European Athletics Championships 2026: Battocletti wins 10,000m, Hodgkinson chases gold in 800m, men’s 200m final – live

Updates from Friday’s evening session in Birmingham Amy Hunt sets sights on four golds | Mail Tanya 10,000m: Nadia Battocletti, the defending champion, who already has the 5000m gold under her belt, is the favourite in the 10,000m. Poppy Tank, Megan Keith and Izzy Fry go for GB in this 26-woman race. And they’re off…

Update Britain hosting European Athletics Championships for first time in event's 92-year history; Amy Hunt claims Sprint gold double and Romell Glave wins 100m for Great Britain; Matthew Hudson-Smith claims gold for Britain in 400m; Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell among other medal hopes Friday 14 August 2026 22

Keely Hodgkinson is forced to settle for European silver as Switzerland's Audrey Werro denies the Briton a third consecutive title in a thrilling 800m final.

The Swiss favourite ended the British Olympic champion’s hopes of a hat-trick of 800 metres victories.

Keely Hodgkinson took the silver medal in the European Championships 800m final

The women's 800m was one of the most anticipated events of the European Athletics Championships, as it promised a thrilling three-battle between Keely Hodgkinson, Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol

KEELY HODGKINSON breezed through her 800m semi-final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham today as her Swiss nemesis Audrey Werro was contentiously put through to the final after tumbling in the first race. The Briton, who would seal a hat-trick of successive European golds if she wins tonight, crossed

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 13 : Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson eased into the women's 800 metres final at the European Athletics Championships on Thursday, while rival Audrey Werro secured her place in the medal race after a successful appeal following a dramatic fall.Swiss runner Werro, who clocked the fastest women'

Keely Hodgkinson’s 800m rival Audrey Werro falls in semi-final  The Times

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