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Great Britain take silver in both the men's and women's 4x400m relay, with the last lap of each race going right down to the wire.

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

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

British sprinter first to win four titles at single eventDina Asher-Smith hits record 11 European medals totalIf there was any remaining doubt that this has been Amy Hunts summer, it was dispelled over 10 seconds of cont...

Hunter Bell races clear on final lap to win in 4:07.78secKlaudia Kazimierska claims silver; Patricia Silva bronzeGeorgia Hunter Bells glorious summer continues to take her to fresh summits. The 32-year-old was simply sub...

Great Britain's Jazz Sawyers puts on "one of the performances of the championship" to take silver in the women's long jump, finishing just one centimetre behind gold-winning Larissa Iapichino.

Georgia Hunter-Bell wins convincingly in the women's 1500m to take gold for Great Britain, making herself uncatchable on the final stretch.

Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith make history and Georgia Hunter Bell claims a commanding 1500m gold as Great Britain maintain their bid to top the final medal table at the European Championships.

Jeremiah Azu, Dina-Asher Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Amy Hunt combine to win gold for Great Britain in the first mixed 4x100m relay at the European Athletics Championships.

Kate O'Connor knows she is capable of winning a world and Olympic title after producing a superb performance to clinch a European gold medal.

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis weeks question: Is it inevitable that consum...

Transport was also delayed because of the arrest, leading to crowds building up outside the venue.

Germany's Amanal Petros and Finland's Alisa Vainio both set new championship records on their way to gold in the men and women's marathons, on the final day of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Bir...

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

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

Athletes unable to reach hotels until after midnightMan arrested on suspicion of fraudDozens of athletes, including Britains Amy Hunt, and thousands of spectators were caught up in a massive security operation involving ...

Abbie Donnelly wins the bronze medal in the women's marathon, with Great Britain also winning a gold medal in the team event, on the final day of the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham.