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Highlights for Thursday 25 June at the European Games

1. Glamour girl
Fencing, from 09:00
All eyes at Crystal Hall will be on Ukraine’s Olympic champion Olga Kharlan, the glamorous sabre fencer. In the men's individual foil, Italian 2015 world junior champion Damiano Rosatelli aims to make an impact on the international senior scene.

2. Judokas at the ready
Judo, from 12:00
Judo starts and in the women's -57kg category, 2008 Olympic champion Giulia Quintavalle of Italy faces stiff competition from Frenchwoman Automne Pavia, bronze medallist at both the London 2012 Olympic Games and the 2014 world championships. Charline van Snick of Belgium, who will compete in the women's -48kg division, is the winner of numerous bronze and silver medals, and is after an upgrade in Baku.

3. Serbia Poles apart so far
Volleyball, 17:00
In the semi-finals of the women's Volleyball competition, Poland take on Serbia, who have won five of their six games so far and are favourites to progress to the final.

4. Badminton bubbling up
Badminton, 17:00
The Badminton competition shifts up a gear when the knockout rounds start on Thursday morning. In the men's singles, no.2 seed Misha Zilberman eased through the group stage with three comfortable victories, but remains cautious: "Everyone who gets to the round of 16 will be strong," he said. "If they are playing at 100 per cent, I could lose."

5. From the pool to the podium
Swimming, 18:25
Italy's Alessandro Miressi will be lining up as one of the fastest young teenagers in Europe on Thursday evening, in the final of the prized men's 100m freestyle event. After posting the fastest time in the semi-finals on Wednesday evening (49.80 seconds), he faces Great Britain's Duncan Scott (49.81) as well as his countryman Alessandro Bori (50.04) in the battle for a podium place.