Daniel Wiffen safely through to 800m freestyle final at the European Aquatics Championships

Mona McSharry, Ellie McCartney and John Shortt also qualify in respective heats

The eagerly anticipated first-leg clash will take place on Aug 15 at the Jalan Besar Stadium at 9pm.

11 August 2026 Ștefania Uță (pictured) won gold in the 400m hurdles event at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon, clocking a new championship record of 55.33 seconds. South Africa’s Tumi Ramokgopa took silver in 55.88 seconds, while Greece’s Eleni Iakovaki won bronze in 55.99 seconds. Uță won the European U20

The French men’s 400 x 200m freestyle relay team won silver at the European Championships. On his return to France, Léon Marchand posted the world’s best time of the year in the 200m.

Women’s 100m and men’s 5,000m top opening billing Britain ends 92-year wait | Mail Billy | Follow on TikTok Women’s 100 hurdles: Germany’s Rosina Schneider draws level with Norway’s Lovise Skarbøvik Andresen after 60m of the third heat but pulls away in the final 20m to win. The Norwegian was still on for a fast time

Records could fall in Birmingham this week as athletics’ major stars battle for continental glory