Yvonne Hak takes European silver in 800m

Yvonne Hak has won the Netherlands’ second medal of the European athletics championships in Barcelona with a silver medal in the 800 metres.


Hak set a new personal best to come in at 1.58.85, just behind Russia’s Marija Savinova. Jennifer Meadows of Britain was third.

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