European Athletics Championships 2024: Schedule, start times and how to watch

Great Britain’s best athletes continue preparations for the Olympics later this summer by competing at the Europeans in Rome

Tuesday 11 June 2024 07:34 BST

Katarina Johnson-Thompson had to withdraw from heptathlon with calf injury in 2021, but headlines GB team competing in Rome this year

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The biennial European Athletics Championships are underway, with a number of Great Britain’s star athletes preparing to take on their rivals from across the continent as they continue to fine-tune preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris later this summer.

The iconic Stadio Olimpico in Rome plays host to the championship for the first time since 1974 and although sprinter Zharnel Hughes and 400m runner Matthew Hudson-Smith were among four Brits to pull out of the event, the likes of Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Neil Gourley still headline a strong-looking GB & NI squad.

Johnson-Thompson was hoping to lay down a marker as she renewed her heptathlon rivalry with Olympic champion Nafi Thiam ahead of their anticipated battle for gold at Paris 2024 but was sadly forced to pull out midway through the event to injury as Thiam cruised to victory. Meanwhile, rising pole vault star Molly Caudery will look to build on her world indoors title secured earlier this year.

In the men’s 100m, Romell Glave picked up a bronze medal for GB but he couldn’t deny Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs a European title on home soil, while Daryll Neita has opted to focus on the 200m, leaving Asher-Smith and Amy Hunt to represent GB in the 100m on the women’s side and after both made the final, Asher-Smith overcame a slow start to take a memorable gold medal.

Here’s everything you need to know about the event in Rome:

When are the European Athletics Championships?

The European Athletics Championships take place from Friday 7 June to Wednesday 12 June in Rome, Italy. The first five days will see a morning and an evening session, with the final day of action solely consisting of an evening session.

How can I watch it?

Thanks to a last-minute deal allowing them to broadcast the event, the BBC is now showing all the action. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch live on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, and the BBC red button.

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What is the schedule in Rome?

All times BST

Tuesday June 11

Morning session

08:35 – M 110m hurdles Decathlon
09:10 – W 800m Semi-Finals
09:30/10:35 – M Discus Decathlon
09:35 – W Long Jump Qual
09:45 – M 4x400m Relay Round 1
10:15 – W 4x400m Relay Round 1
10:55/12:10 – M Pole Vault Decathlon
11:00 – M 4x100m Relay Round 1
11:30 – W 4x100m Relay Round 1
12:00/13:25 – M Javelin Qual

Evening session

18:05/19:15 – M Javelin Decathlon
19:35 – M High Jump Final
19:55 – M Triple Jump Final
20:05 – M 400m Hurdles Final
20:18 – W 400m Hurdles Final
20:30 – W 10,000m Final
20:36 – W Javelin Final
21:30 – M 1500m Decathlon
21:53 – W 200m Final

Wednesday June 12

Evening session

19:12 – M 10,000m B-Race
19:20 – M Pole Vault Final
19:28 – M Javelin Final
19:54 – W Long Jump Final
20:05 – W 4x400m Relay Final
20:17 – M 4x400m Relay Final
20:28 – W 800m Final
20:44 – M 10,000m Final
21:26 – M 1500m Final
21:40 – W 4x100m Relay Final
21:50 – M 4x100m Relay Final

What is the British team selected for the event?

MEN’S TEAM:

100m: CJ Ujah; Romell Glave
200m: Jona Efoloko; Jeriel Quainoo
400m: Charlie Dobson; Alex Haydock-Wilson
800m: Callum Dodds; Elliot Giles; Thomas Randolph
1500m: Adam Fogg; Neil Gourley
5000m: George Mills; Jack Rowe; James West
10,000m: Patrick Dever; Rory Leonard; Zak Mahamed
20km Walk: Callum Wilkinson
110m Hurdles: Andrew Pozzi; Tade Ojora
400m Hurdles: Alastair Chalmers
3000m Steeplechase: Mark Pearce; Zak Seddon
Long Jump: Jacob Fincham-Dukes
Discus: Lawrence Okoye
Hammer: Jake Norris
Shot Put: Scott Lincoln
4x100m: Jeremiah Azu; Jona Efoloko; Romell Glave; Richard Kilty; Jeriel Quainoo
4x400m: Charlie Carvell; Lewis Davey; Toby Harries; Alex Haydock-Wilson; Michael Ohioze

WOMEN’S TEAM:

100m: Dina Asher-Smith; Amy Hunt
200m: Daryll Neita
400m: Laviai Nielsen; Victoria Ohuruogu
800m: Alex Bell; Keely Hodgkinson; Erin Wallace
1500m: Georgia Bell; Jemma Reekie; Katie Snowden
5000m: Izzy Fry; Amy-Eloise Neale; Hannah Nuttall
10,000m: Megan Keith; Eilish McColgan; Jessica Warner-Judd
100m Hurdles: Cindy Sember
400m Hurdles: Jessie Knight; Lina Nielsen
3000m Steeplechase: Lizzie Bird
Pole Vault: Holly Bradshaw; Molly Caudery
High Jump: Morgan Lake
Hammer: Charlotte Payne; Anna Purchase
Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson; Jade O’Dowda
4x100m: Dina Asher-Smith; Desiree Henry; Amy Hunt; Daryll Neita; Aleeya Sibbons, Asha Phillip
Mixed 4x400m:(In addition to athletes selected for men’s 4x400m) Hannah Kelly; Emily Newnham
Half Marathon: Abbie Donnelly; Clara Evans; Calli Hauger-Thackery; Lauren McNeil

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