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Britain, Russia reign
MUNICH. June 23: Britain captured the men's crown and Olga Kuzen-kova twice bettered the women's
hammer world record tp help Russia win the women’a^tltle in the European Cup pn SHh#aypJJ reports Reuter
Kuzenkova, competing in an event included in the women's programme at the European Cup for the first time, threw 71.22 metres in the first round and then swung the 4.025-kg hammer 73.10 metres in the following round.
Britain, lying fourth in the men's event overnight, collected five victories on Sunday to lift the Bruno Zauli Trophy for the first since 1989. The German hosts had to settle for second place in both men's and women's competitions.
Linford Christie, who made his debut as the captain at the 1989 European Cup, capped his last appearance in the competition by taking joint first place in the 200 metres in 20.56 seconds.
Christie looked certain to win outright until Georgios Panaylotopoulos of Greece made an inspired surge over the last 20 metres to draw level with the 1992 Olympic 100 metres champion.
The victory was a record 17th for Christie in European Cup competitions.
It will also be his last if he sticks to his stated intention that this was to be his last Cup outing.
British head coach Malcolm Arnold remains convinced that the British men can retain their title in St Petersburg. Russia with or without their inspirational captain.
"We've got some good kids behind him who I am sure will do very well," Arnold said.
Best British performance came from triple jump world record-holder Jonathan Edwards. who defied the cold and damp conditions to Jump 17.74
metres, the best performance in the world this year.
Germany, the 1996 European Cup winners, finished second in the men’s competition with 105 points while Russia were third with 104 points.
Russia's Maxim Tarasov, the'. 11992- piympi^-;-chaftpjpnr cleared a perspnal best 5.95 metres in the pole vault and scored an important psychological victory over Jean Galfione of France. The 1996 Olympic gold medalist, in the build-up to August’s World Championships in Athens.