Preview of 2026 European Athletics Championships, August 10-16, 2026, Event by Event
20 Articles
20 Articles
Riku Illukka was in the middle of a strange situation in the men's 100 meter heats at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
BIRMINGHAM. Close, but not enough. Melwin Lycke Holm tore his shirt after not reaching the European Championship final. – Better that than breaking something, he says.
In March 2024, at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, the Nice native suffered a serious injury when she landed awkwardly on the mat, an open fracture of her left ankle, her takeoff foot, forcing her to withdraw from the Paris Olympics—a heartbreaking blow for someone who was then jumping 4.71m. She returned to competition in 2025 with performances far below her best (4.15m), knowing she would never fully recover from this injury. "Phys…
BIRMINGHAM. Daniel Ståhl has won the biggest thing in discus – the Olympics and the World Championships. Why it hasn't worked out in the European Championships he doesn't know. In a new attempt to break the curse and get in the right frame of mind, he enlists the help of a local rock icon.
Jef Vermeiren (25) lost a game of rock-paper-scissors, which meant he had to sign up for Farmer Wants a Wife. The high jumper sometimes works 17-hour days on his farm, but thanks to the relaxed selection criteria, the top-level strawberry farmer from Bevel is now suddenly competing at the European Athletics Championships. “Actually, I enjoy growing strawberries more than high jumping.”
The Palentina defends this Tuesday (20.25) in Birmingham the bronze achieved in the 5,000 meters in Rome 2024
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