Amy Hunt won the women's 100 meters gold medal at the European Athletics Championships held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on August 11, 2026 [1, 2, 3]. She finished with a time of 11.00 seconds, coming from fifth place over the second half of the race to secure victory [1, 2, 3]. Hunt's winning time edged out Poland's Ewa Swoboda, who took silver with 11.02 seconds, while Belgium's Delphine Nkansa earned bronze in approximately 11.06 seconds [1, 2, 3]. Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith finished fifth with a time of 11.10 seconds [1, 3].
Hunt has previously shown strong form, winning silver in the 200 meters at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo and also taking silver in the 100 meters at the Commonwealth Games just two weeks before the European meet [1, 2]. The British sprinter has overcome early career injuries including a ruptured quadriceps in 2022, and she trains under coach Marco Airale in Padova, Italy [1].
On the same day at Alexander Stadium, which has a seating capacity of around 20,000 with 13,623 tickets sold for the opening day, Great Britain's mixed 4x400 meter relay team won silver behind Norway [1, 2, 3]. The Norwegian team set a new championship record of 3:09.62, while the British quartet of Yemi Mary John, Ben Jefferies, Charlotte Henrich, and Toby Harries finished with 3:10.47 [1, 2].
British athlete Max Burgin won his 800 meter heat in 1:45.80 after recovering from a virus. He said he had to take several days off training due to illness but was pleased with his tactically conservative performance in the heat, which was faster than his Commonwealth Games race [2].
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen marked a comeback by winning the men's 5000 meters on the opening day after undergoing Achilles surgery and missing last year's World Championships [3].
