The biggest stars in European athletics head to Birmingham this week for the 2026 European Athletics Championships with continental titles and in some cases world records on the line, just a week after the close of the Commonwealth Games. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHodgkinson's training partner and new Commonwealth Games 800m champion Georgia Hunter Bell is in action but only in the 1,500m. Britain's new sprint star Amy Hunt stormed to victory in the 100m, dethroning reining champion Dina Asher-Smith, and will also look to add the 200m title. The European Athletics Championships take place in Birmingham's Alexander Stadium from 10-16 August, the first time they have been held in the UK. The European Athletics Championships will be broadcast live on the BBC and BBC iPlayer.