Phillips Idowu wins European Athletics triple jump gold Triple jumper Phillips Idowu won Great Britain's second gold medal of the European Championships ahead of Marian Oprea and favourite Teddy Tamgho.
Idowu's fourth attempt of 17.81m was a new personal best and enough to see off Romania's Oprea, who won silver, and beaten favourite Tamgho.
"I've always worked hard and by the grace of god I've come out a gold medallist," Idowu, 31, told BBC Sport.
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Twenty-seven of Australia's Commonwealth Games team will take to the track under the banner of Asia-Pacific this weekend in Split, Croatia at the inaugural Continental Cup. 
Tyson Gay won the battle of 100m world leaders and Blanka Vlasic cleared 2.02m to highlight the 60th Anniversary edition of the Hanzekovic Memorial in Zagreb, the final IAAF World Challenge meeting of 2010. 
Usain Bolt's life story hits the bookshops this week, but the athlete everyone is talking about right now is David Rudisha. The Kenyan improved the world 800m record twice in one week with scintillating runs in Berlin and Rieti. Aged only 21, there looks like there is more to come too. 
Despite putting two world records under his belt in seven days, world 800m holder and Africa champion David Rudisha will skip the Commonwealth Games due in Delhi next month, citing fatigue. 
Commonwealth Games 400m champion John Steffensen says he is in good shape to defend his title in New Delhi despite a limited build-up. 
