Nadine Visser won the women's 100m hurdles gold medal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, edging Pia Skrzyszowska by one thousandth of a second.
A razor-thin finish in Birmingham
The result underlined just how close championship sprint hurdles can be, with Visser and Pia Skrzyszowska separated by an almost invisible margin at the finish. A one-thousandth-of-a-second win leaves no room for comfort and turns a final into a photo-finish moment that decides gold on the narrowest possible terms.
For the Netherlands, the victory gave Visser the top spot in one of the marquee track events at the European Athletics Championships. For Poland, Skrzyszowska came up just short after a race that stayed tight all the way to the line.
What the result means
Winning by one thousandth of a second is the kind of finish that defines a championship meet. It shows how little separates elite hurdlers when the stakes are highest, and why every step, hurdle, and lean at the line can matter.
Visser's gold medal is notable not just for the title itself, but for the way it was won: by the smallest measurable margin in a race that will be remembered for its finish.
