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Oh no! Another failed attempt by Owen Heard at 5.70m. One more go...

We know he can clear this. It's the same height that won him bronze at the Commonwealth Games earlier this summer.

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

Fantastic. Brilliant start from Jazmin Sawyers. You can see the strength and power down the runway. She was putting everything into that.

Jaz Sawyers stands at the end of the long jump run up, staring it down with a glowering gaze and a pink towel decorated with blue stars wrapped around her legs.

She whips off the towel, takes off her sunglasses, and flies down the track...

And puts in a legal jump of 6.95m! That's a very good opening distance, but Sawyers will know she can go better.

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator at Alexander Stadium

Great Britain's confirmed team...

Jeremiah Azu, Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Amy Hunt.

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

I think a lot of people thought that was it for Jazmin Sawyers when her Achilles went. It is such a major injury.

The event she does, there is so much pressure through your body on that take off. She mentioned her coach, Aston Moore. He has been a top coach for a very long time here in the UK.

The job they have done in putting her back together - that is testament to her and her mindset on how she has plugged through.

Watching her on the runway, it looks like she has got faster and stronger.

When she jumped 7m and became European indoor champion. That was a brilliant peak in her career, then she had this huge setback.

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Great Britain's Jazmin Sawyers, speaking to BBC Sport after qualifying for the final: "It is pretty nice that. That is always the goal in qualification, get one, go home and lay down. To get it and really get it - 6.9m is my outdoor PB. That is pretty nice. I saw a lot of women in that round absolutely killing it.

"Molly [Palmer] got a PB in round one. It is so nice to feel good. I had a theory if I could get to the championships this year not hurt, actually training and have some proper preparations, then I could lay down some of my best jumps.

"I know I can bring my best. Birmingham is good on a normal day. In my entire career I have enjoyed competing in Birmingham.

"They are screaming back there, and they're going wild for every single Brit. I cannot tell you how much it pushes you down the runway."

The cream rose to the top during yesterday’s qualification but it nearly turned sour for defending champion Malaika Mihambo.

The German Olympic and three-time world gold medallist was facing elimination with one jump remaining but unleashed a wind-assisted final effort of 7.10m to top the standings.

World indoor champion Agate de Sousa of Portugal landed a legal season’s best of 7.00m with her only required attempt, and Italy’s European indoor champion Larissa Iapichino got the job done straight away too with 6.94m.

Just behind was a jubilant and ever-exuberant Jazz Sawyers with a one-and-done wind-assisted 6.90m. The new Commonwealth champion, who returned last year after a 20-month absence because of a ruptured Achilles, said: “I know I’m ready and I feel good about that.”

Fellow Brit Molly Palmer qualified with a 6.72m PB

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The only final tonight with no British interest has just got under way.

Norway’s Sigrid Borge will be first to throw. She is the top European this year with a throw of 65.00m.

Serbia’s 22-year-old Adriana Vilagos won European silver in both 2022 and 2024, while third to throw Croatian Sara Kolak is seeking a first major medal since European bronze and Olympic gold a decade ago.

Elina Tzengko of Greece became the youngest ever athlete to win a European javelin title four years ago, aged 19. She was fifth at last year’s World Championships but hasn’t thrown 60m this season.

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

Owen Heard didn't get into that tuck which we have seen Mondo Duplantis get into so effectively.

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Great Britain's Owen Heard slams into the bar on his first attempt at 5.70m. He'll have two more goes, though.

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

That is absurdly good from Mondo Duplantis as ever.

That is also a good start from Owen Heard. He got everything right there.

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

Mondo Duplantis has not taken his foot off the pedal at all. So many athletes in his position would be more selective and think they don't have to do every championships. He loves his event, and he loves his sport.

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That's the first jump done and dusted in the men's pole vault final, and all 14 athletes - including Sweden's Mondo Duplantis and GB's Owen Heard - have cleared 5.55m.

The bar rises to 5.70m - the height that Heard cleared to win bronze at the Commonwealth Games a few weeks ago.

Three-time champion Duplantis has decided to sit this height out.

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Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly, speaking to BBC Sport: "I can't believe it, to be honest. That was such an amazing experience. A relief to get around the course, it was so hilly. I think it was a case of being cautious at the start, especially the first half knowing that those hills would catch up with you."

We've just seen the British relay athletes arriving and warming up for tonight's events. There are six athletes, from which four will be selected to race.

Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith are among them. The full line-up for the 4x100m has not been officially announced - but you would expect Britain's star female sprinters will both be involved if fully fit.

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With athletes from Great Britain’s gold medal-winning men’s and women’s quartets joining forces for this new event, logic dictates that the host nation will start as favourites.

A fourth gold of the week for Amy Hunt would be an unprecedented achievement – the closest anyone has come to winning four titles at a single edition of the championships is legendary Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen, with three gold medals and relay silver in 1950.

Among British athletes, John Regis won four medals in 1990: two golds plus a silver and bronze.

Dina Asher-Smith can set outright championship records of eight golds and 11 medals.

Other contenders in an event making its major championships debut include European record holders Germany and Netherlands.

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

It has been incredible seeing the response from the general public.

They're talking about this being one of the best European Championships they have ever seen.

The performances have been out of this world.

Amy Hunt is becoming a household name. That is what this championships has done.

Here are the seven gold medals that Great Britain won over the past seven days at Alexander Stadium...

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

I think it has been great. From a British perspective, we have seen some fantastic medals.

We have seen one of the greatest 800m races of all-time. I would say it has been a very successful championships.