The UK had never hosted the European Athletics Championships before, but that’s all changed, as the major global outdoor track and field championships have now kicked off at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, hosting Europe’s best athletes (Monday, August 10 to Sunday, August 16).
Keely Hodgkinson looks to defend her 800m crown (having already broken the indoor world record earlier this year); Wolverhampton’s Matt Hudson-Smith chases gold in the 400m; Amy Hunt is in the individual 100m and 200m, plus the 4x100m relay; and Birmingham’s Ellis Cross will compete in the men’s marathon.
Make sure to get down to ‘Champions Square’ (August 13 to 16) to catch much of the action, too, which will be showing many of the biggest events on the big screen, alongside an exciting programme of live music, dance, circus, street theatre and interactive activities.
The European Athletics Championships’ finals:
Monday, August 10
- Opening Ceremony (6:20 pm)
- Women’s Shot Put FINAL (7:03 pm)
- Women’s Shot Put FINAL (8:33 pm)
- Men’s 5000m FINAL (8:40 pm)
- Mixed 4x400m Relay FINAL (9:40 pm)
- Women’s 100m FINAL (9:50 pm)
Tuesday, August 11
- Men’s Hammer Throw FINAL (7:10 pm)
- Women’s 5000m FINAL (7:25 pm)
- Men’s Long Jump FINAL (8:16 pm)
- Women’s 100m Hurdles FINAL (9:30 pm)
- Men’s 100m FINAL (9:47 pm)
Wednesday, August 12
- Women’s Hammer Throw FINAL (7:45 pm)
- Men’s 400m FINAL (8:50 pm)
- Women’s 400m Hurdles FINAL (9:08 pm)
- Men’s 110m Hurdles FINAL (9:47 pm)
Thursday, August 13
- Women’s Triple Jump FINAL (7:40 pm)
- Women’s Pole Vault FINAL (7:50 pm)
- Women’s 3000m Steeplechase FINAL (8:29 pm)
- Men’s Discus Throw FINAL (8:45 pm)
- Men’s Decathlon 1500m FINAL (9:10 pm)
- Men’s 800m FINAL (9:28 pm)
- Women’s 200m FINAL (9:50 pm)
Friday, August 14
- Women’s 10,000m FINAL (7:45 pm)
- Men’s High Jump FINAL (8:00 pm)
- Women’s Discus Throw FINAL (8:30 pm)
- Men’s 400m Hurdles FINAL (8:40 pm)
- Men’s 200m FINAL (9:25 pm)
- Women’s 800m FINAL (9:46 pm)
Saturday, August 15
- Men’s and Women’s Half Marathon and Marathon Race Walk (7:30 am)
- Women’s Heptathlon 800m FINAL (7:45 pm)
- Men’s Javelin Throw FINAL (8:01 pm)
- Women’s High Jump FINAL (8:07 pm)
- Women’s 400m FINAL (8:10 pm)
- Men’s Triple Jump FINAL (8:17 pm)
- Men’s 10,000m FINAL (8:25 pm)
- Men’s 1500m FINAL (9:07 pm)
- Men’s 4x100m Relay FINAL (9:33 pm)
- Women’s 4x100m Relay FINAL (9:48 pm)
Sunday, August 16
- Women’s Marathon FINAL (7:30 am)
- Men’s Marathon FINAL (8:10 am)
- Men’s Pole Vault FINAL (7:30 pm)
- Women’s Javelin Throw FINAL (7:55 pm)
- Women’s Long Jump FINAL (8:05 pm)
- Mixed 4x100m Relay FINAL (8:35 pm)
- Men’s 3000m Steeplechase FINAL (8:50 pm)
- Women’s 1500m FINAL (9:13 pm)
- Women’s 4x400m Relay FINAL (9:33 pm)
- Men’s 4x400m Relay FINAL (9:48 pm)
You can watch the European Athletics Championships 2026 on BBC One and iPlayer.
