Sprinter Pavel Maslák wins first Czech gold in European Championships
Czech sprinter Pavel Maslák has delivered the Czech Republic's first gold of the European Athletics Indoor Championships. The 21-year-old athlete won Saturday's men's 400m final in Prague's O2 arena in a time of 45.33 seconds, setting a new championships record. Maslák spent the entire race in front and was the clear winner, finishing nearly a second ahead of Belgium's Dylan Borlée. Polish sprinter Rafal Omelko came in third.