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The two days of rain before today's European Championships in Tilburg, Netherlands pretty much guaranteed some major wipeouts on the course
If you thought the course was muddy at the Athletics Canada Cross-Country Championships in Kingston last month, well, that was nothing compared to the European Championships in Tilburg, Netherlands today, as our tweet gallery reveals, below.
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The perils of cross country! A missing shoe on the course. #Tilburg2018 pic.twitter.com/xPKstpzjz0
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) December 9, 2018
How not to finish a cross country race. ?#Tilburg2018 pic.twitter.com/2kJ3I6WOFb
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) December 9, 2018
A celebratory dive from @JakobIng! ?And why not? #Tilburg2018 pic.twitter.com/bXQQO83fY5
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) December 9, 2018
Bad news for one of the favourites.
European U18 1500m and 3000m champion Sarah Healy took a tumble in the U20 women's race. #Tilburg2018 pic.twitter.com/FJKRR7IIFH
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) December 9, 2018
A tumble for Jamie Williamson puts the reigning champions in the mixed relay in a bit of trouble. #Tilburg2018 pic.twitter.com/GZ9iLECmsF
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) December 9, 2018
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