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Bence Hal&aacute;sz produced the performance of his career to win his first major senior title at the European Championships in Birmingham on Tuesday (11), launching a world-leading Hungarian record of 84.25m to move to 10th on the world all-time list.
Miltiadis Tentoglou and Nadia Battocletti were also among the champions on the second day of action, both successfully defending their titles, while Romell Glave led a British one-two in the men&rsquo;s 100m.
But the standout performance came from Hal&aacute;sz, who had collected seven medals at senior global and continental championships before Birmingham without ever reaching the top step of the podium.
The Hungarian made his intentions clear from the outset, taking the lead with 80.96m in the opening round before improving to 81.84m with his third throw.
Already assured of a medal, he then produced a huge fifth-round effort. The hammer landed at 84.25m, adding more than a metre to his previous best and breaking the long-standing Hungarian record of 84.19m set by Adrian Annus in 2003.
It also elevated Hal&aacute;sz to 10th on the world all-time list.
Germany&rsquo;s world silver medallist Merlin Hummel responded with 81.30m later in the fifth round to secure silver, while Ukraine&rsquo;s Olympic bronze medallist Mykhaylo Kokhan also produced his best throw in that round, reaching 79.49m for bronze.
&ldquo;I was not expecting this kind of result,&rdquo; said Hal&aacute;sz. &ldquo;When I released the hammer, I was thinking, &lsquo;OK, this is a very good throw, maybe 83 metres.&rsquo; And then I was shocked when I saw the result. This is the best performance of my life.
&ldquo;The atmosphere here in Birmingham has come very close to matching what I felt at the 2023 World Championships on my home soil. I hope I will make Budapest happy again soon (at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship). It will be a big competition.&rdquo;
<h2>Tentoglou makes it four in a row</h2>
Tentoglou extended his dominance of the men&rsquo;s long jump by winning his fourth successive European title.
The two-time Olympic champion had to come from behind after Switzerland&rsquo;s Simon Ehammer took the lead with 8.29m in the second round.
Ehammer remained on top until round four, when Tentoglou produced his best jump of the night, sailing out to 8.44m (-1.1m/s) to take control of the competition.
That proved sufficient to earn Tentoglou another European crown, following his victories in Berlin in 2018, Munich in 2022 and Rome in 2024.
Ehammer&rsquo;s 8.29m (-2.7m/s) held up for silver, while Bulgaria&rsquo;s Bozhidar Saraboyukov saved his best until last, leaping 8.26m (-1.7m/s) in the sixth round to move into the bronze-medal position.
Battocletti also retained her title, using a powerful late kick to break clear of her rivals in the women&rsquo;s 5000m. The Italian remained patient during a tactical race before making her decisive move on the final lap.
Once she accelerated, the Olympic silver medallist quickly opened a gap and went on to win comfortably in 15:37.84. Spain&rsquo;s Marta Garcia took silver in 15:39.98, while Micol Majori ensured Italy claimed two places on the podium by finishing third in 15:40.65.
<h2>Glave leads British one-two</h2>
As on the opening night, the session ended with a 100m victory for the host nation.
This time Britain claimed both of the top two places as Romell Glave won the men&rsquo;s final in 10.09 (-0.4m/s), ahead of teammate Jeremiah Azu, who clocked 10.16.
Defending champion Marcell Jacobs had looked impressive in winning his semifinal earlier in the evening, but the 2021 Olympic champion pulled up injured during the final and was unable to challenge for a third successive European title.
Glave, meanwhile, powered through the second half of the race to secure the European crown in front of the home crowd.
The finest margin of the night came in the women&rsquo;s 100m hurdles, where Nadine Visser edged Pia Skrzyszowska by just one thousandth of a second.
Neither athlete could be separated by the official rounded times, with both recording 12.67, but the photo finish gave the Dutch athlete the title. France&rsquo;s Laeticia Bapte completed the podium, taking bronze in 12.73.

European Athletics Championships

Bence Halász produced the performance of his career to win his first major senior title at the European Championships

Halász wins European hammer title with world-leading 84.25m

Jakob Ingebrigtsen made a triumphant return to racing by successfully defending his 5000m title at the European Championships in Birmingham on Monday (10), while Amy Hunt delighted the home crowd by taking the 100m crown on the opening night of action.
Ingebrigtsen had not raced at all in 2026 following an achilles injury and surgery in February, but the two-time Olympic champion showed little sign of rust as he produced his trademark finishing kick to win in 13:15.29.
The Norwegian had also endured a disrupted 2025 season, with the World Championships in Tokyo &ndash; where he contested the 1500m and 5000m &ndash; his only outdoor competition of the year.
Despite that lengthy absence, he appeared content to bide his time in Birmingham. World 10,000m champion Jimmy Gressier was prominent towards the front in the closing stages, with Germany&rsquo;s Florian Bremm also moving into contention.
Ingebrigtsen remained within striking distance and, after briefly finding himself boxed in approaching the home straight, found the space he needed and accelerated past his rivals to secure a fourth consecutive European 5000m title.
Bremm came through strongly to take silver in 13:15.60, while Etienne Daguinos won an all-French battle for bronze, clocking 13:16.09 to finish ahead of Gressier.
&ldquo;I doubted myself every day, and every minute leading up to the last lap,&rdquo; said Ingebrigtsen. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;m always hoping. You can only do your best and only prepare as well as you think you can, and in the past couple of weeks I&rsquo;ve managed to do that. I&rsquo;ve been just on the limit of what I think my body can handle. Everything in the past three weeks has been pretty smooth; everything before that has been not so smooth. But I&rsquo;m very happy to be back here and to win again.&rdquo;
The victory extended Ingebrigtsen&rsquo;s remarkable record at the championships. He had completed the 1500m and 5000m double at each of the previous three editions &ndash; Berlin in 2018, Munich in 2022 and Rome in 2024 &ndash; and his latest triumph took his tally to seven European outdoor titles. It was also his 17th European gold medal across track and cross country.
Just 45 minutes after Ingebrigtsen&rsquo;s victory, Norway doubled their gold medal tally with a dramatic win in the mixed 4x400m.
Karsten Warholm got them off to a strong start with a 44.5 opening leg, but Lieke Klaver propelled the Netherlands into the lead on the second stage.
The Dutch maintained their advantage deep into the anchor leg, but Norway&rsquo;s Henriette Jaeger and Britain&rsquo;s Yemi Mary John began to close on Myrte van der Schoot around the final bend.
With all three teams battling for gold down the home straight, Jaeger proved strongest. She moved past John and Van der Schoot in the closing metres to bring Norway home in 3:09.62, breaking both the national record and championship record.
Great Britain took silver in 3:10.47, with the Netherlands securing bronze.
<h2>Hunt delivers home victory, Schilder and Fabbri dominate shot put</h2>
The evening then ended on a high for the hosts as Hunt held off a strong field to win the women&rsquo;s 100m.
The world 200m silver medallist had underlined her form by winning her semifinal in 10.99, but she was made to work hard for gold in the final.
Hunt trailed her faster-starting rivals through the opening stages, with Poland&rsquo;s Ewa Swoboda particularly prominent, but the Briton gathered momentum through the second half of the race.
She caught Swoboda in the closing metres and crossed the line in 11.00 to secure her first senior European title.
Swoboda was rewarded with silver in 11.02, while Belgium&rsquo;s Delphine Nkansa took bronze in 11.06.
The two shot put finals followed a similar pattern, with the defending champions producing commanding victories and leading their respective nations to gold-and-silver finishes.
World champion Jessica Schilder dominated the women&rsquo;s contest as the Netherlands repeated their one-two finish from Rome two years ago.
Schilder took control early and improved to 20.52m in the third round. None of her rivals came close to threatening her lead and all five of her valid throws would ultimately have been enough for victory.
She nevertheless saved her best for last, sending the shot out to 20.73m in the sixth round to complete a comprehensive title defence.
Her compatriot Jorinde van Klinken produced a PB of 19.64m to secure silver, while Germany&rsquo;s Olympic champion Yemisi Mabry took bronze with 19.50m, meaning the podium featured the same three women in the same order as in Rome.
Leonardo Fabbri was similarly dominant in the men&rsquo;s event.
The Italian moved ahead with 21.78m in the second round before extending his lead to 22.31m. That put him more than a metre clear of the rest of the field and proved comfortably sufficient for a second successive European title.
Zane Weir made it an Italian one-two with 21.12m, while Sweden&rsquo;s Wictor Petersson claimed bronze with 20.97m.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen made a triumphant return to racing by successfully defending his 5000m title at the European Championships in Birmingham

Ingebrigtsen makes golden return as Hunt triumphs in Birmingham

<ul>
<li>Uță wins 400m hurdles as Ramokgopa completes hurdles silver double</li>
<li>Mancha edges Stegall by 0.04 in dramatic 1500m finish</li>
<li>Relay crowns go to Jamaica and USA</li>
</ul>
Romania&rsquo;s Alexandra Ștefania Uță produced a lifetime best of 55.33 to win the women&rsquo;s 400m hurdles on the fifth and final day of the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 on Sunday (9).
Uță finished more than half a second ahead of South Africa&rsquo;s Tumi Ramokgopa, taking gold with a 0.22 improvement on the PB she set when winning the European U20 title last year.
&ldquo;It is very special to me,&rdquo; said Uță, who now moves to fourth on the European U20 all-time list, just 0.01 behind Femke Broeders-Bol. &ldquo;Both me and my coach wanted this medal and it is great to represent my country in this event because it is very important to me. I wanted to continue the legacy of Ionela T&acirc;rlea.&rdquo;
While Uță took the title, Ramokgopa completed an impressive hurdles double. The South African had claimed silver in the 100m hurdles in 12.96 on Saturday and returned the following day to earn another silver, improving her 400m hurdles PB to 55.88.
&ldquo;It is beyond special,&rdquo; said Ramokgopa. &ldquo;I was in disbelief coming into the home straight. I saw that I was in a medal position and knew I had to give it my all.&rdquo;
Greece&rsquo;s Eleni Iakovaki took bronze in a national U20 record of 55.99.
<h2>Mancha edges Stegall in dramatic 1500m finish</h2>
A slow and tactical start to the women&rsquo;s 1500m eventually gave way to a thrilling finish, with Kenya&rsquo;s Josephine Sembeyo Mancha edging USA&rsquo;s Claire Stegall by just 0.04.
The opening lap took 78 seconds as no one appeared eager to take control, leaving the field tightly bunched. The race became increasingly chaotic, with a fall and a lost spike among the incidents in the pack.
When the pace finally increased, Mancha put herself in contention for gold, but Stegall was closing quickly in the final metres. The US athlete dived for the line, but Mancha held on to win in 4:16.73, with Stegall taking silver in 4:16.77.
Kenya&rsquo;s Caren Chepchirchir earned bronze in 4:17.50, while Ethiopia&rsquo;s Elsabet Amare finished fourth.
<h2>Douglas anchors Jamaica to 4x100m gold</h2>
The women&rsquo;s 4x100m final began with drama when Nigeria was disqualified for a false start, but once the race got under way Jamaica and Switzerland produced a close battle for gold.
Jamaica led through the opening exchanges, but Switzerland moved narrowly ahead before the baton reached the anchor runners. Shanoya Douglas then delivered a 10.04 final leg to take Jamaica clear and secure gold in a world U20-leading 42.89.
&ldquo;It has been a long year for all of the Jamaican team, so to win this medal is a great honour,&rdquo; said Douglas, whose championships ended on a high after taking silver in the 100m and 200m.
Switzerland claimed silver in 43.36, while Belgium set a national U20 record of 43.91 to take bronze.
<h2>USA pulls clear for 4x400m gold</h2>
The USA and Australia were closely matched for much of the women&rsquo;s 4x400m final before the defending champions pulled clear over the closing stages.
Ashtyn Lewis gave the USA an early advantage before Olivia Harris handed over just ahead of Australia. Clara Adams then strengthened the US position late on the third leg, leaving Taylor-Nicole Overton to finish the job.
Overton pulled away from Australia on the anchor leg, clocking 51.70 as the USA won in a world U20-leading 3:29.15.
Australia took silver in a season&rsquo;s best of 3:31.39, while Great Britain and Northern Ireland earned bronze with a season&rsquo;s best of 3:32.08.
Ash Wehrly for the World Athletics Media Academy

Romania’s Alexandra Ștefania Uță produced a lifetime best of 55.33 to win the women’s 400m hurdles on the fifth and final day of the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26

Meeting Name	Venue		Date
European Athletics Championships	Alexander	GBR	10 Aug 2026
Säästöpankki Paunu Games 2	Paunun	FIN	10 Aug 2026
Eltsun kansalliset	Eläintarhan	FIN	10 Aug 2026
Elokuun kisat	Urheilukenttä,	FIN	10 Aug 2026
Oklahoma Throws Series	Millican	USA	09 Aug 2026

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