GB's Katarina Johnson-Thompson, who was ninth, withdraws from heptathlon
Irish team win first European gold for 26 years - in 4 x 400m mixed relay final
Men's 100m - CJ Ujah wins heat for Great Britain
Men's discus final - GB's Lawrence Okoye finishes eighth
Italy claim 1-2 as Antonella Palmisano wins opening gold in women's 20km walk
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One of the flagship events of any athletics championships, the men's 100m, gets underway this evening with the qualifying heats.
We'll be previewing that through the next half hour or so before the races get under way at around 20.10 BST.
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Ian: That was the most exciting race walk ever. The look on Garcia-Caro's face as she was passed on the finish line. Incredible.
Women's 20km race walk
These are the pictures which will haunt Spain's Laura Garcia-Caro, who was pipped to bronze by Ukraine's Lyudmyla Olyanovska as she began to celebrate only a couple of metres before the finish line.
That is going to hurt.
Men's shot put
The top 12 athletes in this men's shot put qualifier progress to the medal final.
Eric Favors of the Republic of Ireland throws 19.60m, which puts him 12th as we stand.
Favors clinging on by the narrowest of margins.
Men's Shot Put
Phil Minshull
Athletics commentator on BBC iPlayer
That will move Scott Lincoln up the rankings. It's looking more certain that he will be in the shot put final.
Image source, Getty ImagesMen's shot put
Scott Lincoln's second throw is a marginal improvement, up to 20.31m.
Still shy of the automatic qualification mark of 20.70m, but he's up to sixth in the overall rankings so is very well placed for a final spot regardless.
Women's 20km race walk
Tim Hutchings
Former middle and long-distance runner on BBC iPlayer
Image source, Getty ImagesAll credit to Antonella Palmisano and Valentina Trapletti in silver.
Palmisano took the lead just after the 3km stage. In the early stages Clemence Beretta - who finished seventh - did challenge Palmisano, but then she struggled over the last few kilometres.
Palmisano got quicker and quicker. She threw in the 4.18 kilometre and that finished everybody.
Men's shot put
A good start by Britain's Scott Lincoln, with an opening throw of 19.97m.
That puts him seventh and into the final, as it stands.
Men's shot put
If any of the athletes throw 20.70 metres in this shot put qualifier, they automatically go through to the final.
That means European leader and gold favourite Leonardo Fabbri is already qualified. A quick and easy evening's work.
Women's 20km race walk
Tim Hutchings
Former middle and long-distance runner on BBC iPlayer
The distraught look on Laura Garcia-Caro face, she cannot believe it!
Two metres from the line Garcia-Caro had her hands up in the air expecting to be on the podium. She only realised with one stride to the line that Lyudmila Olyanovska was coming and she overhauled her!
Women's 20km race walk
The replays are not kind to Laura Garcia-Caro. She has a huge smile as she enters the final straight and is punching the air just as Lyudmila Olyanovska goes past her.
The look of absolute horror as she glances to her right and sees Olyanovska coming past to snatch bronze. Every athlete's worst nightmare.
Men's shot put
A great start by European leader Leonardo Fabbri, who will be aiming to follow Antonella Palmisano in delivering home gold for Italy.
His first throw is 21.10m and sets him top of the early standings. An excellent benchmark.
Women's 20km race walk
Phil Minshull
Athletics commentator on BBC iPlayer
Italy have had a one-two in the women's walk before, but that was in 1998 with Annarita Sidotita finishing first and Erica Alfridi finishing second.
How fabulous that the home nation takes the first gold of this European championships!
Image source, Getty ImagesWomen's 20km race walk
Extraordinary scenes in the race walk! Spain's Laura Garcia-Caro seemed certain to finish third, and was handed a Spanish flag on the home straight.
But as she was celebrating before crossing the line, Ukraine's Lyudmila Olyanovska stormed up behind her and pipped Garcia-Caro on the line.
Heartbreak for Garcia-Caro, who collapses to the track in a mix of devastation and embarrassment.
Image source, Getty ImagesA fantastic start to the Europeans by the hosts Italy. Valentina Trapletti comes home in second for silver, behind Antonella Palmisano.
Palmisano has been handed a tiara by someone, which she wears with pride.
Women's 20km race walk
We have our first gold of the championships - and it goes to the host nation.
Olympic champion Antonella Palmisano of Italy has smoked the field and comes home as a clear and very popular winner.
The 32-year-old, with a decorative woollen flower in the colours of the Italian flag in her hair, is roared home into the stadium by the delighted home crowd. Sparse in numbers, they still make a great noise.
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Your random fact for the evening - British heptathlete Jade O'Dowda is the sister of Cardiff City winger Callum O'Dowda.
Callum also represents Republic of Ireland in international football, through their grandfather. The siblings were born in Oxford, with Jade choosing to compete for her birth nation.
Women's heptathlon
Image source, Getty ImagesReflecting on the women's heptathlon after the shot put earlier - the third of seven events in the competition - there is a lot of work for Katarina Johnson-Thompson to do to get herself back into the podium picture.
The world champion is now more than 300 points behind leader Nafi Thiam, who is making a bit of a statement before their anticipated gold medal showdown at Paris 2024.
With the shot put among Johnson-Thompson's weaker disciplines, the leading Briton after three events is Jade O'Dowda.
O'Dowda, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in 2022, set a personal best 6255 points in Gotzis last year. On that day, she had 2716 points after three events - 36 fewer than the 2752 she currently has in Rome.
The 24-year-old is off to a great start and sits within 140 points of the medal places.
Image source, Getty ImagesMen's shot put
The qualification for the men's shot put is due to get under way at around 18.55 BST.
World leader Leonardo Fabbri will be aiming to win gold on home territory for Italy, while GB's Scott Lincoln is a medal contender and will be aiming to qualify for the final at least.