African champion Orazio Cremona earned second place in the men's shot put with a best attempt of 18.68m, while Brazilian Darlan Romani sealed a convincing victory with a 20.36m heave.

Cornel Fredericks and Wenda Nel ended third in their respective 400m hurdles contests in tough conditions. Competing in the Men's B race, Fredericks crossed the line in 50.15, with European Championships silver medallist Magi Rasmus of Estonia securing victory in 49.95 ahead of Welsh athlete Dai Greene (50.02), the former world champion.

Nel clocked 56.07, with fellow World Championships finalist Sara Slott Petersen of Denmark taking the win in 55.20 and holding off a challenge from European champion Eilidh Doyle of Scotland who grabbed second spot in 55.57.