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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Flo Clifford

Five major storylines to follow at the European Athletics Championships, from Ingebrigtsen’s return to the 800m race of the season

Mondo Duplantis Keely Hodgkinson Birmingham European Athletics Championships Dina AsherSmith Jakob Ingebrigtsen Josh Kerr Amy Hunt Audrey Werro Jarmila Kratochvilova
Keely Hodgkinson headlines a starry women’s 800m field - (Reuters)

The biggest stars in European athletics head to Birmingham 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.

Coming in a fallow year between World Championships and Olympics the Europeans are the major target for most eligible athletes over the outdoor season and the competition is set to be fierce as ever.

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