Poland’s Angelika Wator denied home favourite Sevil Bunyatova Baku 2015 European Games sabre gold as she claimed victory by just a single point here today.

A finish of just two tenths of a second over 1500 metres and two world junior records topped the bill on the third evening of European Games swimming finals here as Russia continued to dominate with four more titles.

Micah Maxwell-Milne has been named as the British ceremonies production team member to have been tragically killed during a traffic collision here during the Baku 2015 European Games.

Nineteen years after earning a fencing silver for Cuba at the Atlanta Olympics, 43-year-old Ivan Trevejo returned to the international medal podium here today - this time on the middle step after defeating Russia’s Sergey Khodos 15-8 in the final of the men’s individual epee at the European Games.

Russia reached the 50 gold medal mark at the Baku 2015 European Games after their swimmers claimed half of the eight gold medals on offer here tonight.

Baku 2015 Opening and Closing Ceremonies production team FiveCurrents has announced one of their team members was killed in a fatal car crash in the Azerbaijani capital yesterday.

Russia may be the big battalion in the European Games swimming, but Britain ruled the pool on the first day of competition as they won three of the seven golds on offer thanks to Abbie Wood in the opening women’s 4x100 metres individual medley, Holly Hibbott in the 800m freestyle and the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team.

Ana Maria Branza secured Romania’s first European Games gold medal as she produced a solid display to win the women’s individual epee final with a 15-11 victory over Yana Zvereva of Russia as the fencing competition got underway in style here today.

Svein Arne Hansen, President of European Athletics, is “optimistic” that the sport will take place at the next European Games in 2019, and hinted that there could be a new format for competition.

Russia showed exactly why they are the dominant force in sambo after claiming five of the eight European Games gold medals on offer here.

A dropped baton in the men’s 4x400 metres relay cost Austria the European Games athletics gold here tonight by the narrowest of margins as a jubilant, if shocked, Slovakia pushed them into second place.

Italy secured two Baku 2015 European Games golds on the final day of competition here, claiming victories in both the mixed team skeet and mixed team 10 metre air rifle events.