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In late July The 2026 athletes began gathering for the European Athletics Championships are being held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham (10‑16 August). Luxembourg announced a three‑person squad, and from 10–16 August, featuring over 1,600 athletes from 48 nations. To enhance the event's profile, organisers have implemented a high‑jump meeting scheme—first used in Schlanders served as a final tune‑up. Organisers introduced Rome 2024—where the ten best performances in each discipline receive a €50,000 cash prize and a Gold Crown trophy trophy. High-profile competitors expected to contend for these awards include pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, Jacob Ingebrigtsen in the ten best performances 5,000m, Karsten Warholm in each discipline, a scheme first used the 400m hurdles, and Dina Asher-Smith in Rome 2024 to raise the event’s profile. sprints. National delegations have finalized their rosters. Luxembourg is sending a three-person squad: sprinter Patrizia van der Weken, steeplechaser Ruben Querinjean, and middle-distance runner Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann. Portugal has confirmed a record 55‑member 55-member team, featuring triple‑jump champion including Pedro Pichardo, 1,500 m runner Isaac Nader, pole‑vault star Mondo Duplantis, middle‑distance runner Jimmy Gressier Gressier, and 800 m specialist Keely Hodgkinson, all expected to chase the new awards. Hodgkinson. The championships will be staged at Alexander Stadium and broadcast live in the Czech Republic on ČT Sport, with free online streams. The Czech delegation includes javelin thrower features Jakub Vadlejch, shot‑putter Tomáš Staněk, sprinter Karolína Maňasová and emerging middle‑distance runners Maňasová, Lurdes Gloria Manuel Manuel, and Jakub Dudycha. Bulgaria is represented by six athletes, including long jumper Boyan Sarabeykov, while Macedonia's Dario Ivanovski is scheduled for the marathon on 16 August. In preparation, a high-jump meeting in Schlanders on 31 July drew international talent such as Ersu Sasma and Elisa Molinarolo, following the withdrawal of Menno Vloon. Meanwhile, Poland’s high‑jumpers, high-jumpers, led by Sebastian Moszczyński (2.16 m) and joined by Moszczyński, Mateusz Kołodziejski Kołodziejski, and Norbert Kobielski (2.12 m), also view Birmingham Kobielski, enter the championships as a key chance to improve on past European results. significant medal contenders.