although there\u2019ll be no place for Italy despite the presence of <strong>Alessandro Miressi<\/strong> and <strong>Leonardo Deplano<\/strong>, the quartet posting 3:15.59.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650547\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence\/men-4x1-heats-paris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris.png\" data-orig-size=\"872,757\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"men 4&#215;1 heats paris\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650547 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris-450x391.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris-450x391.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris-230x200.png 230w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris-533x463.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/men-4x1-heats-paris.png 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Women&#8217;s 1500 Free<\/h3>\n<p>The women&#8217;s distance events at the LA Olympics two years hence will see onslaughts on the podium from the USA, Australia and Europe. <strong>Simona Quadarella<\/strong> set a European record of 15:31.79 en-route to silver behind <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> at last year&#8217;s World Championships in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Since then the Italian has spent time at St Peter&#8217;s Western working with Dean Boxall who numbers <strong>Ariarne Titmus<\/strong>, <strong>Mollie O&#8217;Callaghan<\/strong> and<strong> Lani Pallister<\/strong> among his current and former shoal.<\/p>\n<p>Quadarella already has the 800 free title under her belt in Paris and on Thursday she posted the top 1500 time of 16:05.28 to book lane four in her quest for a fourth gold in the longest race in the pool following trips to the top of the podium in 2018, 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Neutral Athlete<strong> Kseniia Misharina<\/strong> will be in lane five after going 16:08.71 with <strong>Isabel Gose<\/strong> &#8211; bronze medallist at the 2024 worlds &#8211; third through in 16:10.51.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"650550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-four-prelims-david-popovici-launches-200-free-defence\/women-15-hts-paris\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris.png\" data-orig-size=\"734,704\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"women 15 hts paris\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-650550 size-medium-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris-450x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris-450x432.png 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris-209x200.png 209w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris-533x511.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/women-15-hts-paris.png 734w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Results Watch the European Championships Live (And Free!) 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