Märt Israel easily advances to discus finals at European Championships...

BARCELONA, Spain--Former University of Washington discus thrower Märt Israel (left/photo by Paul Merca) easily moved on to Sunday's finals with a fourth place finish in Group A of the European Championships at the Estadi Olimpic.Israel, who was seeded fourth entering the European Championships, spun the platter 209-11 (63.99m) on his second attempt, beyond the automatic qualifying standard of