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Laura Weightman nabs bronze in 1,500m final at European Championships

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Great Britain's Laura Weightman clinches a bronze medal in the 1,500m final at the European Championships in Zurich.

Great Britain's Laura Weightman has earned a bronze medal after finishing third in the 1,500m final at the European Championships in Zurich.

Weightman, who won silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, turned up the pace at the beginning of the final lap to get a place on the podium in a time of 4:06.32.

Sifan Hassan took the gold medal after crossing the finish line in 4:04.18, while Abeba Aregawi nabbed silver for Sweden.

Weightman's fellow Brit Hannah England finished the race in sixth place in a time of 4:07.80.

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