Steve Cram
Athletics commentator on BBC TV

Melissa Courtney-Bright is in great form. She had that little niggle but looked great in the heats. It is about tactics, there are some dangerous athletes out there. It is hard when you come in as the favourite. But if she makes some good decisions, trusts herself and gets out in front in the last 1,600m to make it hard for the others, then fingers crossed.

A field packed with British interest for the women's 3,000m final this evening which gets under way at around 16:30 GMT.

Two-time European indoor 3,000m bronze medallist Melissa Courtney-Bryant clocked 8:28.69 to win in Boston in February, which is a leading time by a European athlete this year.

The 31-year-old made the podium at the championships in 2019 and 2023. Third is her best individual finish at an international championship, also winning bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and she's determined to go at least one better.

She is joined in the final by 18-year-old senior debutant Innes FitzGerald, who recently smashed the European indoor U20 record in 8:40.05, and Hannah Nuttall.

FitzGerald is a huge talent and has gained a reputation as the 'Greta Thunberg of sport', with a keen interest in environmental issues, and spoke about how she wished the British team had taken the train to Apeldoorn instead of flying.

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We're about halfway through the action in the Netherlands so let's take a look at what else we've got to look forward to:

• Men's pole vault final (under way)

• Women's high jump final (under way) - GB's Morgan Lake in action

• Women's 3000m final (16:36) - GB's Hannah Nuttall, Melissa Courtney-Bright and Innes Fitzgerald race
• Women's shotput final (16:52)
• Women's 800m pentathlon (17:03) - GB's Jade O'Dowda & Ireland's Kate O'Connor in action
• Men's 4x400m relay final (17:24) - Athletes in contention to run for GB are Alastair Chalmers, Seamus Derbyshire, Joshua Faulds, Alex Haydock-Wilson, Efekemo Okoro & Lee Thompson
• Women's 60m final (17:37)
• Women's 4x400m relay final (17:50) - Athletes in contention to run for GB are Amber Anning, Hannah Kelly, Poppy Malik, Emily Newnham, Lina Nielsen & Ama Pipi

Steve Cram
Athletics commentator on BBC TV

This place has just gone wild!

Jeremiah Azu and Andrew Robertson have been speaking to BBC Sport following their 60m medal ceremony a short time ago.

"It is a huge moment for me," said Azu. "I always wanted to be a champion so to be able to call myself a European champion, I am happy where I am right now.

"Maybe I was getting ahead of myself but I had that confidence and belief. There was no doubt in my mind. It was great to do what I know I am capable of.

"I have always wanted to run 6.40, it is a huge milestone in sprinting, perhaps more exclusive than 9.99, so it is crazy to be a part of that club."

Robertson, who received a late call-up to the squad, said: "I am absolutely over the moon and the moment. A week ago I wasn't sure I would be here but I had the suspicion that I would come. A week later I ran the second-fastest time of my life and a bronze medal, I cannot ask for anything more.

"British sprinting is absolutely stacked but I always have high expectations of myself. To be 34 and still competing at international level, I am just grateful the way things are going."

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Steve Backley
Two-time Olympic javelin silver medallist on BBC TV

Morgan Lake has to ignore what Yaroslava Mahuchikh does. She has enough in the tank to take care of this competition if it goes to plan.

But that is not in Morgan's control. She needs to control the controllables. She looked brilliant in qualifying. Three jumps, three clearances, she is in the groove. If she can bring that same rhythm to the early jumps and not carry any failures at the lower heights - that's key - then she has a chance of a medal too.

We're in full swing now at the European Indoor Championships and Great Britain's Morgan Lake is in action in the women's high jump final.

World record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh is the one to beat. She awoke from a daytime snooze to qualify for this final with a single jump. Expect the Ukrainian to spend plenty of time in her sleeping bag again before beginning her quest for a third successive European indoor title.

Angelica Topic, a European silver medallist behind Mahuchikh outdoors last summer, qualified with a flawless card of clearances at 1.80m, 1.85m and 1.89m.

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Danny Mills to BBC Sport on what it is like watching son George race: "It is horrible. It is like watching a penalty shootout. I have sore hands from banging the boards.

"It was tough but he gave everything. I have a lot of respect for Jakob. He is one of the best of all time, up there with Michael Phelps, Michael Johnson and Usain Bolt in his discipline.

"Of course he is beatable but more often than not he is the one to beat. George pushed him close. He is building all the time and sooner rather than later he will have his time."

Steve Backley
Two-time Olympic javelin silver medallist on BBC TV

It is a different Scott Lincoln this year. He is a very different athlete.

It almost looked like he had a weight on his shoulders. But now he looks light, he looks quick, he looks dynamic, and that's dangerous.

He qualified brilliantly, others didn't, so he has a chance. If he can throw 21m which we know he is capable of, he will be right in amongst it.

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George Mills, speaking to BBC Sport, on whether he could hear his dad cheering him on: "[I heard] nothing today. I got into a zone."

On Jakob Ingebrigtsen going out in front early: "I knew it was a possibility. We had four or five scenarios. It never goes exactly to plan but you have to go into your body, work on your feeling.

"I thought 400m was a bit early for Jakob to defend and I thought I could get him on the final straight, but he pulled away. I saw on the clock was one second, it was 1.2 in Rome so it is going in the right direction."

On winning silver: "Anything less and I would have been really disappointed. Jakob is the favourite but if you look at the rest of the list on paper I should come second. I did the minimum I could, I need to work more for the summer."

After five rounds of throwing in the shot put, Great Britain's Scott Lincoln sits in fourth after throwing 20.73m at his third attempt.

Romania's Andrei Rares Toader's 21.08m remains the distance to beat.

Jenny Meadows
Former 800m World Championship medallist on BBC TV

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is just the master at championships. But what a silver for George Mills.

I don't think we really expected him to win gold but Jakob respected him, he didn't sit back too long.

George Mills is chatting to BBC Sport after a quick hug with dad and former footballer Danny Mills.

Full quotes to come shortly.

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen has now won a third consecutive 1500m and 3,000m double at the championships, that puts him level with Valeriy Borzov's men's record of seven European indoor titles.

The 24-year-old ran a season's best of seven minutes 48.37 seconds.

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Steve Cram
Athletics commentator on BBC TV

George did nothing wrong, he went as hard as he could at the right time, hung on to Jakob Ingebrigtsen as long as he could, but he is just that good.

Great run from George Mills but just not quite enough to stop Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

He finishes in seven minutes 49.41 seconds before France's Azeddine Habz in the bronze-medal position.

Fellow Briton James West finished in fifth.

There's the bell for the final lap.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is out front by a decent length, George Mills is going to have to go for it.