Great Britain’s Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu secured gold and silver in the men’s 100m at the European Championships in Birmingham on August 11, 2026. The triumph followed Amy Hunt’s gold in the women’s 100m on opening day, capping a dominant sprinting performance at Alexander Stadium.
Alexander Stadium Sprint Triumph for Glave and Azu
Great Britain claimed the top two steps of the podium in the men’s 100m final at Alexander Stadium, according to Yahoo Sports reporting from August 11, 2026. Romell Glave captured the gold medal, while teammate Jeremiah Azu took silver. The race shifted dramatically when Italy’s Marcell Jacobs pulled up halfway through the event.
The men’s 100m success followed a strong start by the British team on the opening day of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Amy Hunt secured the women’s 100m gold medal, while teammate Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth in the same event, according to Yahoo Sports. Earlier on day one, Great Britain earned the first medal of the championships by taking silver in the 4x400m mixed relay.
Track and Field Finals Across Birmingham Events
Day two at Alexander Stadium featured five gold medals up for grabs, broadcast live on BBC One for UK viewers. In the women’s 100m hurdles, Netherlands athlete Nadine Vesser won the gold by a razor-thin margin of 0.001 seconds, while Great Britain’s Marcia Sey crossed the finish line in eighth place.
In the field events, Greece’s Miltiadis Tentoglou secured his fourth men’s long jump title. Meanwhile, British shot putter Scott Lincoln finished fourth in his event on day one, and Elise Thorner advanced through to the women’s 3,000m steeplechase final.
Middle-Distance Battles and Local Hopes
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen returned to competition to claim a superb 5,000m gold medal following an 11-month absence due to injury. In the women’s 5,000m final, Great Britain’s Hannah Nuttall finished fifth in a race won by Italy’s Nadia Bettocletti.
Local favourite Matthew Hudson-Smith pleased the Birmingham crowd by finishing second in his 400m semi-final. However, British teammates Charlie Dobson and Ben Jefferies exited the competition at the semi-final stage.
Building on the 2024 Medal Table Standing
At the previous European Championships in 2024, Great Britain finished third in the overall medal table, sitting behind Italy and France. With multiple medals already secured on home soil during the opening two days, the British team continues to feature prominently across the track and field finals.
