Czech Sebrle wins third Euro heptathlon crown

Czech Roman Sebrle snatched his third successive European indoor title on Sunday, recording the best points total in the world this year (6,196). The Olympic decathlon champion was second going into the final discipline, 32 points behind Russian Aleksandr Pogorelov, but ran a tactical 1,000 metres race to ensure he finished more than the required three seconds ahead of his rival. It doesn't get any easier, said Sebrle, at 32 the oldest man to win heptathlon gold at the championships.