Gold medal star breaks silence on empty seats in Birmingham for European Championships

The event has been criticised for high ticket prices and empty seats at the Alexander Stadium

Britain loves sport yet ticket sales for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham have been slow. Ed Warner wonders why. British sport has a capacity problem or a bandwidth one, depending on which way you want to look at it. Too many seats in too many venues with too few bums to fill them. Or…

The European Athletics Championships in Birmingham has been mostly watched by a half-empty stadium of people overpaying for the privilege

Daniel Wiffen finishes out of the medals in 800m freestyle final

'I want it all': British sprinter Amy Hunt hits high notes in medal charge at European championships  Toronto Star

Hudson-Smith crossed in 44.17 to land his eighth European medal in all

Update Britain hosting European Athletics Championships for first time in event's 92-year history; Romell Glave and Amy Hunt claim golds for Great Britain in 100m events; Matthew Hudson-Smith claims gold for Britain in 400m; Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell among other home medal hopes Wednesday 12 August 2026 21:

Daniel Wiffen was cruelly denied a medal in the final of the men’s 800m freestyle.

Irish middle-distance runner Mark English has broken a longstanding European championships record in the 800 meters

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Former Olympic star questions ticket prices and calls for greater accessibility at Birmingham event

Paula Radcliffe hits out at European Athletics ticket pricing saying it's 'a shame' to see empty seats  GB News

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Nearly 10,000 seats were empty at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on Monday.

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Olympic high jump champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh is aiming to retain one of her numerous titles at this week's European Championships.