Matthew Hudson-Smith jokes of bid to be Mayor of Birmingham after hometown glory

Hudson-Smith made it a hat-trick of career individual European titles.

Becomes first man to win three European 400m titles Hudson-Smith: ‘Nobody is going to beat me on this track’ Stand … and deliver. On a balmy night in Birmingham, Matt Hudson-Smith powered past the stand bearing his name at the Alexander Stadium and into history by becoming the first man to win three European Champion

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:

Matt Hudson-Smith wins gold in the men's 400m, his third in the European Athletics Championships, on the track that he raced on growing up.

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