Great performances! The only issue, per Stuart Weir, was the disappointing crowds, just over 12,944 on day 1. Ticket prices were very high, and food prices in the stadium were outrageous!
Leonardo Fabbri impresses with a 22.31-meter throw, leading Italy to gold and Zane Weir to silver.
Leonardo Fabbri, Zane Weir, as Italy goes 1,2 in shot put, photo by Getty Images for British Athletics
Jessica Schilder takes the Women’s shot put, with a 20.73m on her last throw; Jessica had it won earlier with a 20.53m throw. Netherlands went for gold and silver, with Jorinde Van Klinken taking the silver!
Women’s shot put, Jorinde Van Klinken, silver, Jessica Schilder, gold, Yemisi Mabry, bronze, photo by Getty for British Athletics
Jakob Ingebrigtsen played with the field and took out a surprised Jimmy Gressier, who did not medal, near the finish, a 54.94 last 400m, and the race came down to the last 50 meters! First race in 324 days for Ingebrigtsen, who wins his seventh EAC title and 22nd (cross country, indoor and outdoor) for Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Global response was exciting!
Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes his 4th EA title at 5,000m, photo by Getty for British Athletics
Amy Hunt wins her first gold medal in the European Champs with a 10.99 win over 100 meters; Ewa Swoboda takes the silver!
Amy Hunt, 100 meters, gold medalist, EAC, Birmingham 2026, photo by Getty Images for British Athletics
Norway takes the Mixed Relay with Karsten Warholm and an anchor by Henrietta Jaeger!
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
