Luch Moscow continue to dominate the European Champion Clubs Cup – European Athletics (EAA) – News

Russia's Luch Moscow did the double at the European Champion Clubs Cup in the Portuguese coastal town of Vila Real de Santo António and won both the men's and women's competitions.

It was the 12^th time in the last 14 years that both the Luch teams have emerged triumphant and their women have been undefeated since 1997.

Top performers for the Moscow men were Yevgeniy Borisov, who won the 110m hurdles in 13.78 and pole vaulter Aleksandr Gripich, who went over 5.40m.

Luch managed to overtake the host nation's leading club Sporting Lisbon, who had a two points lead overnight, and eventually finished five points in front of their rivals.

France's world indoor Triple Jump champion and world indoor record holder Teddy Tamgho produced the best mark of Sunday when he leapt to 17.17m to win ahead of Italy's reigning European Indoor champion  Fabrizio Donato, who had to settle for second with 16.96m. However, it was not enough to stop Tamgho's club CA Montreuil being relegated.

Italy's Matteo Galvan, competing for 2005 winners Fiamme Gialle, was an impressive winner of the 200m in 20.71, beating Great Britain's Chris Clarke, who clocked 20.85, with local hero and 100m winner Francis Obikwelu finishing third in 21.00.

Portugal's 2009 European Indoor Championships 1500m gold medallist Rui Silva moved up distance and won the 3000m in 8:03.30.

Men's final scores – 1. Luch Moscow (Russia) 119, Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 114, 3. Fiamme Gialle (Italy) 104.5, 4. Newham and Essex Beagles (Great Britain) 91.5, 5. Playas de Castellon (Spain) 91, 6. AK Kromeriz 88.5 (Czech Republic), 7. Fenerbahce Istanbul (Turkey) 63, 8. CA Montreuil (France) 45.5.

In the women's event, Russia's Tatyana Kotova had her first outdoor competition since 2008, after missing last year due to pregnancy and the 2002 European Athletics Championships gold medallist won with 6.77m. Slovakia's Jana Veldakova second with 6.53m.

Svetlana Shkolina cleared 1.95 in the High Jump and Olga Ivanova achieved 18.26m in the Shot Put to provide maximum points in their events for the Moscow club and their 4x400m relay team won in a quick 3:31.45.

Valencia Terra i Mar occupied their regular position as the runners up behind Luch, finishing second for the fifth consecutive year and the ninth time in the last 10 years, 13 points behind the dominant Russian club.

There were also some good wins for the third placed Czech team USK Praha with Denisa Rosolova equalling her 200m personal best with 23.12, hot on the heels of her impressive 400m win in Ostrava on Thursday night.

Lucie Škrobáková won the 100m hurdles in 13.13 into a stiff breeze while Moldova's Marina Marghieva, competing for the Prague club, threw the Hammer 70.54m with Spain's Berta Castells setting a national record of 69.36m in second place.

Women's final scores – 1. Luch Moscow (Russia) 136, 2. Valencia Terra i Mar (Spain) 123, 3. USK Praha (Czech Republic) 110, 4. Fiamme Azzure (Italy) 88, 5. Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 81, 6. Fenerbahce Istanbul (Turkey) 80, 7. Spartak Dubnica (Slovakia) 49, 8. CA Montreuil (France) 46.

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