Keely Hodgkinson tears and top star absent - Five talking points from European Championships

Birmingham is playing host to the European Athletics Championships and there are plenty of interesting stories to follow throughout the week

Keely Hodgkinson seeks a historic third European 800m gold medal in Birmingham. She faces strong competition from Audrey Werro and Femke Bol. Hodgkinson views a home victory as special as her Olympic success. She considers her Stockholm defeat a sign of developing competition. The women's 800m final is scheduled fo

Keely Hodgkinson has aired her frustrations ahead of the European Athletics Championships and put one bizarre rumour to bed

Britain hosting European Athletics Championships for first time in event's 92-year history; Amy Hunt, Matthew Hudson-Smith and Georgia Hunter Bell among home medal hopes; international stars on show include pole vault titan Armand Duplantis and Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen Monday 10 August 2026 08:04, U

There will be a host of world-class athletes in Birmingham this week but the 800m should shine like a supernova They say betting is a mug’s game. But here are two predictions to take to the bank. The European Athletics Championships this week in Birmingham, with the BBC shoving its considerable heft behind it, will be

KEELY HODGKINSON claims winning a record hat-trick of European golds would “mean just as much” as her Olympics glory. No British woman has won three titles in the same individual event in the 92-year history of the European Athletics Championships but Hodgkinson, 24, has the chance to achieve that feat this week. Birmi

10 August 2026 Diver Cătălin Preda won the gold medal in the 20m platform high-diving event at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris on Saturday, August 8. Preda won the gold medal with a total of 411.60 points after four dives. Italy’s Andrea Barnaba finished second, while France’s Gary Hunt took third place. C

Keely Hodgkinson will seek to prove she is still number one following a "tricky" outdoor season when she faces world-class rivals for European 800m gold in Birmingham.

The British Olympic gold medallist will go head-to-head with Switzerland’s Audrey Werro, while Femke Broeders-Bol will also be involved in Birmingham.

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