Overview
- Amy Hunt delivered Britain’s first gold on Monday by winning the women's 100m in 11.00 seconds, moving from fifth at mid-race to claim her first senior individual title.
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen completed a comeback from Achilles surgery by winning the men's 5,000m on Monday, securing a record-extending seventh European championship gold.
- Keely Hodgkinson, Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol all progressed through the 800m heats and remain on course for a widely anticipated semi-final and Friday final showdown.
- Mondo Duplantis has reported recovery from a recent thigh problem after withdrawing from a Diamond League meet and is expected to compete in Birmingham with another world-record bid in view.
- This edition is the first European Championships hosted by Britain with about 1,600 athletes competing and a European Athletics 'gold crown' initiative offering ten €50,000 performance bonuses to top-scoring finals.