2026 European Athletics Championship

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The 2026 European Athletics Championships will be held in Birmingham, England, from 10 to 16 August 2026 and is the premier athletics competition in Europe. This will be the 27th edition of the championships organized under the umbrella of European Athletics, with events taking place at the Alexander Stadium in the Perry Barr district. This edition marks the first time the European Athletics Championships will be hosted in England since their inception in 1934. Over the seven-day event, a total of 50 gold medals will be awarded across various disciplines.

The European Athletics Championships were first held in 1934 in Turin, Italy. The event is held every two years and alternates with the World Athletics Championships; some editions coincide with the Summer Olympic Games. The 2026 edition is the first since Berlin 2018 not to be held in the same summer as either the Olympic Games or the World Athletics Championships.

For the previous two editions, athletics was held as part of the multi-sport European Championships alongside other disciplines. With the 2026 edition, athletics has returned to its former independent format, separating from the multi-sport structure.

Birmingham was selected as host in 2022 following Budapest’s withdrawal from the bidding process. Thus, despite its rich athletics history, England will host the European Athletics Championships for the first time since the event’s inception. However, England has previously hosted the London 2012 Olympic Games, the London 2017 World Athletics Championships, three European Athletics Indoor Championships (Glasgow 1990, Birmingham 2007 and Glasgow 2019), and three World Athletics Indoor Championships (Birmingham 2003, Birmingham 2018 and Glasgow 2024).

The championships will run from Monday 10 August 2026 to Sunday 16 August 2026. Competitions will take place over seven days with a total of 50 gold medals to be awarded. It is expected that more than 1,600 athletes from 48 countries will participate. The participant list includes numerous Olympic champions and ten athletes who became world champions in 2025.

• Opening Ceremony: The opening ceremony will take place on 10 August at 18:10 as part of the evening session.
• Competition Schedule: Events will be held in morning and evening sessions, with some days featuring only evening sessions.
• Events Outside the Stadium: The marathon and race walking events will take place outside the stadium and are not part of the indoor program.
• Race Walking and Marathon Times: Race walking events will begin on Saturday 15 August at 07:30. The marathon events will start on Sunday 16 August at 07:30 for women and 08:10 for men.

The local organization of the championships is led by Athletic Ventures, a joint initiative of UK Athletics (UKA), The Great Run Company (GRC), and London Marathon Events (LME). Athletic Ventures was established to support the future and growth of athletics in England and to deliver major athletics events. GRC organizes the Great North Run, the world’s largest half marathon, as well as various running and open water swimming events across England. LME organizes the London Marathon, one of the world’s most popular marathons, and the Swim Serpentine event. Athletic Ventures also organizes the Novuna London Athletics Meet, the UK leg of the Wanda Diamond League, and is leading the potential bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships to return to England. The organization will also host the 33rd European Cross Country Championships in Glasgow in 2027.

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• President of European Athletics: Dobromir Karamarinov
• Championship Director, Local Organizing Committee: Cherry Alexander
• Lord Mayor of Birmingham: Councillor Zaker Choudhry

As part of the championships, a special children’s ticket called the “Mondo Ticket” has been introduced, named after world pole vault record holder Mondo Duplantis. The ticket, priced at £6.31 to reflect Duplantis’s current world record of 6.31 metres, is valid for the session on 14 August. This initiative marks the second time in the history of a major athletics event in England that a competitor’s name has been used for a special ticket.

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The competitions will be held at the Alexander Stadium in the Perry Barr district of Birmingham. The stadium opened in 1976, became the home of UK Athletics in 2011, and was redeveloped ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Alexander Stadium is considered the largest athletics stadium in England, with a permanent seating capacity of approximately 18,000. Temporary seating arrangements for the championships will increase capacity to 40,000. The North Stand of the stadium has been renamed the Matthew Hudson-Smith Stand in honor of Matthew Hudson-Smith, a four-time European champion and Olympic medalist born in Wolverhampton.

• Entry and Exit: Stadium gates will open two hours before the start of each session. The final entry into the stadium will be permitted 45 minutes before the end of each session.
• Security and Bags: The stadium will operate under full security protocols including bag and body searches. Visitors are encouraged to carry minimal belongings. Small bags and backpacks not exceeding A3 size (29.7 cm x 42 cm) will be permitted; large bags and luggage will not be allowed. There is no bag or luggage storage available at the stadium.
• Payment Methods: The stadium will operate as a fully cashless facility; food, beverages and merchandise purchases can only be made using contactless bank or credit card payments.
• Food and Beverages: Spectators may bring water bottles with a capacity of 500 ml or less and will have access to free water refill stations.
• Other Facilities: Baby changing rooms are available. First aid rooms are located near Block 108 in the West Stand and Block 126 in the East Stand. An elevator provides access to the upper level of the West Stand. Lost property will be held for two weeks.

The Alexander Stadium will operate as a car-free venue during the championships, and spectators are advised not to drive to the venue. There is no spectator parking available at or around the stadium.

• Bus Service: A pre-booked shuttle bus service will operate from James Watt Queensway in central Birmingham to the stadium.
• Train Access: The nearest train station is Perry Barr, approximately a 20-minute walk from the stadium. Regular train services will run from Birmingham New Street, Rugeley, Walsall and Wolverhampton, with additional services provided on event days.
• Public Bus Routes: Bus routes 51, X51 and 52 stop near Perry Avenue. Routes 33, 907, 907A, 934, 935, 936, 937, 937A and 997 stop near Perry Park.
• Air Travel: Birmingham Airport is expected to welcome athletes and spectators arriving from across Europe.

Centenary Square in central Birmingham will be transformed into the official fan zone, Champions Square, from 13 to 16 August. The area will be open from 10:00 to 22:00 on Thursday and Friday, and from 07:00 to 22:00 on Saturday and Sunday. Entry will be free and no pre-booking will be required. Visitors will enjoy live sports broadcasts on a large screen, as well as free family activities, workshops and performances throughout the four days.

• Silent Disco: An evening event from 19:30 to 21:00 each day will follow the day’s finals as a celebration.
• Art and Activities: As part of a visual arts initiative, the artwork “Finish Line” by artist Megan Reddi from Stirchley, in collaboration with IKON Gallery, transforms the fountain in Centenary Square into a playful running track. Daily fitness workshops titled Jump for Joy will offer warm-up and movement activities for visitors.

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• Mascot and Live Program: Daily music and dance performances will take place on-site. The championship mascot, Bab the Bull, will meet visitors between 15:00 and 15:15 on Thursday and Saturday. British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation will be provided throughout the live program, and street food will be available for purchase.
• Unity Challenge Events: On 16 August, the final day of the championships, the Unity 5K mass participation run will take place along a route through central Birmingham, following the same path as the championship marathon on the same day. In addition to the 5K, a 1K fun run will be held for participants aged three and above.

The championship program spans seven days. A daily summary is provided below:

• Morning Session: Women’s shot put, men’s hammer throw and long jump qualifications, men’s 800 metres first round, women’s 100 metres first round, men’s 400 metres first round and women’s 400 metres hurdles first round.
• Evening Session: Women’s shot put final, men’s shot put final, men’s 5,000 metres final, women’s 100 metres semi-finals and final, women’s 100 metres hurdles first round, women’s triple jump qualification, women’s 3,000 metres hurdles first round and mixed 4x400 metres relay final. The opening ceremony will also take place during this evening session.

• Morning Session: Men’s high jump and discus throw qualifications, women’s 400 metres hurdles semi-finals, men’s 100 metres and 110 metres hurdles first round, women’s 800 metres first round and men’s 400 metres hurdles first round.
• Evening Session: Women’s pole vault qualification, men’s hammer throw final, women’s 5,000 metres final, women’s 100 metres hurdles semi-final, men’s long jump final, men’s 100 metres semi-finals and final, men’s 400 metres semi-final and women’s 100 metres hurdles final.

• Morning Session: This is the first day of the decathlon. Men’s decathlon: 100 metres, long jump and shot put; women’s discus throw qualification, women’s 400 metres first round, women’s 200 metres first round, men’s 800 metres semi-final and men’s 400 metres hurdles semi-final.
• Evening Session: Men’s decathlon: high jump, women’s hammer throw final, men’s 110 metres hurdles semi-final, women’s 200 metres semi-final, men’s triple jump qualification, men’s 400 metres final, women’s 400 metres hurdles final, men’s decathlon: 400 metres and men’s 110 metres hurdles final.

• Morning Session: Men’s decathlon: 110 metres hurdles, women’s high jump qualification, men’s 200 metres first round, men’s decathlon: discus throw, men’s 3,000 metres hurdles first round, women’s 800 metres semi-final, men’s decathlon: pole vault and men’s javelin throw qualification.
• Evening Session: Men’s decathlon: javelin throw, women’s triple jump final, women’s pole vault final, men’s 200 metres semi-final, women’s 3,000 metres hurdles final, men’s discus throw final, men’s decathlon: 1500 metres final (final decathlon event), men’s 800 metres final and women’s 200 metres final.

• Morning Session: This is the first day of the heptathlon. Women’s heptathlon: 100 metres hurdles, women’s javelin throw qualification, men’s pole vault qualification, men’s 4x400 metres relay first round, women’s heptathlon: high jump, women’s 4x400 metres relay first round and men’s 1500 metres first round.
• Evening Session: Women’s heptathlon: shot put, women’s 10,000 metres final, men’s high jump final, women’s discus throw final, men’s 400 metres hurdles final, women’s heptathlon: 200 metres, men’s 200 metres final and women’s 800 metres final.

• Morning Session: Women’s heptathlon: long jump, women’s long jump qualification, women’s heptathlon: javelin throw, women’s 1500 metres first round, women’s 4x100 metres relay first round and men’s 4x100 metres relay first round.
• Evening Session: Women’s heptathlon: 800 metres final (final heptathlon event), men’s javelin throw final, women’s high jump final, women’s 400 metres final, men’s triple jump final, men’s 10,000 metres final, men’s 1500 metres final, men’s 4x100 metres relay final and women’s 4x100 metres relay final. Race walking events will also take place outside the stadium on the same day.

• Evening Session: The final day consists only of an evening session. Events include: women’s javelin throw final, men’s pole vault final, women’s long jump final, mixed 4x100 metres relay final, men’s 3,000 metres hurdles final, women’s 1500 metres final, women’s 4x400 metres relay final and men’s 4x400 metres relay final. The men’s and women’s marathon races will take place outside the stadium in the morning hours.

The championship program comprises the following main discipline categories: Track Events, Field Events – Jumps, Field Events – Throws, Combined Events (decathlon for men and heptathlon for women), and Race Walking & Road Events.

The participant list includes numerous Olympic and world champions. The host nation England’s team of 98 athletes includes Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson, sprinter Dina Asher-Smith and heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson. Hodgkinson’s training partner Georgia Hunter Bell is also on the team. Matthew Hudson-Smith, born in Wolverhampton, will compete in the 400 metres in front of the stand named after him. Amber Anning and Jake Wightman are among England’s other key athletes. World record holder in the mile, Josh Kerr, will not compete as he prioritized the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

A significant number of athletes on England’s team come from the West Midlands region: Jake Minshull from Coventry, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist in the 400 metres hurdles; Joel Clarke-Khan and marathon runner Rose Harvey from Worcestershire; marathon runner Clara Evans-Graham from Hereford; 400 metres hurdles athlete Josh Faulds from Rugby; long jumper Jazmin Sawyers and relay runner Seamus Derbyshire from Stoke-on-Trent.

Internationally notable athletes include Sweden’s pole vault world record holder Mondo Duplantis, the Netherlands’ Femke Bol (Femke Broeders-Bol), Italy’s Nadia Battocletti and Mattia Furlani, Portugal’s Isaac Nader, Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Ukraine’s high jump world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

England enters the championships as the most successful nation in its history, having won a total of 134 medals, including 50 golds. At the previous edition, Italy topped the medal table with 11 golds and 24 medals overall, while host nation England won four gold medals two years ago.

Türkiye will participate in the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham from 10 to 16 August 2026 with a total of 50 athletes: 31 men and 19 women. This is the highest number of athletes Türkiye has ever sent to the championships, surpassing the previous record of 46 athletes in 2016.

Türkiye first participated in the European Athletics Championships in 1950, following their inception in 1934, and has competed in every edition since, except for 1974. Türkiye’s athlete participation numbers by year are as follows: 10 in 1950, 16 in 1954, 5 in 1958, 10 in 1962, 10 in 1966, 10 in 1969, 9 in 1971, 5 in 1978, 2 in 1982, 6 in 1986, 8 in 1990, 6 in 1994, 11 in 1998, 8 in 2002, 15 in 2006, 21 in 2010, 41 in 2012, 31 in 2014, 46 in 2016, 39 in 2018, 39 in 2022 and 44 in 2024, with 50 in 2026.

Throughout the history of the championships, Türkiye has won a total of 33 medals: 12 gold, 10 silver and 11 bronze.

• Gold Medals: Süreyya Ayhan (2002, 1500 metres), Nevin Yanıt (2010, 100 metres hurdles), Elvan Abeylegesse (2010, 5000 metres and 10000 metres), Gülcan Mıngır (2012, 3000 metres hurdles), Polat Kemboi Arıkan (2012 and 2016, 10000 metres), Yasmani Copello Escobar (2016, 400 metres hurdles), Yasemin Can (2016, 5000 metres and 10000 metres; 2022, 10000 metres) and Ramil Guliyev (2018, 200 metres).
• Silver Medals: Tarık Langat Akdağ (2012, 3000 metres hurdles), Jak Ali Harvey (2016, 100 metres), Ramil Guliyev (2016, 200 metres), Aras Kaya (2016, 3000 metres hurdles), Ali Kaya (2016, 10000 metres), Kaan Kigen Özbilen (2016, half marathon), Yasmani Copello Escobar (2018, 400 metres hurdles), men’s 4x100 metres relay team – Emre Zafer Barnes, Jak Ali Harvey, Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu and Ramil Guliyev (2018), Yasemin Can (2022, 5000 metres) and Tuğba Danışmaz (2024, triple jump).
• Bronze Medals: Ruhi Sarıalp (1950, triple jump), Elvan Abeylegesse (2006, 5000 metres), Polat Kemboi Arıkan (2012, 5000 metres), Ali Kaya (2014, 10000 metres), Özlem Kaya (2016, 3000 metres hurdles), Emel Dereli (2016, shot put), women’s half marathon team – Esma Aydemir, Sultan Haydar, Sevilay Eytemiş, Yasemin Can and Meryem Erdoğan (2016), Jak Ali Harvey (2018, 100 metres), Yasemin Can (2018, 5000 metres), Yasmani Copello Escobar (2022, 400 metres hurdles) and Ersu Şaşma (2024, pole vault).

The Türkiye national team delegation is led by Dr. Ahmet Karadağ, President of the Türkiye Athletics Federation. Serving as Vice Presidents are Ayşegül Baklacı and Oktay Alptekin. Tekin Yaman is the General Secretary. Emin Ucuz is the Delegation Head. Team Leaders are Mustafa Onur Demir, Semih Sencer and Sinem Fazla. Ilgın Yüksel serves as Administrative Manager. The delegation includes coaches Cahit Yüksel, Güner Güngör, Selcen Ateşoğlu, Çetin Aslan, Sabriye Demirel, Cüneyt Yüksel, Zehra Polat Şarvan, İlgi Korkmaz, Aykut Tanrıverdi, Nuray Sev, Ahmet Dalak, Koray Imrak, Aşkın Karaca, Fausto Ribeiro, Vladimir Ryzih and Ramazan Kutlu; physiotherapists Mustafa Anıl Korkmaz and İkbal Turgut; and masseur Erol Korkmaz.

• 100 metres: Ertan Özkan, Kayhan Özer
• 200 metres: Elif Polat, Sıla Koloğlu, Deniz Kaan Kartal, Oğuz Uyar, Kubilay Ençu
• 400 metres: Elif Polat, Sıla Koloğlu, Kubilay Ençu
• 800 metres: Ömer Faruk Bozdağ
• 1500 metres: Salih Teksöz, Şilan Ayyıldız
• Marathon: Kaan Kigen Özbilen
• 110 metres hurdles: Mikdat Sevler
• 400 metres hurdles: Berke Akçam, İsmail Nezir
• 3000 metres hurdles: Derya Kunur, Sümeyye Erol, Tuğba Yenigün, Abdullah Tuğluk, Cuma Özcan
• 4x100 metres relay: Batuhan Altıntaş, Ere Ergün, Ertan Özkan, Kayhan Özer, Oğuz Uyar; reserve athletes: Deniz Kaan Kartal and Mikdat Sevler
• 4x400 metres relay: Berke Akçam, İhsan Selçuk, İsmail Nezir, Kubilay Ençu; reserve athletes: Deniz Kaan Kartal, Oğuzhan Kaya and Yağız Canlı
• Triple jump: Kadriye Dilek Durmuş, Tuğba Danışmaz, Can Özüpek, Necati Er, Mesut Bülbül
• Long jump: Yasemin Zehra Börekçi
• High jump: Berra Aygün
• Pole vault: Ersu Şaşma
• Javelin throw: Eda Tuğsuz, Esra Türkmen
• Hammer throw: Halil Yılmazer, Özkan Baltacı
• Discus throw: Özlem Becerek, Ömer Şahin
• Shot put: Ali Peker
• Marathon race walking: Ayşe Aslan, Esma Öztekin, Kader Güvenç, Harun Bilir, Ozan Bayram, Salih Korkmaz
• Half marathon race walking: Emine Ceylan, Kader Dost, Meryem Bekmez, Hayrettin Yıldız, Mazlum Demir, Salih Korkmaz

Turkish broadcasters have announced that the championships will be televised on TRT SPOR and TRT SPOR Yıldız.

The opening sessions and evening competition sessions of the event held on Monday 10 August 2026 officially marked the start of the competition.

Prior to the commencement of competitions, an official opening ceremony was held at Alexander Stadium. The program included drum performances dance routines and speeches by official dignitaries. Following the first session of competitions the national anthem was played during the opening ceremony held at the stadium. On the first day of the event ticket prices varied according to seated stand sections. The cheapest tickets located behind the north stand were priced at 26 pounds for adults and 13 pounds for youth. Tickets for seats on the main flat area were set at 150 pounds while those on the rear flat area were priced at 110 pounds with no discounted tickets offered for youth in these sections. On the first day of the championship finals were completed in five different disciplines and medalists were determined.

In the women’s shot put final Dutch athlete Jessica Schilder won the gold medal despite a finger injury. Schilder secured the title with a throw of 20.73 metres on her sixth and final attempt following a throw of 20.52 metres on her third attempt. This distance is recorded as the longest winning mark in women’s shot put in the 21st century. Dutch athlete Jorinde van Klinken won the silver medal with a throw of 19.64 metres. The bronze medal went to German athlete Yemisi Mabry with a throw of 19.50 metres. The top three placements in the women’s shot put mirrored exactly the podium finish from the European Championships held in Rome two years ago.

In the men’s shot put final Italian athlete Leonardo Fabbri retained his title by winning the gold medal. Fabbri’s winning mark in the final is recorded as 22.31 metres though some documents list it as 22.21 metres. Fabbri threw 21.78 metres on his second attempt and despite fouling on subsequent throws maintained his leading position. Italian athlete Zane Weir won the silver medal with a throw of 21.12 metres. Swedish athlete Wictor Petersson secured the bronze medal with a final throw of 20.97 metres after a 20.86 metre attempt on his fourth throw. British athlete Scott Lincoln finished fourth with a best throw of 20.81 metres.

In the men’s 5000 metres final Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen won his seventh European championship title and fourth 5000 metres title with a time of 13:15.29. This race marked Ingebrigtsen’s first official competition of 2026 following his Achilles tendon surgery. Early in the race Finnish runner Tuomas Heikkilä took the lead and attempted to increase the pace. By the final laps Swiss athlete Dominic Lobalu Portuguese José Pinto and Belgian Isaac Kimeli were among the front group. Ingebrigtsen who was third and trapped on the inside lane through the final bend surged in the last 100 metres to overtake his rivals and win. German Florian Bremm took silver and French athlete Etienne Daguinos won bronze. French athlete Jimmy Gressier who is the world 10000 metres champion and won bronze in the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Championships finished fourth. Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s brother Filip also competed in this final but did not finish the race.

In the mixed 4x400 metres relay Norway set a championship and national record with a time of 3:09.62 to win gold. World 400 metres hurdles record holder Karsten Warholm led off for Norway and ran a 44.5 second leg from the blocks. Dutch athlete Lieke Klaver running second for the Netherlands pushed the team into the lead and created a significant gap. Dutch athlete Terrence Agard running third attempted to maintain the lead while British and Norwegian teams closed the gap. British athlete Yemi Mary John running fourth overtook Dutch runner Myrte van der Schoot to move Britain into second place. However Norway’s anchor Henriette Jaeger ran a 49.42 second leg to pull away from the competition and secure gold for her team. Great Britain Ben Jefferies Charlotte Henrich Toby Harries Yemi Mary John won silver and the Netherlands took bronze. Poland finished fourth in the final.

In the women’s 100 metres final British athlete Amy Hunt won gold with a time of 11.00 seconds. Polish athlete Ewa Swoboda took silver with a time of 11.02 seconds just 0.02 seconds behind Hunt. Belgian athlete Delphine Nkansa won bronze with a time of 11.06 seconds. Swiss athlete Geraldine di Tizio-Frey finished fourth in 11.07 seconds. Former champion British athlete Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth with a time of 11.10 seconds. Following her Luxembourg’s Patrizia van der Weken placed sixth 11.10 seconds Italy’s Zaynab Dosso seventh 11.12 seconds and Switzerland’s Salomé Kora eighth 11.51 seconds.

In the semifinals Amy Hunt recorded the fastest time of 10.99 seconds. Dina Asher-Smith and Salomé Kora advanced to the final as the fastest losers after slow semifinal heats. In other semifinals Geraldine di Tizio-Frey won her heat in 11.02 seconds and Ewa Swoboda won hers in 11.04 seconds. British athlete Imani Lansiquot was eliminated after finishing third in her heat with 11.16 seconds while Daryll Neita who returned from a foot fracture sustained in April finished sixth in her heat and failed to qualify for the final.

In the men’s long jump qualifications British athlete Archie Yeo advanced to the final in 11th place among 12 finalists with a jump of 7.92 metres on his final attempt. Another British athlete Stephen Mackenzie finished 15th in qualifications with a jump of 7.85 metres and was eliminated. Italian athlete Mattia Furlani who won gold at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo suffered a right hamstring injury after a first jump of 7.73 metres and left the field on a wheelchair withdrawing from the competition. Young athletes Francesco Inzoli and Luka Boskovic finished at the top of the qualifications.

In the men’s 800 metres selections British athlete Max Burgin won his heat in 1:45.80 to advance to the semifinals. Ben Pattison despite failing to finish in the top three of his heat advanced to the semifinals with the fastest overall time of 1:45.40. Alex Botterill was eliminated after finishing sixth in his heat. Irish athlete Mark English won the first heat in 1:46.96 to qualify for the semifinals.

Three heats were run in the women’s 100 metres hurdles selections with the fastest 12 athletes advancing to the semifinals. Italian Celeste Polzonetti won the first heat in 12.80 seconds with Danish athlete Ida Beiter Bomme finishing second. British athlete Emma Nwofor placed fourth in the heat with 13.04 seconds and was eliminated in 13th place overall. Norwegian Martine Kolbeinshavn Hjørnevik won the second heat while Belgian Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck finished second. Czech athlete Ester Bendova failed to finish the race after hitting a hurdle. German Rosina Schneider won the third heat while Norwegian Lovise Skarbøvik Andresen fell at the final hurdle and did not complete the race.

In the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase selections two heats were run with the top eight finishers in each heat advancing to the final. British athlete Elise Thorner led the second heat to the finish. Former champion French athlete Alice Finot and Clara Entresangle who fell at a water jump also advanced from this heat. In the first heat German athletes Lea Meyer and Gesa Krause controlled the race to qualify while French athlete Flavie Renouard finished third and Israeli Adva Cohen eighth to reach the final. British athlete Sarah Tait was eliminated after finishing 12th in her heat.

In the women’s triple jump qualifications Italian Erika Saraceni qualified first with a jump of 14.50 metres followed by fellow Italian Dariya Derkach in second with 14.42 metres. Belgian Ilona Masson finished third in qualifications with a jump of 14.35 metres.

In the men’s hammer throw qualifications British athlete Jake Norris advanced to the final. In the men’s shot put qualifications Italian Leonardo Fabbri and British Scott Lincoln were among those who progressed to the final. In the women’s hammer throw qualifications Group A Danish Katrine Koch Jacobsen and Norwegian Beatrice Nedberge Llano directly qualified for the final by surpassing the 71.50 metre standard. In the women’s 400 metres hurdles selections Austrian Lena Pressler recorded the fastest time of 54.97 seconds while British Lina Nielsen qualified for the semifinals with a time of 55.08 seconds. In the men’s 400 metres selections Irish athlete Jack Raferty finished second in his heat.

Turkey competed with a total of 50 athletes and participated in various qualifying and selection events on the first day of the championship. The performances of Turkish athletes in the first day sessions were as follows:

• Kubilay Ençü (Men’s 400 Metres): Competing in the men’s 400 metres selections the athlete finished sixth in his heat with a time of 46.13 seconds and was eliminated in 14th place overall.
• Ömer Faruk Bozdağ (Men’s 800 Metres): Competing in the men’s 800 metres selections the athlete finished sixth in his heat with a time of 1:48.41 and 27th overall eliminating him from the championship.
• Ali Peker (Men’s Shot Put): Competing in the shot put qualifications the athlete finished 12th in his group and 24th overall with a throw of 18.53 metres failing to qualify for the final.
• Halil Yılmazer (Men’s Hammer Throw): Competing in the hammer throw qualifications the athlete finished 13th in his group and 27th overall with a throw of 69.53 metres and was eliminated.
• Özkan Baltacı (Men’s Hammer Throw): Another Turkish athlete in the same event Özkan Baltacı finished 15th in his group and 28th overall with a throw of 68.90 metres failing to advance beyond qualifications.
• Tuğba Danışmaz (Women’s Triple Jump): Competing in the women’s triple jump qualifications the athlete advanced to the final with a jump of 14.23 metres. Danışmaz’s final competition will be held on Thursday 13 August at 21:40.
• Tuğba Yenigün (Women’s 3000 Metres Steeplechase): Competing in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase selections the national athlete finished seventh in her first heat with a time of 9:33.27 qualifying for the final. Yenigün’s final race will be held on Thursday 13 August at 22:30 Türkiye Time (TSİ).

2026 European Athletics Championships’s second day of competition took place on 11 August 2026 at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom. A total of five final events were held across two main sessions—morning and evening—determining medal winners in the men’s 100 metres, women’s 100 metres hurdles, women’s 5000 metres, men’s long jump and men’s hammer throw. Several national and championship records were broken on this day, and qualifying and semi-final rounds for upcoming finals were completed.

The men’s 100 metres final concluded with athletes from host nation Great Britain securing the top two positions. British athlete Romell Glave won gold with a time of 10.09 seconds, becoming the sixth British athlete to win the European 100 metres title after Jack Archer, Linford Christie, Darren Campbell, James Dasaolu and Zharnel Hughes. Silver went to fellow Briton Jeremiah Azu, who finished in 10.16 seconds. German athlete Owen Ansah claimed bronze with a time of 10.19 seconds. The remaining finalists finished as follows:

• Dutch athlete Elvis Afrifa fourth in 10.22 seconds,
• Polish athlete Dominik Kopec fifth in 10.29 seconds,
• Italian Chituru Ali sixth in 10.34 seconds.

The reigning champion, Italian athlete Lamont Marcell Jacobs, suffered a hamstring injury around the midpoint of the race and finished seventh in 12.26 seconds, hobbling across the line. Belgian Simon Verherstraeten completed the race in 13.12 seconds to place eighth. British athlete Louis Hinchliffe, who had qualified for the final by running 10.30 seconds in the semi-final as the fastest loser, withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Dominik Kopec from the reserve list.

The women’s 100 metres hurdles final was decided by a thousandth of a second. Dutch athlete Nadine Visser and Polish athlete Pia Skrzyszowska both finished in 12.67 seconds. A photo finish review determined that Visser had edged out Skrzyszowska by 0.001 seconds, awarding her the gold medal. This marked Visser’s first major outdoor championship title. Skrzyszowska took silver, while French athlete Laeticia Bapté won bronze with a time of 12.73 seconds. World champion Swiss athlete Ditaji Kambundji finished fourth, 0.02 seconds behind the bronze medalist. British athlete Marcia Sey finished last in eighth place after colliding with a hurdle and losing her balance during the race.

The women’s 5000 metres final was run at a tactical pace. The first 3000 metres were covered slowly, with Kosovan athlete Gresa Bakraci leading for a portion of the race. As the pace increased in the final laps, Italian athlete Nadia Battocletti surged on the final straight to win gold in 15:37.84, successfully defending her title. This time became the slowest winning time in the history of the European Athletics Championships. Spanish athlete Marta García earned silver with a season-best time of 15:39.98. Bronze went to fellow Italian Micol Majori, who finished in 15:40.65. Irish athlete Sarah Healy, despite a strong final 150 metres, finished fourth in 15:40.95, 0.30 seconds behind the bronze medalist. British athlete Hannah Nuttall placed fifth and Dutch athlete Maureen Koster sixth. British athlete Innes FitzGerald and Spanish athlete Idaira Ferrero also competed in the race.

In the men’s long jump final, Greek athlete Miltiadis Tentoglou won gold with a leap of 8.44 metres in his fourth attempt. With this victory, Tentoglou became the first athlete to win four consecutive European titles in the event. He chose not to use his final two jumps after securing the title. Swiss athlete Simon Ehammer took silver with a jump of 8.29 metres in his second attempt. He fouled on his final attempt by overstepping the board and failed to improve his mark. Bulgarian athlete Bozhidar Saraboyukov claimed bronze with a jump of 8.26 metres on his final attempt. Portuguese athlete Gerson Baldé briefly moved into third place with a jump of 8.18 metres on his last attempt but finished fourth after Saraboyukov’s superior final jump. British athlete Archie Yeo failed to advance beyond the first half of the final.

In the men’s hammer throw final, Hungarian athlete Bence Halasz won gold with a throw of 84.25 metres in his fifth attempt. This mark became the world’s best performance of the year (world lead) and a new Hungarian national record. It was also the longest hammer throw in the past seven years and the second-best result in the history of the European Athletics Championships, behind Yuriy Sedykh’s 1986 world record of 86.74 metres in Stuttgart. German athlete Merlin Hummel earned silver with a throw of 81.30 metres, while Ukrainian Mykhailo Kokhan took bronze with 79.49 metres. Czech athlete Volodymyr Myslyvcuk and Polish athlete Pawel Fajdek finished second and third respectively after three throws with distances of 79.42 and 79.13 metres but failed to medal. British athlete Jake Norris recorded a best throw of 74.61 metres in the final.

The men’s 100 metres semi-finals consisted of three heats, with the top two finishers in each heat and the two fastest losers advancing to the final.

• Heat 1: British athlete Romell Glave won in 10.13 seconds to qualify first. Italian Chituru Ali finished second in 10.34 seconds to secure his place in the final. Irish athlete Bori Akinola placed fourth in 10.38 seconds and was eliminated. (Akinola had run 10.39 seconds in the preliminary round earlier that morning).
• Heat 2: British athlete Jeremiah Azu won in 10.17 seconds to qualify first. German Owen Ansah finished second in 10.19 seconds to advance. Swedish Henrik Larsson placed fifth and was eliminated. Polish Dominik Kopec and Swiss Timothé Mumenthaler were the two fastest losers and advanced to the final.
• Heat 3: Italian Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the heat in 10.08 seconds, the fastest time of the semi-finals. Dutch Elvis Afrifa and Belgian Simon Verherstraeten also advanced from this heat. British Louis Hinchliffe finished fourth in 10.30 seconds and qualified as the fastest loser. Irish Israel Olatunde finished seventh in 10.49 seconds and was eliminated.
• Turkish Athletes’ Status: In the qualifying round, Turkish athlete Kayhan Özer finished first in his heat with a time of 10.51 seconds and seventh overall, qualifying for the semi-finals. However, Özer withdrew from the semi-final before the race after sustaining an injury during warm-ups. The other Turkish athlete in the qualifiers, Ertan Özkan, finished eighth in his heat and 21st overall with a time of 10.73 seconds, failing to advance.

The men’s 400 metres semi-finals were held in three heats:

• Heat 1: Dutch athlete Jonas Phijffers won in a personal best of 44.63 seconds. British athlete Matthew Hudson-Smith, who slowed in the final straight, finished second in 44.63 seconds behind Phijffers and qualified for the final. Belgian Daniel Segers also advanced from this heat.
• Heat 2: German Jean Paul Bredau won the heat and qualified first. Hungarian Patrik Enyingi finished second to secure his final spot. British Ben Jeffries placed fifth in 45.38 seconds and Irish Jack Raftery seventh in 45.81 seconds, both eliminated. French Samuel Vessat finished sixth.
• Heat 3: French athlete Muhammad Abdallah Kounta won in a personal best of 44.38 seconds, the fastest time across all semi-finals. Hungarian Attila Molnar finished second to qualify. Greek George Franks placed third. British athlete Charles Dobson, whose race start was delayed due to a malfunctioning digital transponder, finished fourth and was eliminated. Polish Maksymilian Szwed and Belgian Daniel Segers advanced as the two fastest losers.

In the morning’s women’s 800 metres qualifying heats, three top favourites won their heats to advance to the semi-finals:

• British athlete Keely Hodgkinson won her heat in 1:57.28, the fastest qualifying time in the history of the European Athletics Championships.
• Swiss Audrey Werro and Dutch Femke Broeders-Bol also won their respective heats to qualify.
• Italian athlete Eloisa Coiro, who finished second in Hodgkinson’s heat, ran 1:57.56, breaking the 46-year-old Italian national record of 1:57.66 set by Gabriella Dorio in 1980.
• Greek Georgia-Maria Despollari broke the Greek national record with a time of 1:59.29 in her heat.

In the men’s 400 metres hurdles qualifying, national athletes Berke Akçam and İsmail Nezir advanced to the semi-finals:

• Turkish athlete Berke Akçam won his heat with a time of 49.18 seconds and placed fourth overall to qualify for the semi-finals.
• National athlete İsmail Nezir received a direct entry to the semi-finals as the defending champion.
• British athlete Joshua Faulds won his heat and advanced to the semi-finals.
• Slovak athlete Matej Baluch broke the Slovak national record with a time of 48.94 seconds in his heat.

In the evening’s women’s pole vault qualifying:

• Defending champion Swiss athlete Angelica Moser cleared 4.50 metres and advanced to the final among the top 12 athletes.
• Estonian Allika Inkeri Moser failed to clear the qualifying height and was eliminated.
• British athlete Gemma Tutton cleared the opening height of 4.10 metres but did not qualify for the final.

• Men’s Discus Throw Qualifying: Turkish representative Ömer Şahin finished 10th in his group and 21st overall with a throw of 57.74 metres, failing to advance.
• Men’s 110 Metres Hurdles Qualifying: British athlete Samuel Bennett won his heat and advanced to the semi-finals. Turkish representative Mikdat Sevler was disqualified in his heat.
• Men’s High Jump Qualifying: British athletes Joel Clarke-Khan and Kimani Jack both cleared the qualifying height and advanced to the final.
• Women’s 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Finals: Italian Ayomide Folorunso and Belgian Paulien Coukuyt advanced from their heats to the final.

On the second day of the championships, four new national records (NR) were set, along with several championship records and world-leading performances of the year:

1. Men’s Hammer Throw – Hungarian National Record: Bence Halasz broke the Hungarian national record with his throw of 84.25 metres and recorded the world’s best performance of the year (WL).
2. Women’s 800 Metres – Italian National Record: Eloisa Coiro broke the 46-year-old Italian national record of 1:57.66 set by Gabriella Dorio in 1980 with her qualifying time of 1:57.56.
3. Women’s 800 Metres – Greek National Record: Georgia-Maria Despollari broke the Greek national record with a time of 1:59.29 in the qualifying round.
4. Men’s 400 Metres Hurdles – Slovakian National Record: Matej Baluch broke the Slovakian national record with a time of 48.94 seconds in the qualifying round.
5. Women’s 800 Metres Qualifying – Championship Record: Keely Hodgkinson set a new championship record for the fastest qualifying time in the event with 1:57.28.

Day Three of the 2026 European Athletics Championships is the portion of the international athletics championship held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, completed on Wednesday 12 August 2026. On this day, finals, heats and semifinals were held across various disciplines. The men’s 400 metres, women’s 400 metres hurdles, men’s 110 metres hurdles and women’s hammer throw finals took place; the first five events of the decathlon were completed; and athletes from several countries set national and championship records.

In the men’s 400 metres final, home athlete Matthew Hudson-Smith started from lane eight. Hudson-Smith entered the final straight ahead of his rivals and crossed the finish line in 44.17 seconds to win the gold medal. This time was just 0.02 seconds behind the championship record. With this victory, Hudson-Smith secured his third individual European 400 metres title, following his wins in 2018 and 2022. A section of the stands at Alexander Stadium was temporarily renamed in his honour to commemorate this achievement.

Muhammad Abdallah Kounta finished second and won the silver medal. Dutch athlete Jonas Phijffers completed the race in 44.41 seconds, breaking the Dutch national record. Phijffers had previously finished ahead of Hudson-Smith in the semifinal heats.

Slovak representative Emma Zapletalová won the gold medal in the women’s 400 metres hurdles final with a time of 52.91 seconds. This medal is recorded as the second gold medal won by Slovakia in the history of European Athletics Championships.

British athlete Emily Newnham won the silver medal with a time of 53.33 seconds, which also marked her personal best (PB) in her career. Portuguese athlete Fatoumata Binta Diallo finished in 53.55 seconds, breaking the Portuguese national record and earning the bronze medal.

Swiss athlete Jason Joseph won the gold medal in the men’s 110 metres hurdles final with a time of 13.12 seconds. French representative Just Kwaou-Mathey finished second in 13.16 seconds to claim silver, while Polish athlete Jakub Szymanski took bronze with a time of 13.26 seconds.

British athlete Sam Bennett finished seventh in 13.62 seconds. Bennett reported losing balance during the early stages of the race due to contact with Cyprus’s Milan Trajkovic, who was running in lane eight.

Finnish athlete Silja Kosonen won first place in the women’s hammer throw final with a throw of 76.28 metres, securing her first senior European championship title. Norwegian athlete Beatrice Llano won the bronze medal. Italian athlete Sara Fantini recorded a throw of 74.35 metres in her first attempt.

British athlete Charlotte Payne finished sixth in the final with a throw of 70.12 metres. She had recorded 68.96 metres in her first attempt. Finnish athlete Krista Tervo’s first attempt was ruled a foul. Polish athlete Anita Wlodarczyk was also among the competitors in the final.

After the first day of the men’s decathlon, the overall standings after five events are as follows:

1. Leo Neugebauer (Germany): 4483 points.
2. Jeff Tesselaar (Netherlands): 4412 points.
3. Sander Skotheim (Norway): 4382 points.
4. Makenson Gletty (France): 4323 points.
5. Johannes Erm (Estonia): 4282 points.

German athlete Leo Neugebauer broke the championship decathlon shot put record with a throw of 17.13 metres. However, in the final event of the day, the 400 metres, Neugebauer finished last in his heat. Dutch athlete Jeff Tesselaar won his 400 metres heat in a personal best of 47.06 seconds, reducing the point gap between himself and Neugebauer to 71 points. German decathlete Niklas Kaul finished the first day in fourth place and remains in medal contention. Neugebauer also successfully cleared the high jump after two failed attempts.

In the second men’s 800 metres semifinal, Irish athlete Mark English set a new championship record with a time of 1:43.49. This performance surpassed the previous record of 1:43.84, set by East German Olaf Beyer in Prague in 1978, after 48 years. In the same semifinal, Mohamed Attaoui recorded a time of 1:43.82.

French athlete Gabriel Tual, the reigning European champion, was eliminated after finishing sixth in his semifinal with a time of 1:45.88.

The fastest time in the women’s 200 metres semifinals was 22.37 seconds (some live broadcast recordings show 22.38 seconds), achieved by British athlete Amy Hunt. Following her, Jaël Bestué finished in 22.69 seconds and Boglárka Takács in 22.77 seconds.

In the first semifinal, Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) won in 22.49 seconds, Gémima Joseph of France finished second in 22.68 seconds, and Dalia Kaddari of Italy placed third in 22.96 seconds.

In the third semifinal, Rhasidat Adeleke of the Republic of Ireland won in 22.43 seconds, Swiss athlete Fabienne Hoenke finished second, and British athlete Success Eduan placed third, all qualifying for the final. As a result, Great Britain will have three athletes in the final.

According to the Turkish Athletics Federation, eight Turkish athletes competed on the third day of the European Athletics Championships.

• İsmail Nezir: Nezir competed in the men’s 400 metres hurdles semifinal, finishing third in his heat with a time of 48.16 seconds and fourth overall, qualifying for the final. This time is recorded as his personal best (PB).
• Berke Akçam: Berke Akçam, competing in the same event, completed his semifinal heat in 48.56 seconds. He finished fourth in his heat and tenth overall; this time is his best of the season.

Three Turkish athletes qualified for the triple jump final:

• Necati Er: Er recorded a jump of 16.45 metres in the qualifications, placing fourth in his group and sixth overall, qualifying for the final.
• Can Özüpek: Özüpek achieved a jump of 16.30 metres, placing fourth in his group and eighth overall, advancing to the final.
• Mesut Bülbül: Bülbül recorded a jump of 16.08 metres, placing fifth in his group and eleventh overall, securing a spot in the final.

• Özlem Becerek: Özlem Becerek competed in the women’s discus throw qualifications and recorded a throw of 58.48 metres, placing fifth in her group and twelfth overall, qualifying for the final.

Two Turkish athletes competed in the first round of the women’s 200 metres:

• Elif Polat: Polat finished fifth in her heat with a time of 23.43 seconds and 14th overall.
• Sıla Koloğlu: Koloğlu finished seventh in her heat with a time of 23.65 seconds and 19th overall.

The fourth day of the championship, Thursday 13 August 2026, was completed. Events were held at the Alexander Stadium in the Perry Barr area. The day’s program featured various finals, semifinals, and qualifying rounds in both women’s and men’s categories. A total of seven gold medals were awarded on this day.

The number of spectators attending the evening session on day four was reported to be approximately 19,000. Another official record indicated that during the introduction of the women’s 200 metres final, the stadium was filled with exactly 20,082 spectators. This attendance level marked the highest of the championship to date.

British athlete Amy Hunt won the gold medal in the women’s 200 metres final with a time of 22.19 seconds, finishing first. With this victory, Hunt completed the 100/200 metres double at the championship.

Irish representative Rhasidat Adeleke finished second with a time of 22.28 seconds, earning the silver medal. Her time surpassed her previous Irish national record of 22.34 seconds, set in 2023, and was officially registered as a new national record. Adeleke qualified for the championship at the last moment through a quota earned at the 123rd National Championships at Morton Stadium.

British athlete Dina Asher-Smith finished third with a time of 22.29 seconds, just 0.01 seconds behind Adeleke, to claim the bronze medal. With this medal, Asher-Smith won her seventh European Championship medal, tying the total medal count of Croatian discus thrower Sandra Elkasević and Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

German athlete Nele Hoenke placed fourth with a time of 22.55 seconds, while French athlete Gemima Joseph finished fifth with a time of 22.63 seconds. British athlete Success Eduan completed the race in sixth place.

In the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase final, German athlete Gesa Felicitas Krause won the gold medal with a time of 9:12.69, securing her third European Championship title. French athlete Alice Finot took silver with a time of 9:14.24, while fellow German Olivia Gürth claimed bronze with a time of 9:15.33. British athlete Elise Thorner finished fourth, and French athlete Alexa Lemitre placed fifth.

During the final lap, German athlete Lea Meyer fell at the water jump. It is known that Meyer also fell at the water jump during the 2022 World Championships in Oregon.

In the women’s pole vault final, Swiss athlete Angelica Moser cleared 4.80 metres on her first attempt to win the gold medal, retaining her European title in both indoor and outdoor competitions. After securing gold, Moser attempted 4.85 metres but was unsuccessful.

Finnish athlete Wilma Murto won the silver medal with a jump of 4.75 metres. Belgian athlete Elinor Vekemans claimed bronze with a height of 4.70 metres, while French athletes Ninon Chevrier and Katerina Stefanidi both recorded 4.60 metres.

In the women’s triple jump final, Italian athlete Dariya Derkach won the gold medal with a jump of 14.60 metres. Derkach had maintained the lead during the competition with a jump of 14.53 metres. Belgian athlete Saliyya Guisse earned the silver medal, while Bulgarian athlete Aleksandra Nacheva took bronze with a jump of 14.40 metres.

The men’s 800 metres final was won by 33-year-old Irish veteran Mark English, who finished first with a time of 1:45.26 to claim the gold medal. With this achievement, English became the first Irish male athlete to win an individual gold medal in the history of the European Outdoor Championships. This medal, his 22nd at major championships, ensured that he returned with a medal from all six finals he has contested in both indoor and outdoor European Championships, making him Ireland’s most decorated track athlete with a total of six European Championship medals.

Croatian athlete Marino Bloudek won silver with a time of 1:45.62, while Spanish athlete Mohamed Attaoui took bronze with a time of 1:45.71. British athlete Ben Pattison finished sixth. Another British medal hopeful, Max Burgin, withdrew from the competition due to an injury sustained during warm-ups.

In the men’s discus throw final, Slovenian athlete Kristjan Ceh retained his European title with a throw of 72.51 metres. Ceh recorded four successful throws, surpassing the previous championship record of 69.78 metres set by Mykolas Alekna in 2022. His first attempt measured 70.83 metres. Ceh became the first discus thrower in the history of the European Athletics Championships to exceed the 70-metre mark in four of his six throws.

Lithuanian athlete Mykolas Alekna, despite surpassing his own previous championship record with a throw of 69.89 metres, finished second to claim silver. German athlete Henrik Janssen won bronze, while Swedish athlete Daniel Ståhl, the reigning world champion for the past three editions, finished fourth with a throw of 68.22 metres and failed to medal.

The men’s decathlon concluded with the 1500 metres, the final event of day four. German athlete Leo Neugebauer won the championship with a total of 8,611 points, earning the gold medal. Neugebauer recorded a throw of 54.31 metres in the discus throw discipline.

After collapsing at the finish line of the final 1500 metres, Neugebauer was followed across the line by his compatriot Niklas Kaul, who scored 8,573 points to win silver. For Kaul to have won gold, he would have needed to outpace Neugebauer by 24 seconds in the 1500 metres. Norwegian athlete Sander Skotheim claimed bronze with 8,433 points, while Dutch athlete Jeff Tesselaar finished fourth with 8,378 points.

According to the Turkish Athletics Federation, eight national athletes competed on day four of the championship. Their performances were as follows:

• Tuğba Danışmaz: Competing in the women’s triple jump final, she recorded a jump of 14.33 metres to finish fifth in Europe.
• Tuğba Yenigün: Competing in the women’s 3000 metres steeplechase final, she finished with a time of 9:59.15 to place 16th in Europe.
• Oğuz Uyar: Competed in the men’s 200 metres. As a seeded athlete in the first round, he advanced directly to the semifinals. In the semifinal heat, he recorded a time of 20.62 seconds, finishing fifth in his heat and 15th overall.
• Deniz Kaan Kartal: Competed in the men’s 200 metres. He qualified for the semifinals with a time of 21.02 seconds in the first round, placing sixth in his heat and 13th overall. In the evening semifinal, he recorded 20.84 seconds, finishing seventh in his heat and 21st overall.
• Kubilay Ençü: Competed in the first round of the men’s 200 metres. He recorded a time of 21.06 seconds, finishing seventh in his heat and 16th overall, and did not advance to the semifinals.
• Abdullah Tuğluk: Competed in the men’s 3000 metres steeplechase qualifiers. He recorded a time of 8:43.77, placing 10th in his heat and 20th overall.
• Cuma Özcan: Another athlete in the men’s 3000 metres steeplechase qualifiers, he recorded a time of 8:59.34, finishing 15th in his heat and 29th overall.
• Berra Aygün: Competed in the women’s high jump qualifiers. She cleared 1.80 metres to finish 14th in her group and 28th overall.

In the women’s 800 metres semifinals, Swiss athlete Audrey Werro fell with 150 metres remaining. The officials granted her a reprieve, allowing her to compete in the final.

British athlete Keely Hodgkinson recorded the fastest time in the semifinals to qualify for the final, while Dutch athlete Femke Broeders-Bol and British athlete Jemma Reekie also advanced to the final.

British athlete Zharnel Hughes won his semifinal heat to qualify for the final, while his teammate Ebuka Nwokeji failed to advance. Finnish athlete Riku Illukka broke the Finnish national record in the men’s 200 metres with a time of 20.38 seconds.

Norwegian 5000 metres European champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen, returning to competition after 11 months away from the track due to injury, made comments targeting British athlete Josh Kerr, who did not participate in the Birmingham events. Ingebrigtsen criticized Kerr for skipping the championship, claiming it harmed the integrity of the sport.

Meanwhile, German 800 metres runner Smilla Kolbe condemned incidents of racial harassment directed at teammates on social media following the semifinals.

On the fifth day of the championship, competitions were held in various events during both morning and evening sessions. On this day, six athletes and one relay team represented Türkiye.

• Men’s 400 Metre Hurdles Final: İsmail Nezir finished third in the final with a time of 48.26 seconds, winning the bronze medal.
• Women’s Discus Throw Final: Özlem Becerek finished eleventh in Europe with a throw of 57.27 metres. Becerek became the first Turkish female athlete to reach the final in the discus throw in Turkish athletics history.
• Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification: Esra Türkmen qualified for the final by finishing first in her group and fourth overall with a throw of 60.43 metres. Competing in the same event, Eda Tuğsuz was eliminated after recording a throw of 51.29 metres, placing 14th in her group and 28th overall.
• Men’s 4x400 Metre Relay Qualification: The Turkish relay team of İhsan Selçuk, Kubilay Ençü, Oğuzhan Kaya and Berke Akçam completed the race in 3:02.96, their best time of the season (SB). The team finished sixth in their heat and 13th overall, failing to advance.
• Men’s 1500 Metres First Round: Salih Teksöz finished 11th in his heat and 23rd overall with a time of 3:42.99, and was eliminated.
• Men’s Pole Vault Qualification: Ersu Şaşma failed to record a valid height (NM) in the qualification round.

The athletes who won gold medals and their results in the finals held on day five were as follows:

• Men’s 400 Metre Hurdles: Norwegian athlete Karsten Warholm won the final with a time of 46.63 seconds, becoming European champion for the fourth consecutive time. Warholm lowered his own championship record with this performance. This title was his second gold medal of the competition, following his win in the mixed 4x400 metres on the first day.
• Men’s High Jump: Italian athlete Gianmarco Tamberi, returning from injury, cleared 2.32 metres, improving his seasonal best by nine centimetres, to claim his fourth European title.
• Women’s 10,000 Metres: Italian athlete Nadia Battocletti won the race and retained her title, completing the 5,000/10,000 metres double for the second consecutive time in championship history.
• Men’s 200 Metres: German athlete Owen Ansah crossed the finish line ahead of British favourite Zharnel Hughes to win gold.
• Women’s Discus Throw: Dutch athlete Jorinde Van Klinken won gold in the discus throw after previously winning silver in the shot put.
• Women’s 800 Metres: Swiss athlete Audrey Werro advanced to the final despite falling in the semi-final, thanks to a referee’s decision. In the final, she outpaced Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol to win gold.

On the fifth day of competition, a total of three championship records and five national records were broken.

• Championship Records
• 1. Women’s 800 Metres: Swiss athlete Audrey Werro set a new championship record.
  2. Men’s 4x400 Metre Relay: The Italy team broke the championship record of 2:58.22, held by Great Britain and Northern Ireland since the 1990 European Athletics Championships, by clocking 2:58.10 in the heats.
  3. Men’s 400 Metre Hurdles: Norwegian Karsten Warholm renewed the championship record with a time of 46.63 seconds.
• National Records
• 1. Women’s Javelin Throw: Swiss athlete Leonie Hugli set a new Swiss record with a throw of 62.33 metres.
  2. Women’s 4x400 Metre Relay: The Slovakia team broke their national record with a time of 3:27.02. In this race, Emma Zapletalová ran the fastest split of 49.3 seconds in the heats.
  3. Men’s 4x400 Metre Relay: The Italy team broke their national record with a time of 2:58.10.
  4. Men’s 4x400 Metre Relay: The Hungary team broke their national record with a time of 3:01.24.
  5. Men’s 4x400 Metre Relay: The Denmark team broke their national record with a time of 3:02.19.

On the sixth day of the championship, record-breaking performances took centre stage during both morning and evening sessions. In the morning session, a total of 13 national athletes and one relay team represented Türkiye.

On day six, Turkish athletes set national records in race walking, while in the triple jump, a historic milestone was achieved for the first time in Turkish athletics.

• Half Marathon Race Walk (Men): Salih Korkmaz completed the race in 1:24:45, setting a new Turkish record and finishing fifth in Europe.
• Half Marathon Race Walk (Women): Meryem Bekmez set a new Turkish record with a time of 1:36:10 and finished 14th. Competing in the same race, Kader Dost placed 24th and Emine Ceylan finished 26th. Both Dost and Ceylan achieved personal bests (PB) during the race.
• Half Marathon Race Walk (Other): Hayrettin Yıldız broke the Turkish record with a time of 1:32:14 and finished 21st. Mazlum Demir and Harun Bilir did not finish (DNF).
• Marathon Race Walk (Women): Ayşe Aslan set a new Turkish record with a time of 3:43:29 and finished 13th. Esma Öztekin broke the U23 Turkish record with a time of 4:04:59 and finished 16th. Competing in the same race, Kader Güvenç was disqualified (DQ).
• Marathon Race Walk (Men): Ozan Bayram finished 25th.
• Men’s Triple Jump Final: For the first time in Turkish athletics history, three national athletes qualified for the same final in one event. In the final, Can Özüpek finished fifth in Europe with a seasonal best (SB) of 16.73 metres. Mesut Bülbül achieved ninth place in Europe with a jump of 15.93 metres. Necati Er, who jumped 15.77 metres on his first attempt, was unable to continue due to injury and finished 11th.
• Men’s 4x100 Metre Relay Qualification: The Turkish relay team completed the race in 39.27 seconds, placing fifth in their heat and 10th overall, and was eliminated.
• Women’s 1500 Metres First Round: Şilan Ayyıldız finished ninth in her heat and 19th overall with a time of 4:11.33, and was eliminated.
• Women’s Long Jump Qualification: Yasemin Zehra Börekçi jumped 6.20 metres, placing 12th in her group and 25th overall, and failed to qualify for the final.

On day six, a total of 13 champions were crowned in the finals. The standout athletes and their results were as follows:

• Men’s Triple Jump: Italian athlete Andy Diaz Hernandez won gold with a jump of 18.15 metres. This performance was the best in the world this year (WL) and the fourth-best in athletics history.
• Men’s Javelin Throw: German athlete Julian Weber broke the championship record with his final (sixth) throw of 90.40 metres, retaining his title. This throw was the first in championship history to surpass 90 metres under current javelin specifications. Weber surpassed the previous record of 89.72 metres set by Steve Backley in 1998.
• Men’s 10,000 Metres: Swedish athlete Andreas Almgren won gold with a time of 27:23.44, breaking the championship record. He surpassed the previous record of 27:30.99 set by Martti Vainio in 1978, which had stood for 48 years.
• Women’s 400 Metres: Norwegian athlete Henriette Jaeger lowered her national record to 49.04 seconds, finishing first by a full second ahead of her closest rival to win the title. This victory marked her second gold medal of the championship.
• Men’s 4x100 Metre Relay: The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team won gold with a time of 38.45 seconds. Romell Glave ran the anchor leg for the team.
• Women’s 4x100 Metre Relay: The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team won gold. Team member Amy Hunt earned her third gold medal of the championship. Teammate Dina Asher-Smith won her 10th medal at the European Championships, tying the record for most medals won by a female athlete, previously held by Irena Szewinska.
• Women’s High Jump: Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold.
• Women’s Heptathlon: Irish athlete Kate O'Connor won gold. This marked Ireland’s second gold medal of the entire competition.

For the first time in the history of major championships, numerous world, European and championship records were broken in the half marathon and marathon race walking disciplines:

• Women’s Half Marathon Race Walk: Spanish athlete María Pérez won gold and set a new world record and championship record with a time of 1:30:06. Italian athlete Alexandrina Mihai won silver in the race.
• Women’s Marathon Race Walk: Italian athlete Sofia Fiorini won gold with a time of 3:15:11, setting new world, European and championship records.
• Men’s Half Marathon Race Walk: Spanish athlete Paul McGrath won first place by breaking the championship record with a time of 1:23:23.
• Men’s Marathon Race Walk: Italian athlete Massimo Stano won gold with a time of 2:56:49, setting new European and championship records. This time was also the best in the world this year (WL).

Six medal ceremonies planned for Saturday evening were postponed due to security concerns. This followed the arrest by West Midlands Police of a man in his 30s without valid accreditation at Alexander Stadium on suspicion of fraud. Necessary security procedures were immediately activated.

During this period, shuttle buses and public transport services around the stadium were suspended. The 23,000 spectators and athlete contingent at the stadium were kept waiting for over an hour around the venue and exits. Police also conducted searches of athlete buses. Transportation and stadium operations returned to normal in the early hours of Sunday.

On the seventh and final day of the championship, road races took place in the city centre of Birmingham during the morning session, while finals were held at Alexander Stadium in the evening. On this day, both Turkish athletes and international competitors achieved significant results and set new championship records.

On the final day of competition, two Turkish female athletes competed in the final rounds:

• Women’s Javelin Throw Final: National athlete Esra Türkmen, representing Türkiye in the final, finished sixth in Europe with a throw of 59.29 metres.
• Women’s Triple Jump Final: National athlete Tuğba Danışmaz finished fifth in Europe with a jump of 14.33 metres in the final.

On the morning schedule of day seven, marathon races were held on a technical course in the city centre of Birmingham. Champions were determined at both individual and team levels, and historic results were recorded:

• Men’s Marathon: German athlete Amanal Petros won gold with a time of 2:09:11, lowering the previous championship record of 2:09:51 set by Belgian Koen Naert in Berlin in 2018 by 40 seconds. Silver went to Italian Pietro Riva in 2:09:18, and bronze to Israeli Gashau Ayale in 2:09:21, three seconds behind Riva.
• Men’s Team Marathon: Israel won gold by having four athletes among the top 12 finishers. Germany took silver and France won bronze.
• Women’s Marathon: Finnish athlete Alisa Vainio won gold with a time of 2:22:26, improving the previous championship record of 2:25:26 set by French athlete Christelle Daunay in Zurich in 2014 by nearly three minutes. Vainio’s winning margin of 4:55 minutes over her closest rival was the largest in women’s marathon history at the European Athletics Championships, surpassing the previous record of 4:14 set by Portuguese Rosa Mota in 1986. Silver went to Hungarian athlete Lili Anna Vindics-Toth, who set a personal best (PB) of 2:27:21, and bronze to British athlete Abbie Donnelly in 2:27:33.
• Women’s Team Marathon: Host nation Great Britain topped the podium, Italy won silver and Spain took bronze.

The following results were recorded in the finals held at the stadium during the evening session:

• Mixed 4x100 Metre Relay: For the first time in the European Championships programme and for the first time ever in Birmingham, this event was won by the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in 39.97 seconds, claiming gold. This time set a new European record and a new championship record. The team consisted of Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Amy Hunt. Silver went to Germany in 40.11 seconds and bronze to Spain in 40.42 seconds.
• Men’s Pole Vault: Swedish athlete Armand "Mondo" Duplantis cleared 6.15 metres on his first attempt to set a new championship record and win his fourth consecutive European title. Greek athlete Emmanouil Karalis won silver with 6.00 metres and French athlete Baptiste Thiery won bronze with 5.85 metres.
• Men’s 4x400 Metre Relay: Despite a strong final leg by Charlie Dobson of Great Britain, the Italy team won gold in 2:59.16 seconds. Lorenzo Benati ran the anchor leg for Italy. The Great Britain team (with Matt Hudson-Smith, Toby Harris and Charlie Dobson) took silver in 2:59.19 seconds, and the Netherlands team won bronze in 2:59.49 seconds. This victory marked Italy’s 10th gold medal of the championship.
• Women’s 4x400 Metre Relay: The Netherlands team, led by anchor leg runner Femke Broeders-Bol, won their third consecutive European title in 3:21.10 seconds. The team also included Myrte van der Schoot and Lieke Klaver. The Great Britain team (with Nicole Yeargin and Emily Newnham) won silver in 3:21.68 seconds, and the Italy team won bronze in 3:23.57 seconds. Host nation Great Britain was unable to field Amber Anning due to injury.
• Women’s 1500 Metres: British athlete Georgia Hunter Bell won the race in 4:07.78 seconds to claim her first European title. Polish athlete Klaudia Kazimierska took silver in 4:08.80 seconds and Portuguese athlete Patricia Silva won bronze in 4:09.22 seconds.
• Women’s Long Jump: Italian athlete Larissa Iapichino won gold with a jump of 7.00 metres. British athlete Jazmin Sawyers won silver with 6.99 metres and French athlete Hilary Kpatcha won bronze with 6.98 metres. Former champion Malaika Mihambo finished fifth with a jump of 6.86 metres.
• Men’s 3000 Metres Steeplechase: German athlete Frederik Ruppert won gold with a time of 8:25.33 seconds. Luxembourgish athlete Ruben Querinjean won silver in 8:25.61 seconds, securing his country’s second medal in championship history. German athlete Karl Bebendorf won bronze in 8:26.65 seconds.
• Women’s Javelin Throw: Croatian athlete and 2016 Olympic champion Sara Kolak won gold with her first throw of 62.43 metres. This was her first major championship title after a decade-long gap. German athlete Julia Ulbricht won silver with 61.53 metres and Serbian athlete Adriana Vilagos won bronze with 60.93 metres.

• Amy Hunt’s Historic Performance: British athlete Amy Hunt became the first athlete in championship history to win four gold medals at a single event, claiming victory in the 100 metres, 200 metres, women’s 4x100 metres relay and mixed 4x100 metres relay.
• Dina Asher-Smith’s Medal Record: With her gold medal in the mixed relay, Dina Asher-Smith increased her total European Championship medal count to 11 (8 gold), surpassing Irena Szewinska to become the most decorated female athlete in championship history.

At the conclusion of the championship, Italy topped the medal table. Italy finished first for the second consecutive time with a total of 10 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze medals, amounting to 22 medals. Host nation Great Britain finished second overall with nine gold medals. Netherlands finished fourth with 5 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals (14 total), and Norway finished fifth with 4 gold and 2 bronze medals (6 total).

The 2026 European Athletics Championships officially concluded with the completion of the final races on day seven.