European Athletics Championships: Key events, timetable & BBC coverage
Timetable and BBC coverage times for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham from 10-16 August.
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"Hodgkinson pips Broeders-Bol in 800m to return to winning ways."
— Keely Hodgkinson , Athlete
Key People
Audrey Werro is a Swiss athlete and European Under-23 champion.
British sprinter and former world champion.
Femke Broeders-Bol is a Dutch athlete who excels in middle-distance running.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is a two-time Olympic gold medallist known for his success in the 1500m and 5000m.
Olympic silver medallist and two-time world champion in heptathlon.
Keely Hodgkinson is a British middle-distance runner who recently broke the women's indoor 800m world record.
Marcell Jacobs is an Italian sprint athlete and Olympic champion.
British athlete who finished second in the men's 400m behind Rai Benjamin.
Miltiadis Tentoglou is a Greek long jumper and European champion.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh is a Ukrainian high jumper and world champion.
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