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  1. 'You have to treat every race like a final'published at 21:45 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m final

    Asha Philip
    Olympic 4x100m relay medallist on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You have to treat every race like a final, because you never know if you're going to qualify.

    You have to perform well. Because someone could pip you on the corner and you wouldn't even recognise it.

  2. Britain's European 100m championspublished at 21:45 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m final

    Linford Christie wins gold in 1986 EuropeansImage source, Getty Images
    • Oslo 1946: Jack Archer - 10.6 seconds
    • Stuttgart 1986: Linford Christie - 10.15 seconds
    • Split 1990: Linford Christie - 10.00 seconds
    • Helsinki 1994: Linford Christie - 10.14 seconds
    • Budapest 1998: Darren Campbell - 10.04 seconds
    • Zurich 2014: James Dasaolu - 10.06 seconds
    • Berlin 2018: Zharnel Hughes - 9.95 seconds
    Zharnel HughesImage source, Getty Images
  3. 'She's always been in the wings and now she finally gets to be on top'published at 21:45 BST 11 August

    Women's 400m final

    Asha Philip
    Olympic 4x100m relay medallist on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I always think that Visser's always the bridesmaid. She's always just off the podium, so close.

    So I'm actually chuffed for her. She's always been in the wings and now she finally gets to be on top. She deserves it.

    She's always been on the sidelines and for her to keep coming back, and coming back, she's fantastic.

    She was phenomenal.

  4. Postpublished at 21:45 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m final

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  5. Postpublished at 21:42 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
    Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC One

    It means so much for Nadine Visser. You could see it on her face. It was a long wait for her. It was neck and neck on the line, but she just got there.

    Gold medalist Nadine Visser of Team Netherlands (C), Silver medalist Pia Skrzyszowska of Team Poland (L) and Bronze medalist Laeticia Bapte of Team France (R) jump as they pose for a photo with their national after competing in Women's 100 Metres Hurdles Final during day two of the 27th European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium on August 11, 2026 in Birmingham, EnglandImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 21:42 BST 11 August

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    A thousandth of a second, are you kidding? For me that's a dead heat.

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  7. 'Unfortunately for her, it's a tough learning curve'published at 21:39 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Allison Curbishley
    Former GB 400m runner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    For Marcia Sey, unfortunately when she looked back down, it was that hurdle seven that really just prevented her from getting close to a medal.

    Because she was out of her block, she was leading her field, looking so supreme - and then clattered hurdle seven.

    That really knocked the momentum from her and knocked the wind out of her sails.

    Unfortunately for her, it's a tough learning curve.

  8. 'Visser has done it at last'published at 21:36 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Steve Cram
    BBC athletics commentator at Alexander Stadium

    Same time! Oh my word, Nadine Visser has done it at last. Pia Skrzyszowska looked like she had it! Now all the congratulations come for Nadine Visser. She is a popular athlete.

    Nadine Visser of Netherlands, right, reacts after winning gold alongside Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland, who finished second for silver in a photo-finish, after the women's 100m hurdles final during day two of the European Athletics Championships 2026 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, EnglandImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 21:36 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    And this is why there was a wait for the result.

    Agonisingly close, but Nadine Visser claims the gold medal.

    Photo finish
  10. Postpublished at 21:35 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Allison Curbishley
    Former GB 400m runner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Look how popular Visser is. Everyone's going up to celebrate with her.

  11. Postpublished at 21:33 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC One

    Take a deep breath. Usually I am quite good on calling it. It was incredibly close.

    The 100m hurdles finalImage source, Getty Images
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    Visser wins gold for Netherlandspublished at 21:33 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Media caption,

    'Oh my word!' - Netherlands' Visser wins 100m hurdle gold by 0.001 seconds

    It's gold for Nadine Visser of the Netherlands by the tightest of margins!

    She wins from 2022 champion Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland by a thousandth of a second as both athletes finish on 12.67.

    Going down to the thousandths, it's Visser's .668 to Skrzyszowska .669 that wins it for the Dutch athlete after a lengthy photo check.

    France's Laeticia Bapte is third with 12.73, while Great Britain's Marcia Sey is last of the eight athletes with 13.01 - after a good start she clipped a hurdle.

    Nadine Visser of Team Netherlands and Pia Skrzyszowska of Team Poland compete in the Women's 100 Metres Hurdles Final during day two of the 27th European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium on August 11, 2026 in Birmingham, EnglandImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 21:31 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Steve Cram
    BBC athletics commentator at Alexander Stadium

    Nadine Visser has not been able to win a major medal outdoors.

  14. Postpublished at 21:31 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles final

    Time for the final of the women's 100m hurdles.

    Great Britain's Marcia Sey, in lane six, was the third fastest in qualification, with Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland and Nadine Visser of the Netherlands ahead of her.

    Into the blocks...

  15. Postpublished at 21:25 BST 11 August

    Women's pole vault qualifiers

    The women's pole vault qualifiers have reached a conclusion with Great's Britain's Gemma Tutton heading out after failing to clear any of her three attempts at 4.40m

    Five of the 12 athletes heading to Thursday's final cleared 4.50m, with the rest the best of those who cleared 4.40m.

    Tina Sutej, the world bronze medallist from Slovenia, is also out - failures at 4.25m and 4.40m before clearing those heights counted against her.

  16. 'He ran a decent time - it's just unfortunate'published at 21:25 BST 11 August

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Asha Philip
    Olympic 4x100m relay medallist on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Talking about Charlie Dobson...

    When you come to a championship you expect to be fit and you want to hold on. But you can only do your best on the day.

    The bib and the chip could have played a part with his mental as well.

    He ran a decent time - it's just unfortunate he came 4th and didn't qualify for the final.

  17. Dobson misses out in fourthpublished at 21:20 BST 11 August

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Great Britain's Charles Dobson before the startImage source, Reuters

    It's not to be for Charlie Dobson.

    The Briton can never get himself towards the front of the race, as France's Muhammad Abdallah Kounta takes an impressive win ahead of Hungary's Attila Molnar.

    Lacking race sharpness, Dobson finishes fourth and narrowly misses out on a place in the final in 45.18 seconds.

  18. Postpublished at 21:18 BST 11 August

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Steve Cram
    BBC athletics commentator at Alexander Stadium

    All the athletes have a chip transponder which tucks in the back of the number and it fell out when Charlie Dobson went down to the blocks.

    Dobson drives out well and he needs to get involved in this.

  19. Postpublished at 21:18 BST 11 August

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    The start is delayed after Charlie Dobson's chip falls off his number.

    Andddd now they're off!

  20. 'Yeo a little flat'published at 21:17 BST 11 August

    Men's long jump final

    Greg Rutherford
    Former world and Olympic long jump champion on BBC One

    Archie Yeo of Team Great Britain competesImage source, Getty Images

    It is like Archie Yeo is getting overstimulated out there. He is not doing any sort of level of the jumps that he brought yesterday. He is striking the board and everything is a little flat.

    Yeo is out of the long jump final after three jumps, placing 12th of 12 with a mark of 7.48m. The top six keep going...