How to watch European Athletics Championships 2026 for FREE: Live Streams, TV Channels & Schedule

European Athletics Championships 2026: Monday, August 10 to Sunday, August 16
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Watch European Athletics Championships 2026 live streams as Keely Hodgkinson, Mondo Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen headline a cast of global superstars competing in Birmingham.

It promises to be a thrilling week at Alexander Stadium as the UK hosts the event for the first time in its 92-year history. The championships begin on Monday, August 10 and run until Sunday 16, with Georgia Hunter Bell, Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt among the other high-profile names set to compete.

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Today at the European Athletics Championships (Monday, August 10: Day 1)

(All times BST)

Morning session

10.35am – Women’s shot put (Qualifying Groups A & B)

10.40am – Men’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group A)

10.45am – Men’s 800m (Round 1)

11.25am – Women’s 100m (Round 1)

11.30am – Men’s long jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

11.55am – Men’s 400m (Round 1)

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12.20am – Men’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group B)

12.35am – Women’s 400m hurdles

12.40am – Men’s shot put (Qualifying Groups A & B)

Evening session

6.10pm – Opening ceremony

7.03pm – Women’s shot put (Final)

7:10pm – Women’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group A)

7:35pm – Women’s 100m hurdles (Round 1)

7:55pm – Women’s triple jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

8:10pm – Women’s 100m (Semi-final)

8:33pm – Men’s shot put (Final)

8:38pm – Women’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group B)

8:40pm – Men’s 5000m (Final)

9:00pm – Women’s 3000m steeplechase (Round 1)

9:40pm – Mixed 4x400m relay (Final)

9:50pm – Women’s 100m (Final)

Can I watch the European Athletics Championships 2026 for free?

Yes! The European Athletics Championships 2026 will be streamed live and completely free on BBC in the UK and Ireland, with coverage across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. You will need an account and a valid TV license to watch live.

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European Athletics Championships 2026: Preview

Four years after the city hosted the Commonwealth Games, the eyes of the athletics world will once again be trained on Birmingham as the European Athletics Championships 2026 comes to the West Midlands. Some of the biggest stars in track and field will grace the Alexander Stadium as they bid to claim gold at the biggest event Europe has to offer.

Several British hopes will be desperate to triumph on home turf, with Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson aiming to complete a hat-trick of European titles with her third successive gold in the event. The 24-year-old will be pushed hard by Switzerland's Audrey Werro, who has run faster than any woman in the world over the distance in 2026, and the Netherlands' Femke Broeders-Bol, a serial Olympic, world and European champion who normally races in the 400m hurdles. Hodgkinson's training partner Georgia Hunter Bell won 800m gold at the Commonwealth Games last month, but she will compete in the 1,500m here.

Other Team GB athletes to look out for include sprint stars Dina Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson and local boy Matthew Hudson-Smith, the four-time European champion in the 400m and 4x400m relay, who has had the North Stand at Alexander Stadium named after him.

It is not just about the host nation, though, with some genuine global superstars also set to feature. One of the biggest names in world athletics right now is Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, a two-time Olympic champion who has broken the world record an astonishing 15 times. Meanwhile, fellow Scandinavian Jakob Ingebrigtsen - the Olympic 5,000m champion and 1,500m gold-medalist at Tokyo 2020 - is set to make his return from injury, representing Norway.

When do the European Athletics Championships 2026 start?

The European Athletics Championships 2026 start on Monday, August 10, with the first session beginning at 10.35am BST / 5.35am ET / 2.35am PT/ 7.35pm AEST.

The championships end on Sunday, August 16, with the men's 4x400m relay final the last event of the week at 9.48pm BST / 4.48pm ET / 1.48pm PT / 6.48am AEST (Mon).

European Athletics Championships 2026: Schedule

Below is the daily schedule for the European Athletics Championships 2026. All times BST.

Monday, August 10: Day 1

Morning session

10.35am – Women’s shot put (Qualifying Groups A & B)

10.40am – Men’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group A)

10.45am – Men’s 800m (Round 1)

11.25am – Women’s 100m (Round 1)

11.30am – Men’s long jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

11.55am – Men’s 400m (Round 1)

12.20am – Men’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group B)

12.35am – Women’s 400m hurdles

12.40am – Men’s shot put (Qualifying Groups A & B)

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Evening session

6.10pm – Opening ceremony

7.03pm – Women’s shot put (Final)

7:10pm – Women’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group A)

7:35pm – Women’s 100m hurdles (Round 1)

7:55pm – Women’s triple jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

8:10pm – Women’s 100m (Semi-final)

8:33pm – Men’s shot put (Final)

8:38pm – Women’s hammer throw (Qualifying Group B)

8:40pm – Men’s 5000m (Final)

9:00pm – Women’s 3000m steeplechase (Round 1)

9:40pm – Mixed 4x400m relay (Final)

9:50pm – Women’s 100m (Final)

Tuesday, August 11: Day 2

**Morning session **

10.33am – Men’s high jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

10.35am – Men’s discus throw (Qualifying Group A)

10.45am – Women’s 400m hurdles (Semi-final)

11.15am – Men’s 100m (Round 1)

11.40am – Men’s 110m hurdles (Round 1)

12.00pm – Men’s discus throw (Qualifying Group B)

12.05pm – Women’s 800m (Round 1)

12.40pm – Men’s 400m hurdles (Round 1)

Evening session

7.05pm – Women’s pole vault (Qualifying Groups A & B)

7.10pm – Men’s hammer throw (Final)

7.25pm – Women’s 5000m (Final)

7.55pm – Women’s 100m hurdles (Semi-final)

8.16pm – Men’s long jump (Final)

8.32pm – Men’s 100m (Semi-final)

9.00pm – Men’s 400m (Semi-final)

9.30pm – Women’s 100m hurdles (Final)

9.47pm – Men’s 100m (Final)

Wednesday, August 12: Day 3

Morning session

10.35am – Men’s decathlon 100m (Heats)

10.40am – Women’s discus throw (Qualifying Group A)

11.05am – Women’s 400m (Round 1)

11.20am – Men’s decathlon long jump (Groups A & B)

11.40am – Women’s 200m (Round 1)

12.00pm – Women’s discus throw (Qualifying Group B)

12.20pm – Men’s 800m (Semi-final)

12.40pm – Men’s decathlon shot put (Groups A & B)

12.55pm – Men’s 400m hurdles (Semi-final)

Evening session

7.05pm – Men’s decathlon high jump (Groups A & B)

7.45pm – Women’s hammer throw (Final)

7.55pm – Men’s 110m hurdles (Semi-final)

8.20pm – Women’s 200m (Semi-final)

8.40pm – Men’s triple jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

8.50pm – Men’s 400m (Final)

9.08pm – Women’s hurdles (Final)

9.22pm – Men’s decathlon 400m (Heats)

9.47pm – Men’s 110m hurdles (Final)

Thursday, August 13: Day 4

Morning session

10.33am – Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles (Heats)

10.55am – Women’s high jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

11.05am – Men’s 200m (Round 1)

11.20am – Men’s decathlon discus throw (Group A)

11.30am – Men’s 3000m steeplechase (Round 1)

12.10pm – Women’s 800m (Semi-final)

12.25pm – Men’s decathlon discus throw (Group B)

12.45pm – Women’s 400m (Semi-final)

1.00pm – Men’s decathlon pole vault (Group A)

1.35pm – Men’s javelin throw (Group A)

1.45pm – Men’s decathlon pole vault (Group B)

2.55pm – Men’s javelin throw (Group B)

Evening session

6.35pm – Men’s decathlon javelin throw (Group A)

7.35pm – Men’s decathlon javelin throw (Group B)

7.40pm – Women’s triple jump (Final)

7.50pm – Women’s pole vault (Final)

8.05pm – Men’s 200m (Semi-final)

8.29pm – Women’s 3000m steeplechase (Final)

8.45pm – Men’s discus throw (Final)

9.10pm – Men’s decathlon 1500m (Final)

9.28pm – Men’s 800m (Final)

9.50pm – Women’s 200m (Final)

Friday, August 14: Day 5

Morning session

10.35am – Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles (Heats)

10.40am – Women’s javelin throw (Qualifying Group A)

10.50am - Men’s pole vault (Qualifying Groups A & B)

11.05am – Men’s 4x400m relay (Round 1)

11.25am – Women’s heptathlon high jump (Groups A & B)

11.35am – Women’s 4x400m relay (Round 1)

12.00pm – Women’s javelin throw (Qualifying Group B)

12.05pm – Men’s 1500m (Round 1)

Evening session

7.35pm – Women’s heptathlon shot put (Groups A & B)

7.45pm – Women’s 10,000m (Final)

8.00pm – Men’s high jump (Final)

8.30pm – Women’s discus throw (Final)

8.40pm – Men’s 400m hurdles (Final)

8.55pm – Women’s heptathlon 200m (Heats)

9.25pm – Men’s 200m (Final)

9.46pm – Women’s 800m (Final)

Saturday, August 15: Day 6

Morning session

7.30am – Men’s and women’s half marathon race walk (Final), Men’s and women’s marathon race walk (Final)

10.35am – Women’s heptathlon long jump (Groups A & B)

11.50am – Women’s long jump (Qualifying Groups A & B)

11.55am – Women’s heptathlon javelin throw (Groups A & B)

12.15pm – Women’s 1500m (Round 1)

12.40pm – Women’s 4x100m relay (Round 1)

1.00pm – Men’s 4x100m relay (Round 1)

Evening session

7.45pm – Women’s heptathlon 800m (Final)

8.01pm – Men’s javelin throw (Final)

8.07pm – Women’s high jump (Final)

8.10pm – Women’s 400m (Final)

8.17pm – Men’s triple jump (Final)

8.25pm – Men’s 10,000m (Final)

9.07pm – Men’s 1500m (Final)

9.33pm – Men’s 4x100m relay (Final)

9.48pm – Women’s 4x100m relay (Final)

Sunday, August 16: Day 7

Morning session

7.30am – Women’s marathon (Final)

8.10am – Men’s marathon (Final)

Evening session

7.30pm – Men’s pole vault (Final)

7.55pm – Women’s javelin throw (Final)

8.05pm – Women’s long jump (Final)

8.35pm – Mixed 4x100m relay (Final)

8.50pm – Men’s 3000m steeplechase (Final)

9.13pm – Women’s 1500m (Final)

9.33pm – Women’s 4x400m relay (Final)

9.48pm – Men’s 4x400m relay (Final)

Can I watch European Athletics Championships 2026 on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser to live stream the European Athletics Championships, for example BBC Sport and TNT Sports in the UK.

You can also stay up-to-date with all European Athletics Championships 2026 events on the official social media channels such as on X (@EuroAthletics), Instagram (@europeanathletics) and YouTube (@EuropeanAthletics).

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