GLASGOW has bid a fond farewell to the first ever European Championships after 11 days of top sport action.

With more than 100,000 tickets sold and 220,000 people celebrating the games with free events at Festival 2018, the Glasgow 2018 games have been declared a smash hit with organisers keen to do it all again in four years time.

Around 360,000 fans descended on the city for the event with Europe’s finest athletes competing in the likes cycling, swimming and gymnastics.

However, it was the electric festival atmosphere which set the city apart with thousands travelling to the likes of George Square and Glasgow Green for the GO LIVE! extravaganza, which showcased the best Glasgow has to offer.

Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken said: “The atmosphere in Glasgow during the Championships has been tremendous – and the welcome that people all over the city have given to athletes and visitors alike has been typically friendly and enthusiastic.

“Although it comes as absolutely no surprise, I couldn’t be more proud of the way the city has embraced our friends and neighbours from across Europe and made these inaugural Championships such a success.”

The weekend proved to be another successful one for Team Great Britain, with Saturday ranking as the most medals won by British athletes for the entire games.

In Berlin, Dina Asher-Smith brought home the gold in the 200m sprint – breaking the British record for her time of 21.89 seconds – while Kyle Evans nabbed the top spot in the BMX finals and diver Grace Reid came first in the 3m springboard competition.

Joe Fraser, James Hall, Max Whitlock, Courtney Tulloch and Dominick Cunningham gained silver medals in the gymnastics men’s team competition, Kye Whyte came second in the BMX battle and Rabah Yousif, Dwayne Cowan, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Martyn Rooney took home second place in the 4x400m relay.

Diver Alicia Blagg also won silver in the 3m springboard competition, as did fellow divers Matthew Lee and Lois Toulson for synchronised 10m platform.

While in golf, Michele Thomson, Connor Syme, Liam Johnston and Meghan Maclaren came second in the mixed team competition.

Zoey Clark, Anyika Onuora, Amy Allcock and Eilidh Doyle won bronze for the 4x400m relay in Berlin, while Shara Proctor also came in second in the long jump.

Yesterday, Dominick Cunningham was declared gymnastics floor champion, while Courtney Tulloch took bronze in the rings and duo Michele Thomson and Meghan MacLaren also came third in the women’s team event.

Scotland’s Laura Muir also came first in the 1500m in Berlin.

Overall, the team’s stellar performance saw Great Britain come in second place at the inaugural games with the highest total medal count, coming in second to Russia.

Of the 67 medals brought home by the team, 23 were gold, 25 were silver and 19 were bronze.

The games’ most successful British athletes were Adam Peaty with four golds, Duncan Scott with three golds and one silver, James Guy with three golds and one bronze, and Georgia Davies with two golds, one silver and one bronze.