Luke Greenbank wins gold in 100m backstroke

Great Britain swimmer Luke Greenbank has won gold in the men's 100m backstroke final at the European Games in Baku.

The 17-year-old, who won both his heat and his semi-final, made good on his earlier statements by edging out Russia's Filipp Shopin by a 0.05 second margin.

Greenbank, who set a Games record in both of the previous stages, took gold with a time of 54.76s, with Shopin on 54.81s.

In third, Marek Ulrich of Germany took bronze with a time of 55.35s. Greenbank's compatriot Joe Hulme finished fourth, missing out on a podium finish by 0.02s.

It was Great Britain's 12th gold medal of the Games thus far.