Efrem Gidey has become the first Irish athlete to win a European 10,000m Cup title.
The Clonliffe Harriers AC runner finished in a time of 27:40.47 to clinch gold at the event which was held in Pace, France.
It is the 24-year-old's first senior international podium appearance of his career for Ireland as he pipped French duo Valentin Gondouin and Felix Bour who took silver and bronze respectively.
Gidey has broken a number of Irish records this year. In March, heshaved almost 13 seconds off Alistair Cragg's national senior 10,000m record with a 27:26.95 run at 'The Ten' meet in California.
In January, he broke John Treacy's 40-year-old 10km Irish record by three seconds in Valencia, clocking 27:43. Last September, he set the half-marathon Irish distance record with a run of 60:51.
