Athletics News

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at why athletes competing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland wear different coloured kits at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Great Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith makes history as the joint-most decorated man of all-time at European Championships by claiming 400m gold in Birmingham.

Full medal table and Great Britain's medallists for the European Athletics Championships at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium.

Timetable and BBC coverage times for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham from 10-16 August.

Matt Hudson-Smith took his third European title in the mens 400m while Emily Newnham stormed to silver in the womens 400m hurdlesHudson-Smith was second in his semi-final last night. I reckon hell pull it out of the bag ...

Becomes first man to win three European 400m titlesHudson-Smith: Nobody is going to beat me on this trackStand and deliver. On a balmy night in Birmingham, Matt Hudson-Smith powered past the stand bearing his name at the...

Live updates from the third day of actionEmail Luke | Sign up for The RecapHudson-Smith was second in his semi-final last night. I reckon hell pull it out of the bag tonight, though. Jonas Phijffers of the Netherlands wa...

Great Britain's Emily Newnham runs a personal best to seal an excellent silver in the women's 400m hurdles at the European Championships in Birmingham, having recently earned the same medal in the Commonwealth Ga...

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.

Live updates from the third day of actionEmail Luke | Sign up for The RecapFor good measure here are Seans reports from Monday:And Tuesday:

Timetable and BBC coverage times for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham from 10-16 August.

Great Britain's Max Burgin and Ben Pattison finish first and second in their semi-final races to qualify for the 800m final, while Ireland's Mark English also qualifies for the final after breaking the European A...

The world record for the women's 800m is the longest standing in athletics. No-one has managed to break it for 43 years. Why is it such a tough task?