Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr, Birmingham August 10–16, 2026
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🏟️ 2026 European Athletics Championships Overview
- Dates: August 10–16, 2026
- Location: Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr, Birmingham
- Significance: This is the first time a British city is staging the outdoor European Athletics Championships.
- Athletes & Scope: Over 1,500 athletes from 50+ European nations competing across 50 events for 144 medals.
🌟 Key Highlights & Event Format
- One-Day-Deciders: several events feature heats and finals on the same day (e.g., morning heats leading into evening finals).
- Marathon & Race Walks: The marathon and race-walking events take place on the city streets of Birmingham, concluding in Victoria Square.
- British Stars Headlining: British squad stars include reigning champions Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson, and Matthew Hudson-Smith.
🗓️ Daily Schedule Highlights
| Date | Key Evening Finals |
| Mon, Aug 10 | Women’s & Men’s Shot Put, Men’s 5000m, Women’s 100m, Mixed 4x400m |
| Tue, Aug 11 | Women’s 5000m, Men’s Long Jump, Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s 100m |
| Wed, Aug 12 | Men’s 400m, Women’s 400m Hurdles, Men’s 110m Hurdles |
| Thu, Aug 13 | Women’s Pole Vault, Men’s 800m, Women’s 200m |
| Fri, Aug 14 | Women’s 10,000m, Men’s 200m, Women’s 800m |
| Sat, Aug 15 | Men’s & Women’s 4x100m Relays, Men’s 1500m, Women’s 400m |
| Sun, Aug 16 | Men’s & Women’s Marathons (Morning), Men’s & Women’s 4x400m Relays |
Here are the official digital channels for the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham:
- Official Website: birmingham26.com (or via britishathletics.org.uk)
- Instagram: @europeanathletics & @britishathletics
- Facebook: European Athletics & British Athletics
Startlist (Extract from the start list)
Here are the personal best (PB) times for the athletes representing Luxembourg at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham:
🇱🇺 Luxembourg Squad Personal Bests
- ⚡ Patrizia van der Weken
- 100m: 11.00s (National Record)
- 60m (Indoor): 7.01s (National Record)
- 🔥 Ruben Querinjean
- 3000m Steeplechase: 8:09.47 (National Record)
- 3000m: 7:40.64 (National Record)
- 💪 Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann
- 1500m: 4:05.58 (National Record)
- 5000m: 15:57.54 (Indoor: 16:03.51 – National Record)
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Here are the personal best (PB) times for some of the biggest headline athletes competing at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham:
🇬🇧 British Stars
- Dina Asher-Smith (Sprints)
- 100m: 10.83s (British Record)
- 200m: 21.88s (British Record)
- 60m (Indoor): 7.03s
- Keely Hodgkinson (Middle Distance)
- 800m (Outdoor): 1:54.61 (British Record)
- 800m (Indoor): 1:54.87 (World Record)
- 400m: 51.61s
- Matthew Hudson-Smith (Sprints)
- 400m: 43.74s (European Record)
- 200m: 20.88s
- Josh Kerr (Middle Distance)
- 1500m: 3:27.79 (British Record)
- 1 Mile: 3:45.34
🇪🇺 Key European International Stars
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Norway — Distance)
- 1500m: 3:26.73 (European Record)
- 300m: 7:17.55 (World Record)
- 5000m: 12:48.45
- Femke Bol (Netherlands — Hurdles / Sprints)
- 400m Hurdles: 50.95s (European Record)
- 400m (Indoor): 49.17s (World Record)
- Karsten Warholm (Norway — Hurdles)
- 400m Hurdles: 45.94s (World Record)
- 400m: 44.87s
- Armand “Mondo” Duplantis (Sweden — Pole Vault)
- Pole Vault: 6.26 m (World Record)
Here are the main broadcasters and platforms where you can watch the 2026 European Athletics Championships:
📺 Official Broadcasters & Streaming Platforms
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- TV Channels: BBC One & BBC Two (comprehensive live coverage)
- Streaming / Digital: BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, & BBC Sport app
- Radio: BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds
🇪🇺 Pan-European & Global Digital Coverage
- Eurovision Sport: The main free streaming partner of European Athletics. They stream the entire event live with multi-field feeds and commentary for international viewers.
- European Athletics Digital Hub: Highlights, daily recaps, and interviews featured on YouTube, Facebook, and the official European Athletics website.
🇱🇺 Luxembourg & Major European Broadcasters
The championships are distributed via the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) network to national public service broadcasters across Europe:
- Luxembourg: RTL / RTL Play (and accessible via neighbouring French/German EBU members)
- France: France Télévisions
- Germany: ARD / ZDF
- Belgium: RTBF / VRT
- Netherlands: NOS
Results
Summary of the results and highlights from Day 1 (Monday, August 10, 2026) at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham:
🥇 Day 1 Gold Medalists & Podiums
1. Women’s 100m
- 🥇 Gold: Amy Hunt (🇬🇧 GBR) – 11.00s
- 🥈 Silver: Ewa Swoboda (🇵🇱 POL) – 11.02s
- 🥉 Bronze: Delphine Nkansa (🇧🇪 BEL) – 11.06s
2. Men’s 5,000m
- 🥇 Gold: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (🇳🇴 NOR) – 13:15.29
- 🥈 Silver: Florian Bremm (🇩🇪 GER)
- 🥉 Bronze: Etienne Daguinos (🇫🇷 FRA)
3. Mixed 4x400m Relay
- 🥇 Gold: Norway (🇳🇴 NOR) – 3:09.62 (Championship Record & National Record)
- 🥈 Silver: Great Britain (🇬🇧 GBR)
- 🥉 Bronze: Netherlands (🇳🇱 NED)
4. Women’s Shot Put
- 🥇 Gold: Jessica Schilder (🇳🇱 NED) – 20.73m (Longest outdoor throw this century)
- 🥈 Silver: Jorinde van Klinken (🇳🇱 NED) – 19.64m
- 🥉 Bronze: Yemisi Mabry (🇩🇪 GER) – 19.50m
5. Men’s Shot Put
- 🥇 Gold: Leonardo Fabbri (🇮🇹 ITA) – 22.21m
- 🥈 Silver: Zane Weir (🇮🇹 ITA) – 21.12m
- 🥉 Bronze: Wictor Petersson (🇸🇪 SWE) – 20.97m
🌟 Key Day 1 Highlights
Dominant Throws: Jessica Schilder (Women’s Shot Put) and Leonardo Fabbri (Men’s Shot Put) both successfully defended their European titles.
Home Crowd Triumph: Amy Hunt claimed the first gold medal for host nation Great Britain, edging out Poland’s Ewa Swoboda in a tight 100m final.
Ingebrigtsen’s Return: After missing early-season competition due to Achilles surgery, Jakob Ingebrigtsen defended his title to earn his fourth 5000m European crown and seventh career European gold medal.
Norwegian Double: Karsten Warholm (running a 44.5s split from blocks) and Henriette Jæger (49.42s anchor leg) led Norway to gold and a new Championship Record in the Mixed 4x400m relay.
2026 European Athletics Championships: Day 2 (Tuesday, August 11)🏅 Day 2 Finals & Medalists
Men’s Long Jump
- 🥇 Gold: Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) – 8.44m
- 🥈 Silver: Simon Ehammer (Switzerland) – 8.29m
- 🥉 Bronze: Bozhidar Saraboyukov (Bulgaria) – 8.26m
Highlight: Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou delivered a clutch performance, jumping 8.44m in the late rounds to snatch gold away from Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer.
Women’s 100m Hurdles
- 🥇 Gold: Nadine Visser (Netherlands) – 12.67s
- 🥈 Silver: Pia Skrzyszowska (Poland) – 12.67s
- 🥉 Bronze: Laëticia Bapté (France) – 12.73s
Highlight: A thrilling photo-finish saw Nadine Visser edge out Poland’s Pia Skrzyszowska by just one thousandth of a second to claim her first major outdoor European title.
Men’s Hammer Throw
- 🥇 Gold: Bence Halász (Hungary) – 84.25m
- 🥈 Silver: Merlin Hummel (Germany) – 81.30m
- 🥉 Bronze: Mykhaylo Kokhan (Ukraine) – 79.49m
Women’s 5,000m
- 🥇 Gold: Nadia Battocletti (Italy) – 15:37.84
- 🥈 Silver: Marta García (Spain) – 15:39.98
- 🥉 Bronze: Micol Majori (Italy) – 15:40.65
Men’s 100m
- 🥇 Gold: Romell Glave (Great Britain & N.I.) – 10.09s
- 🥈 Silver: Jeremiah Azu (Great Britain & N.I.) – 10.16s
- 🥉 Bronze: Owen Ansah (Germany) – 10.19s
🏃 Highlights from Heats & Semifinals
Men’s 400m Semifinals: Home favorite Matt Hudson-Smith qualified for the final despite finishing second in his semi, while Jonas Phijffers and Jean Paul Bredau also earned their spots.
Women’s 800m Heats: Defending champion Keely Hodgkinson cruised through her opening heat in 1:57.28, while Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol also comfortably won their heats to advance to Thursday’s semifinals.
The 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham provided another packed evening of action for Day 3 (Wednesday, August 12).
Four gold medals were awarded during Session 6 at the Alexander Stadium:
🏅 Day 3 Finals & Medalists
🔨 Women’s Hammer Throw
- 🥇 Gold: Silja Kosonen (FIN) – 76.28m
- 🥈 Silver: Sara Fantini (ITA)
- 🥉 Bronze: Rose Loga (FRA)
🏃♂️ Men’s 400m
- 🥇 Gold: Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR) – 44.17s
- 🥈 Silver: Muhammad Abdallah Kounta (FRA) – 44.40s
- 🥉 Bronze: Jonas Phijffers (NED) – 44.41s
🏃♀️ Women’s 400m Hurdles
- 🥇 Gold: Emma Zapletalová (SVK) – 52.91s
- 🥈 Silver: Emily Newnham (GBR) – 53.33s (PB)
- 🥉 Bronze: Fatoumata Binta Diallo (POR) – 53.55s
🏃♂️ Men’s 110m Hurdles
- 🥇 Gold: Jason Joseph (SUI) – 13.12s
- 🥈 Silver: Just Kwaou-Mathey (FRA) – 13.15s
- 🥉 Bronze: Jakub Szymański (POL) – 13.18s
Key final results from Day 4 (Thursday, August 13) of the 2026 European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham:
Track Finals
- Women’s 200m
- Amy Hunt (GBR) – 22.19 (Gold)
- Rhasidat Adeleke (IRL) – 22.28 (Silver)
- Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) – 22.29 (Bronze)
- Men’s 800m
- Mark English (IRL) – 1:45.26 (Gold)
- Marino Bloudek (CRO) – 1:45.62 (Silver)
- Mohamed Attaoui (ESP) – 1:45.71 (Bronze)
- Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
- Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) – 9:12.69 (Gold)
- Alice Finot (FRA) – 9:14.24 (Silver)
- Olivia Gürth (GER) – 9:15.33 (Bronze)
Field & Multi-Event Finals
- Men’s Decathlon
- Leo Neugebauer (GER) – 8,611 pts (Gold)
- Niklas Kaul (GER) – 8,573 pts (Silver)
- Men’s Discus Throw
- Kristjan Čeh (SLO) – Championship Record (Gold)
- Women’s Triple Jump
- Dariya Derkach (ITA) (Gold)
- Women’s Pole Vault E
- Angelica Moser (SUI) – 4.80m (Gold)
Day 5 (Friday, August 14) of the 2026 European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham:
Track Finals
- Women’s 800m
- Audrey Werro (SUI) – 1:54.81 (Gold) (Championship Record)
- Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) – 1:55.01 (Silver)
- Femke Broeders-Bol (NED) – 1:55.54 (Bronze)
- Men’s 400m Hurdles
- Karsten Warholm (NOR) – 46.63 (Gold) (Championship Record)
- Emil Agyekum (GER) – 47.87 (Silver)
- İsmail Nezir (TUR) – 48.26 (Bronze)
- Men’s 200m
- Owen Ansah (GER) – 19.95 (Gold)
- Zharnel Hughes (GBR) – 20.16 (Silver)
- Eseosa Fostine Desalu (ITA) – 20.26 (Bronze)
- Women’s 10,000m
- Nadia Battocletti (ITA) – 31:41.17 (Gold) (Completed 5,000m / 10,000m double)
- Maureen Koster (NED) – 31:45.76 (Silver)
- Jana Van Lent (BEL) – 31:47.81 (Bronze)
Field Finals
- Men’s High Jump
- Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) – 2.32m (Gold)
- Oleh Doroshchuk (UKR) – 2.30m (Silver)
- Matteo Sioli (ITA) – 2.27m (Bronze)
- Women’s Discus Throw
- Jorinde van Klinken (NED) – 67.67m (Gold)
- Shanice Craft (GER) – 65.72m (Silver)
- Vanessa Kamga (SWE) – 64.61m (Bronze)
Key final results from Day 6 (Saturday, August 15) of the 2026 European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham:
Track Finals
- Men’s 1500m
- Stefan Nillessen (NED) – 3:35.70 (Gold)
- Samuel Pihlström (SWE) – 3:36.16 (Silver)
- Andrew Coscoran (IRL) – 3:36.24 (Bronze)
- Women’s 400m
- Henriette Jaeger (NOR) – 49.04 (Gold) (National Record)
- Men’s 10,000m
- Andreas Almgren (SWE) – 27:23.44 (Gold) (Championship Record)
- Relays & Sprints
- Men’s 4x100m Relay: Great Britain & N.I. (Gold)
- Women’s 4x100m Relay: Great Britain & N.I. (Gold)
Field & Multi-Event Finals
- Women’s Heptathlon
- Kate O’Connor (IRL) (Gold)
- Men’s Javelin Throw
- Julian Weber (GER) – 90.40m (Gold) (Championship Record)
- Women’s High Jump
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) (Gold)
Complete podium breakdown (1st Gold 🥇, 2nd Silver 🥈, and 3rd Bronze 🥉) for all 10 final events on Day 7 (Sunday, August 16) of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham:
Track & Relay Finals
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4×100m Relay | Great Britain & N.I. | Germany | Spain |
| Women’s 1500m | Georgia Hunter Bell (GBR) | Laura Muir (GBR) | Águeda Marqués (ESP) |
| Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | Frederik Ruppert (GER) | Ruben Querinjean (LUX) | Karl Bebendorf (GER) |
| Women’s 4×400m Relay | Netherlands | Great Britain & N.I. | Belgium |
| Men’s 4×400m Relay | Italy | Great Britain & N.I. | Netherlands |
Field Finals
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Pole Vault | Armand “Mondo” Duplantis (SWE) | Emmanouil Karalis (GRE) | Thibaut Collet (FRA) |
| Women’s Long Jump | Larissa Iapichino (ITA) | Malaika Mihambo (GER) | Hilary Kpatcha (FRA) |
| Women’s Javelin Throw | Sara Kolak (CRO) | Adriana Vilagoš (SRB) | Victoria Hudson (AUT) |
Road Finals (Marathon)
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Marathon | Amanal Petros (GER) | Pietro Riva (ITA) | Gashau Ayale (ISR) |
| Women’s Marathon | Alisa Vainio (FIN) | Fabienne Schlumpf (SUI) | Domenika Mayer (GER) |
