Norfolk athletes Sophie McKinna and Chris Baker made their mark for Great Britain in the European Team Championships at Bydgoszcz in Poland.

Eastern Daily Press: Chris Baker finished second in the high jump in the European Team Championships held in Poland. Picture: PAChris Baker finished second in the high jump in the European Team Championships held in Poland. Picture: PA (Image: PA Archive/PA Images)

Baker, from Dereham, finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 2m 22 after being a late addition to the team.

Great Yarmouth & District athlete, McKinna, also exceeded expectations finishing third in the shot with a fine throw on 17m 98.

Their efforts helped Great Britain to fifth place in a competition won convincingly by the host nation ahead of Germany in second and France third.

Italy won the men's 4x400 metres relay - an event GB failed to start due to an administrative error - to claim fourth place with 316 points while Britain clocked up 302.5 points overall.

GB's Richard Kilty won the men's 200m in a time of 20.66 seconds and Ben Williams also claimed 12 points with victory in the triple jump.