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  1. 'I believe he's going to come out and shock a couple of us'published at 20:50 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

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

    Marcell Jacobs has got a strong mindset and he knows how to perform when it comes to a championships.

    I have a lot of faith in him. He may not come out often to race, but he knows when to race on the day that's necessary.

    I believe he's going to come out and shock a couple of us.

  2. Hinchliffe joins Glave and Azu in 100m finalpublished at 20:49 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs crosses the line to win the men's 100m semi finalImage source, Reuters

    Marcell Jacobs clocks the fastest time of the round, winning in 10.08 seconds. Statement made.

    Louie Hinchliffe has to settle for fourth and faces a nervous wait to see if he has made the final...

    10.30! He is in - and that is all three British men in the eight-man 100m final at 21:47 BST.

  3. Postpublished at 20:47 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    Can Louie Hinchliffe make it three British men's 100m finalists?

    Hinchliffe had a fairytale rise to an Olympic debut in Paris in 2024 and has since returned to the US to continue developing under the guidance of American great Carl Lewis.

    He has Italy's two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs for company...

  4. Postpublished at 20:43 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

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

    There are no real surprises. Jeremiah Azu was out well and he was strong. He is running on that 10.0 mark. Good to see Jeremiah putting people under pressure.

  5. Azu wins second semi-finalpublished at 20:43 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    Jeremiah Azu of Great Britain during the Men's 100m SemifinalImage source, PA Media

    Two semi-finals down, two British winners.

    Jeremiah Azu comes home in 10.17 seconds, getting ahead of Germany's Owen Ansah (10.20).

    Third and fourth, Dominik Kopec of Poland and Timothe Mumenthaler of Switzerland (10.32/10.36), move into the non-automatic qualifier seats on the side of the track.

  6. 'A great spectacle'published at 20:36 BST 11 August

    Men's hammer final

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

    Incredibly impressive to see. A lovely moment at the end from Bence Halasz. A bow to the crowd and they thoroughly enjoyed that show. It is one of those things which is a great spectacle.

  7. gold-medal

    Halasz wins men's hammer gold for Hungarypublished at 20:35 BST 11 August

    Men's hammer final

    HalaszImage source, Getty Images

    It's a first major gold for Hungary’s Bence Halasz in the men's hammer!

    After winning has seven major medals but never reaching the top of the podium, Halasz wins by virtue of his fifth and final attempt, reaching 84.25m.

    That's a world-leading time this year and a national record.

    Merlin Hummel of Germany (81.30) takes silver and Ukraine's Mykhaylo Kokhan (79.49) bronze, while five-time world champion Pawel Fajdek (79.13) of Poland was fifth and Great Britain's Jake Norris (74.61) ninth.

  8. Postpublished at 20:35 BST 11 August

    Alistair Bruce-Ball
    BBC Radio 5 Live commentator

    Glave powered towards the line, opening up a gap. He cruised past to win this heat very comfortably.

    He looked cool before the race - he looked very cool during the race as well.

  9. Postpublished at 20:35 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    Andrew Cotter
    Commentator on BBC One

    Romell Glave blew away the field. Glave is here to contend.

  10. Glave wins first semi-finalpublished at 20:34 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    Romell Glave in actionImage source, PA Media

    That's a great performance from Romell Glave, which will only help his confidence levels.

    The Briton gets out superbly and pulls away from his rivals over the second half of the race to win in 10.13 seconds into a headwind.

    Italy's Chituru Ali, who beat Glave to silver in 2024, finishes a long way back in second.

  11. Postpublished at 20:32 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    GB's Romell Glave laps up the crowd's cheers as his name is announced on the start line of the first men's 100m semi-final.

    It could be a huge night for the 26-year-old, winner of European bronze two years ago.

    On your marks...

  12. 'He’s possibly the best bet of a potential gold medal tonight'published at 20:32 BST 11 August

    Alistair Bruce-Ball
    BBC Radio 5 Live commentator

    Eyes at the moment are on Romell Glave of Great Britain. Cool as you like, shades on. He’s just down beneath us.

    He’s possibly the best bet of a potential gold medal tonight.

  13. 'Glave has got fantastic potential'published at 20:31 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

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

    Romell Glave has got fantastic potential. He has been producing great times and great performances.

  14. Three Britons seek places in finalpublished at 20:31 BST 11 August

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    Romell Glave

    Time for some men's 100m action.

    The three men's semi-finals are about to start with the final coming at 21:47 BST. The first round was this morning and the 12 qualifiers from that are joined by the same number of top-ranked athletes, who got to skip that stage.

    None of the three British athletes involved needed to make it through this morning's session. Romell Glave dipped under 10 seconds legally for the first time to win his first British title in June and then shaved off 0.01 sec at the London Diamond League for a PB of 9.97.

    Welshman Jeremiah Azu finished fourth and fifth respectively at this year’s World Indoor Championships and Commonwealth Games. US-based Louie Hinchliffe twice ran 10.01 sec in May, his best times since four legal sub-10 second races in 2024.

    Two-time European 100m champion Marcell Jacobs has broken 10 seconds in four races this summer, including a wind-assisted 9.67 sec in July - only Usain Bolt has ever run faster in any conditions.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 20:27 BST 11 August

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  16. Postpublished at 20:26 BST 11 August

    Men's long jump final

    Steve Backley
    Two-time world and Olympic javelin silver medallist on BBC One

    That is huge from Simon Ehammer. It can't be legal can it?

    It wasn't - Ehammer fouls with his first attempt.

  17. 'Tentoglou is the Greek legend'published at 20:25 BST 11 August

    Men’s long jump final

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

    Miltiadis Tentoglou is a double Olympic legend. He is the Greek legend within the long jump.

    Tentoglou opened the event with a first jump of 8.27m.

  18. Postpublished at 20:20 BST 11 August

    Men’s long jump final

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

    Archie Yeo went to the British Championships and he got 8.06. Lovely to see British athletes jumping over eight metres. I love watching him jump. He just maximises everything he has got.

  19. Postpublished at 20:18 BST 11 August

    Men's long jump final

    Archie Yeo jumpsImage source, Getty Images

    The men's long jump final is about to get going.

    Great Britain's Archie Yeo is competing in this having progressed as the 11th of 12 who moved forward from yesterday's qualification.

    Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou is back to his best after a difficult 2025 and is targeting a fourth European title in a row. Meanwhile Portugal’s Gerson Balde and Bozhidar Saraboyukov of Bulgaria are the respective world and European indoor champions.

    World champion Mattia Furlani sadly misses out because of injury but fellow Italian Francesco Inzoli topped qualifying with a wind-assisted 8.34m – two days after his brother Daniele won the world under-20 title in the USA.

  20. Postpublished at 20:17 BST 11 August

    Women's 100m hurdles semi-finals

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

    What a great call-up, but again it is hard to get your head around that.

    Brilliant for Emma Nwofor to get another race in, in front of this crowd again today.

    Marcia Sey projected herself onto the race with a huge amount of confidence.

    Marcia Sey of Team Great Britain competes in the Women's 100m Hurdles Semi-Final on day two of the 27th European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium on August 11, 2026 in Birmingham, EnglandImage source, Getty Images