Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Megan Keith took silver behind Italy’s Nadia Battocletti in the women’s race at the European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.
Battocletti, who last year became the first woman in championship history to win individual titles in the under-20, under-23 and senior categories, won in 24 minutes and 52 seconds.
Keith, who is from Inverness, crossed the line in 25:07 and Turkey’s Yasemin Can was third in 25:13, while Great Britain came second behind Belgium in the team classification of the women’s race.
In the men’s race, Britain’s Scott Beattie had to settle for fourth place, despite crossing the finish line in a tight finish with Switzerland’s Dominic Lobalu.
Both achieved a time of 22:23 behind Spanish winner Thierry Ndikumwenayo, who clocked 22:05, and Frenchman Jimmy Gressier, who was second in 22:08.
Great Britain’s Innes Fitzgerald had earlier put in an impressive performance to win a third consecutive gold in the women’s under-20 race.
She won in 14:35, with France’s Lucie Paturel second in 15:07 and 16-year-old Emma Hickey of Ireland third in 15:10, as Great Britain won the team event in the category.
A mixed relay team of Holly Dixon, Ava Lloyd, Callum Elson and Jack Higgins also won a medal, taking bronze behind winners Italy and second-placed Portugal.
Ireland’s Nick Griggs won the men’s under-23 title.