​The biggest stars in European athletics head to Birmingham this week for the 2026 European Athletics Championships with continental titles and in some cases world records on the line, just a week after the close of the Commonwealth Games.A world-class field is headlined by the likes of Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson, who has endured a stop-start season and faces fierce competition in what should be an electrifying 800m event, with Switzerland’s Audrey Werro, the fastest woman in the world this year, and Femke Broeders-Bol – stepping up from her usual 400m hurdles – also on the startlist.Hodgkinson’s training partner and new Commonwealth Games 800m champion Georgia Hunter Bell is in action but only in the 1,500m. Britain’s new sprint star Amy Hunt stormed to victory in the 100m, dethroning reining champion Dina Asher-Smith, and will also look to add the 200m title. In total, 10 reigning world champions will be in action, including legendary pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, while Norway’s Olympic 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen made his long-awaited return from injury – having not competed at all in 2026 – by storming to a seventh European gold.Here’s everything you need to know.When are the European Athletics Championships?The European Athletics Championships take place in Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium from 10-16 August, the first time they have been held in the UK.How can I watch it?The European Athletics Championships will be broadcast live on the BBC and BBC iPlayer. Coverage begins on 10 August on BBC Two from 10.30am.European Athletics Championships 2026 schedule All times BSTThursday 13 August10:33am – Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles10:55am – Women’s high jump – qualifying11:05am – Men’s 200m – round 111:20am – Men’s decathlon discus throw11:30am – Men’s 3000m steeplechase – round 112:10pm – Women’s 800m – semi-final12:25pm – Men’s decathlon discus throw12:45pm – Women’s 400m – semi-final1:00pm – Men’s decathlon pole vault1:48pm – Men’s javelin throw – qualifying*********************************************************6:35pm – Men’s decathlon javelin throw7:40pm – Women’s triple jump – FINAL🏅7:50pm – Women’s pole vault – FINAL🏅8:05pm – Men’s 200m – semi-final8:29pm – 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 14 August10:35am – Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles10:40am – Women’s javelin throw – qualifying10:50am – Men’s pole vault – qualifying11:05am – Men’s 4x400m relay – round 111:25am – Women’s heptathlon high jump11:35am – Women’s 4x400m relay – round 112:00pm – Women’s javelin throw – qualifying12:05pm – Men’s 1500m – round 1*********************************************************7:35pm – Women’s heptathlon shot put7:45pm – Women’s 10,000m – FINAL🏅8:0