Overview
- Nick Griggs won the men’s U23 title in Lagoa in 17:47, finishing 12 seconds ahead of France’s Aurélien Radja to secure his first individual European cross country gold and seventh medal at these championships.
- Ireland claimed U23 team gold with 19 points as Callum Morgan placed eighth and Niall Murphy 10th, with France second on 33 and Spain third on 43.
- The senior men earned team silver, their first team medal in 25 years, led by Jack O’Leary in fifth as Ireland scored 26 points behind Spain’s 16 and ahead of France’s 37.
- Sixteen-year-old Emma Hickey took bronze in the women’s U20 race in 15:10, delivering Ireland’s first medal in that event.
- Ireland’s mixed relay placed sixth after a costly exchange collision between Cian McPhillips and Laura Nicholson, with Italy winning ahead of Portugal and Britain.