CROYDON'S Martyn Rooney won his first major championships gold medal after racing to victory in the 400m at the European Championships in Zurich tonight (Friday).
Rooney just held off the challenge of fellow Brit Matt Hudson-Smith to win in 44.71 seconds, with Hudson-Smith finishing just four hundredths of a second behind.
And speaking to the BBC after the race, Rooney said it had been a long time coming, but that he was delighted to win on such a stage.
