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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:35 BST 16 August

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    Mondo Duplantis in actionImage source, Reuters

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  2. Tonight's schedulepublished at 19:32 BST 16 August

    All times BST

    • 19:15: Men's pole vault - Swedish world record holder Armand Duplantis is favourite for gold, while GB's Owen Heard also competes
    • 19:55: Women's javelin - no British athletes
    • 20:05: Women's long jump - Commonwealth Games champion Jazmin Sawyers and Molly Palmer go for GB
    • 20:35: Mixed 4x100m relay - GB one of nine teams in final
    • 20:50: Men's 3,000m steeplechase - GB's Williams Battershill, Kristian Imroth and Zak Seddon compete
    • 21:13: Women's 1500m - Georgia Hunter Bell, the fastest European this year, is the favourite for gold
    • 21:33: Women's 4x400m relay - GB qualified fastest but will the Netherlands bring in Femke Broeders-Bol to boost their chances?
    • 21:48 Men's 4x400m relay - GB qualified sixth fastest as local lad Mattthew Hudson-Smith seeks a record medal in the final event of the championships
  3. We are live!published at 19:30 BST 16 August

    BBC One

    Head over to BBC One to catch all of the Saturday night action.

    Gabby Logan is alongside former Great Britain Olympians Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford.

    You can also watch the coverage at the top of this live text by clicking 'Watch & listen'.

  4. Watch: Marathon records fall in men's and women's racespublished at 19:27 BST 16 August

    Marathon

    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 this morning.

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    Media caption,

    European Championship marathon records fall in men's and women's races

  5. Postpublished at 19:25 BST 16 August

    Men's pole vault final

    No early surprises for Armand Duplantis. The Swede, along with GB's Owen Heard, has cleared the opening height of 5.55m on his first jump in the men's pole vault final.

  6. How high can Heard go?published at 19:23 BST 16 August

    Men's pole vault final

    Owen Heard of Team England celebrates during the Men's Pole Vault FinalImage source, Getty Images

    Great Britain's Owen Heard will be hoping to add to his medal collection after claiming bronze at the Commonwealth Games a few weeks ago.

    He did that with a 5.70m clearance, but he was unable to go higher than 5.60m in Friday's qualification session.

  7. 'The win streak has been nice'published at 19:21 BST 16 August

    Women's 1500m final

    BBC Sport

    Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell, speaking to BBC Sport after qualifying for the final: "I feel a bit of a caged animal waiting to get going. It has been fun and it builds that momentum.

    "I knew it would be a great crowd, which it has been. I was excited to hear that home cheer. I have been enjoying controlling races from the front recently. That wasn't exactly the plan, but it just felt right.

    "This year I'm having a good season. That's my 15th race of the year and my 13th win. The win streak has been nice."

    Media caption,

    Hunter Bell in to 1500m final

  8. Hunter Bell eyes third 2026 gold medalpublished at 19:19 BST 16 August

    Women's 1500m final

    Gold at the 2026 World Indoor Championships...

    Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell celebrates with her national flag after winning gold in the women's 1500m finalImage source, Reuters

    Gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games...

    Georgia Hunter Bell of England celebrates with the gold medalImage source, PA Media

    European Championship gold pending?

  9. Got a burning question?published at 19:17 BST 16 August

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  10. More for Mondo?published at 19:15 BST 16 August

    Men's pole vault final

    Armand Duplantis of Team Sweden gestures after the Men's Pole Vault QualificationImage source, Getty Images

    Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is always the favourite when it comes to the pole vault, and it will be no different in tonight's final which is starting right now.

    The US-born Swede is the three-time defending European champion, he has won the past three world titles and he's also a two-time Olympic champion.

    Oh, and he's broken the world record 15 times.

    Duplantis' current personal best is 6.31m, which is a whopping 14cm higher than anyone else's in tonight's field.

    But... there is a glimmer of hope for his competitors. The 26-year-old suffered his first defeat in the Diamond League in three years in Stockholm in June as he failed to clear 6.05m - a height that only two of tonight's other athletes have ever gone above.

  11. GB medals so far - will we see more tonight?published at 19:13 BST 16 August

    Gold

    Women's 100m - Amy Hunt (day one)

    Men's 100m - Romell Glave (day two)

    Women's 200m - Amy Hunt (day four)

    Men's 400m - Matthew Hudson-Smith (day three)

    Men's 4x100m relay (day six)

    Women's 4x100m relay (day six)

    Marathon - women's team event (day seven)

    Silver

    Mixed 4x400m - Ben Jefferies, Charlotte Henrich, Toby Harries, Yemi Mary John (day one)

    Men's 100m - Jeremiah Azu (day two)

    Women's 400m hurdles - Emily Newnham (day three)

    Women's 800m - Keely Hodgkinson (day five)

    Men's 200m - Zharnel Hughes (day five)

    Bronze

    Women's 200m - Dina Asher-Smith (day four)

    Women's marathon - Abbie Donnelly (day seven)

  12. How the medal table standspublished at 19:10 BST 16 August

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  13. Hunt closing in on 'iconic' fourth gold medalpublished at 19:07 BST 16 August

    Mixed 4x100m relay (20.35 BST)

    Sprinter Amy Hunt is on course to win a record four gold medals at these championships as she attempts to become "iconic".

    The confident 24-year-old won the 100m on Monday, the 200m on Thursday and the women's 4x100m relay on Saturday.

    Victory in the mixed 4x100m relay on Sunday would see her become the first athlete in history to win four European gold medals at one championships.

    "Yes, I am looking to be iconic," she told BBC Sport earlier in the week. "I want to do what nobody has ever done before.

    "I think this is the perfect place to do it. I am an East Midlands girl, and I am from Newark.

    "This is the closest I am ever going to get to a home crowd in my entire career."

    Britain's Amy Hunt prepares to compete in the women's 4 x 100m relayImage source, Getty Images
  14. What's coming up this evening?published at 19:05 BST 16 August

    All times BST

    • 19:15: Men's pole vault - Swedish world record holder Armand Duplantis is favourite for gold, while GB's Owen Heard also competes
    • 19:55: Women's javelin - no British athletes
    • 20:05: Women's long jump - Commonwealth Games champion Jazmin Sawyers and Molly Palmer go for GB
    • 20:35: Mixed 4x100m relay - GB one of nine teams in final
    • 20:50: Men's 3,000m steeplechase - GB's Williams Battershill, Kristian Imroth and Zak Seddon compete
    • 21:13: Women's 1500m - Georgia Hunter Bell, the fastest European this year, is the favourite for gold
    • 21:33: Women's 4x400m relay - GB qualified fastest but will the Netherlands bring in Femke Broeders-Bol to boost their chances?
    • 21:48 Men's 4x400m relay - GB qualified sixth fastest as local lad Mattthew Hudson-Smith seeks a record medal in the final event of the championships
  15. What happened this morning?published at 19:03 BST 16 August

    Abbie Donnelly of Great Britain and Northern IrelandImage source, Getty Images

    Abbie Donnelly became the first British woman to win an individual marathon medal at the European Championships as she took bronze in Birmingham on Sunday.

    Great Britain also secured a team gold, beating Italy and Spain to the top of the podium as Natasha Wilson finished fifth and Rose Harvey 14th.

    The previous highest finish by a female British marathon runner at a European Championships came from Kath Binns who placed ninth in 1982.

    In two hours 27 minutes 33 seconds, Lincolnshire runner Donnelly crossed the line behind Hungary's Lili Anna Vindics-Toth, while Finnish favourite Alisa Vainio took gold in 2:22:26, beating the previous championship record by nearly three minutes.

    Great Britain's women's team marathon triumph delivered the nation's seventh overall gold at the championships, leaving them one shy of leaders Italy going into the final evening of action.

  16. Hello!published at 19:00 BST 16 August

    Welcome to the final evening session of the 2026 European Athletics Championships, taking place at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

    We will bring you all the action as it happens, as we hope for another golden evening for British athletics.

  17. GB one gold behind Italy in medal tablepublished at 11:49 BST 16 August

    Here's the top of the medal table after Britain won women's marathon team gold.

    Medal table
  18. gold-medal

    Women's team title for Great Britainpublished at 11:22 BST 16 August

    Marathon team events

    Great Britain's women have finished top of the marathon team standings with a combined time of 7:26:01, beating Italy to gold.

    In the men’s race, Israel took gold with a combined time of 6:28:37, just 26 seconds ahead of Germany.

  19. bronze medal

    Bronze medal - Donnelly (GB)published at 10:48 BST 16 August

    Women's marathon

    Abbie DonnellyImage source, Getty Images

    Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly has won the bronze medal in the women's marathon, finishing in two hours 27 minutes and 33 seconds.

    Team-mate Natasha Wilson was fifth and Rose Harvey 14th.

    Mahamed Mahamed was the top British finisher in the men's marathon, coming seventh in 2:09:43.00.