Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships sees record 60‑athlete Greek team and 12‑member Cypriot squad

European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 Greece record team Cyprus delegation athletics schedule

The 2026 European Athletics Championships will take place in Birmingham, England from 10 to 16 August. A detailed schedule lists sessions for each discipline across the week.

Greece is sending a record 60 athletes (33 men and 27 women), surpassing its previous high of 50 at the 2024 Rome championships. Twenty‑five of the Greek competitors will be making their first appearance at the event.

Cyprus will be represented by a 12‑member team (six men and six women), its second‑largest delegation after the 13‑athlete squad sent to Amsterdam in 2016. Eight of the Cypriot athletes are debutants.

European Athletics has introduced a rule that exempts the top 12 athletes in the "Road to Birmingham" rankings from preliminary heats in the 100‑400 m and hurdle events, reducing the number of heats by about 20 compared with earlier editions.

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[○ 1 SOURCE] The new rule reduces the number of preliminary heats by about 20 compared with previous championships. (Explanation of rule impact)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Eight of the Cypriot athletes are debutants at the championships. (Cypriot team details)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The championship schedule includes specific event times for each discipline from 10 to 16 August. (Championship schedule publication)
[○ 1 SOURCE] European Athletics exempts the top 12 athletes in the “Road to Birmingham” rankings from preliminary heats in the 100‑400 m and hurdle events. (European Athletics rule change)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The 2026 European Athletics Championships will be held in Birmingham, England from 10 to 16 August 2026. (European Athletics Championships schedule)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Cyprus will send a 12‑member athletics team (six men, six women) to the championships, its second‑largest delegation after Amsterdam 2016. (Cypriot team announcement)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Twenty‑five of the Greek athletes will be making their first appearance at the championships. (Greek team details)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Greece will send a record 60 athletes (33 men, 27 women) to the championships, exceeding the previous record of 50 set at Rome 2024. (Greek team announcement)