Aimee Hayde competing in the girls 800m Final at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium at the 2019 Summer European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by EÃ³in Noonan/Sportsfile

Hayde reaches final of Euro Olympics

Published: Wed 31 Jul 2019, 1:17 PM

Last updated: Wed 31 Jul 2019, 2:20 PM

Aimee Hayde was placed sixth in the final of the 800m at the Summer European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan last week.

The Newport AC athlete who is the leading runner in the 800 & 1500m at under 17 level in this country was second in her with a time 2.14.16 booking her place in the final.

“I am really disappointed,” she said after going into the final with high expectations.

“I’m a bit raw now, but tomorrow I’ll realise that I actually came sixth in Europe.

“It was going well for the first 400 and then I got boxed in and I wasn’t mentally prepared for that and I know it’s something I can work on, and hopefully next year.

“I’m only under 17, so I’ll have the under 18s next year, and hopefully I will do well there. It was a great experience – getting thrown against those girls, Sophia Volkmer (Germany) the girl who won it, she’s number one in Europe – it was an honour to race her.”