Sleeper hitters for Week 21 (Aug. 10-16)
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Whether you’re in need of an injury fill-in or just a hot-hand play, Scott White has you covered with 10 sleeper hitters for the upcoming scoring period, all rostered in less than 80 percent of CBS Sports leagues. They’re not must-starts by any estimation, but they’re often the best you’ll find off the waiver wire.
All information is up to date as of late Sunday.
Best hitter matchups for Week21
1. Rangers @LAA4, @ATH3
2. Cubs @WAS3, STL3
3. Giants HOU3, COL3
4. Rays @ATH3, BAL3
5. Mets @ATL3, WAS3
Worst hitter matchups for Week 21
1. Padres MIL3, @CLE3
2. Tigers CLE3, CHW3
3. Cardinals PHI3, @CHC3
4. Blue Jays BOS4, NYY3
5. Yankees SEA3, @TOR3
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European Athletics Championships 2026 schedule and times including Keely Hodgkinson and Amy Hunt
The biggest stars in European athletics head to Birmingham this week for the 2026 European Athletics Championships with continental titles and in some cases world records on the line, just a week after the close of the Commonwealth Games.
A world-class field is headlined by the likes of Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson, who has endured a stop-start season and faces fierce competition in what should be an electrifying 800m event, with Switzerland’s Audrey Werro, the fastest woman in the world this year, and Femke Broeders-Bol – stepping up from her usual 400m hurdles – also on the startlist.
Hodgkinson’s training partner and new Commonwealth Games 800m champion Georgia Hunter Bell is in action but only in the 1,500m, while reigning European 100m champion Dina Asher-Smith is back to defend her title alongside another British hope in world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt.
In total, 10 reigning world champions will be in action, including legendary pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, while Norway’s Olympic 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will make his long-awaited return from injury having not competed at all in 2026.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When are the European Athletics Championships?
The European Athletics Championships take place in Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium from 10-16 August, the first time they have been held in the UK.
How can I watch it?
The European Athletics Championships will be broadcast live on the BBC and BBC iPlayer. Coverage begins on 10 August on BBC Two from 10.30am.
European Athletics Championships 2026 schedule
All times BST
Monday 10 August
- 10:35am – Women’s shot put
- 10:40am – Men’s hammer throw
- 10:45am – Men’s 800m
- 11:25am – Women’s 100m
- 11:30am – Men’s long jump
- 11:55am – Men’s 400m
- 12:20pm – Men’s hammer throw
- 12:35pm – Women’s 400m hurdles
- 12:40pm – Men’s shot put
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- 7:03pm – Women’s shot put
- 7:10pm – Women’s hammer throw
- 7:35pm – Women’s 100m hurdles
- 7:55pm – Women’s triple jump
- 8:10pm – Women’s 100m
- 8:33pm – Men’s shot put FINAL🏅
- 8:38pm – Women’s hammer throw
- 8:40pm – Men’s 5000m FINAL🏅
- 9:00pm – Women’s 3000m steeplechase
- 9:40pm – Mixed 4x400m relay FINAL🏅
- 9:50pm – Women’s 100m FINAL🏅
Tuesday 11 August
- 10:33am – Men’s high jump
- 10:35am – Men’s discus throw
- 10:45am – Women’s 400m hurdles
- 11:15am – Men’s 100m
- 11:40am – Men’s 110m hurdles
- 12:00pm – Men’s discus throw
- 12:05pm – Women’s 800m
- 12:40pm – Men’s 400m hurdles
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- 7:05pm – Women’s pole vault
- 7:10pm – Men’s hammer throw FINAL🏅
- 7:25pm – Women’s 5000m FINAL🏅
- 7:55pm – Women’s 100m hurdles
- 8:16pm – Men’s long jump FINAL🏅
- 8:32pm – Men’s 100m
- 9:00pm – Men’s 400m
- 9:30pm – Women’s 100m hurdles FINAL🏅
- 9:47pm – Men’s 100m FINAL🏅
Wednesday 12 August
- 10:35am – Men’s decathlon 100m
- 10:40am – Women’s discus throw
- 11:05am – Women’s 400m
- 11:20am – Men’s decathlon long jump
- 11:40am – Women’s 200m
- 12:00pm – Women’s discus throw
- 12:20pm – Men’s 800m
- 12:40pm – Men’s decathlon shot put
- 12:55pm – Men’s 400m hurdles
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- 7:05pm – Men’s decathlon high jump
- 7:45pm – Women’s hammer throw FINAL🏅
- 7:55pm – Men’s 110m hurdles
- 8:20pm – Women’s 200m
- 8:40pm – Men’s triple jump
- 8:50pm – Men’s 400m FINAL🏅
- 9:08pm – Women’s hurdles FINAL🏅
- 9:22pm – Men’s decathlon 400m
- 9:47pm – Men’s 110m hurdles FINAL🏅
Thursday 13 August
- 10:33am – Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles
- 10:55am – Women’s high jump
- 11:05am – Men’s 200m
- 11:20am – Men’s decathlon discus throw
- 11:30am – Men’s 3000m steeplechase
- 12:10pm – Women’s 800m
- 12:25pm – Men’s decathlon discus throw
- 12:45pm – Women’s 400m
- 1:00pm – Men’s decathlon pole vault
- 1:35pm – Men’s javelin throw
- 1:45pm – Men’s decathlon pole vault
- 2:55pm – Men’s javelin throw
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- 6:35pm – Men’s decathlon javelin throw
- 7:35pm – Men’s decathlon javelin throw
- 7:40pm – Women’s triple jump FINAL🏅
- 7:50pm – Women’s pole vault FINAL🏅
- 8:05pm – Men’s 200m
- 8:29pm – Women’s 3000m steeplechase FINAL🏅
- 8:45pm – Men’s discus throw FINAL🏅
- 9:10pm – Men’s decathlon 1500m FINAL🏅
- 9:28pm – Men’s 800m FINAL🏅
- 9:50pm – Women’s 200m FINAL🏅
Friday 14 August
- 10:35am – Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles
- 10:40am – Women’s javelin throw
- 10:50am – Men’s pole vault
- 11:05am – Men’s 4x400m relay
- 11:25am – Women’s heptathlon high jump
- 11:35am – Women’s 4x400m relay
- 12:00pm – Women’s javelin throw
- 12:05pm – Men’s 1500m
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- 7:35pm – Women’s heptathlon shot put
- 7:45pm – Women’s 10,000m FINAL🏅
- 8:00pm – Men’s high jump FINAL🏅
- 8:30pm – Women’s discus throw FINAL🏅
- 8:40pm – Men’s 400m hurdles FINAL🏅
- 8:55pm – Women’s heptathlon 200m
- 9:25pm – Men’s 200m FINAL🏅
- 9:46pm – Women’s 800m FINAL🏅
Saturday 15 August
- 7:30am – Men’s and women’s half marathon race walk FINAL🏅, Men’s and women’s marathon race walk FINAL🏅
- 10:35am – Women’s heptathlon long jump
- 11:50am – Women’s long jump
- 11:55am – Women’s heptathlon javelin throw
- 12:15pm – Women’s 1500m
- 12:40pm – Women’s 4x100m relay
- 1:00pm – Men’s 4x100m relay
*********************************************************
- 7:45pm – Women’s heptathlon 800m FINAL🏅
- 8:01pm – Men’s javelin throw FINAL🏅
- 8:07pm – Women’s high jump FINAL🏅
- 8:10pm – Women’s 400m FINAL🏅
- 8:17pm – Men’s triple jump FINAL🏅
- 8:25pm – Men’s 10,000m FINAL🏅
- 9:07pm – Men’s 1500m FINAL🏅
- 9:33pm – Men’s 4x100m relay FINAL🏅
- 9:48pm – Women’s 4x100m relay FINAL🏅
Sunday 16 August
- 7:30am – Women’s marathon FINAL🏅
- 8:10am – Men’s marathon FINAL🏅
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- 7:30pm – Men’s pole vault FINAL🏅
- 7:55pm – Women’s javelin throw FINAL🏅
- 8:05pm – Women’s long jump FINAL🏅
- 8:35pm – Mixed 4x100m relay FINAL🏅
- 8:50pm – Men’s 3000m steeplechase FINAL🏅
- 9:13pm – Women’s 1500m FINAL🏅
- 9:33pm – Women’s 4x400m relay FINAL🏅
- 9:48pm – Men’s 4x400m relay FINAL🏅
Sporting platforms do not just produce gruelling contests; they also generate off-the-field stories that are revered for decades. One such story was shared by Indian boxer Narender Berwal, who returned from the Commonwealth Games with a silver medal. During a felicitation ceremony at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, Berwal shared an anecdote from 2015, when he fought a boxer from Pakistan in the World Military Games. After Berwal won the match, he engaged in a hilarious conversation with his Pakistani opponent. As he recounted the exchange, even PM Modi was left in splits.
Political relations between India and Pakistan have been tense for decades. Narrating the story, Berwal revealed how he was cautioned by the Indian military not to lose against his opponent, given the ongoing border conflicts between the two nations.
“Since we were talking about Pakistan, a story came to my mind, sir. It was the 2015 World Military Games, and my first fight was scheduled against a boxer from Pakistan. Because it was the Military Games, I received calls from officials telling me, ‘You must not lose to Pakistan,’” he revealed.
Berwal went on to win the bout, but both fighters suffered facial cuts, which led to them visiting a hospital together.
“I won the first round 4-1 and the second round 3-2, but both of us got cuts. I won the fight, and afterwards, we both went to the hospital to get stitches.”
Berwal continued: “In 2014, you [referring to PM Modi] became the Prime Minister for the first time. The army coach who was with us was named Narendra Rana. The Pakistani boxer thought about it for a while and then said to me, ‘Brother, can I say something?’ I said, ‘Yes, go ahead.’”
#WATCH | “Pakistani boxer said to me ‘Aapka naam Narender hai, aapke coach ka naam Narender hai, aapke Pradhan Mantri ka naam Narendra hai. Mujhe Narendra naam se nafrat ho gayi hai’…” says Heavyweight boxer and silver medallist Narender Berwal narrating his conversation with a… pic.twitter.com/qvmwO5D2sz
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2026
The Pakistani boxer then remarked: “Aapka naam Narender hai, aapke coach ka naam Narender hai, aapke Pradhan Mantri ka naam Narendra hai. Mujhe Narendra naam se nafrat ho gayi hai” (“Your name is Narender, your coach’s name is Narender, and your Prime Minister’s name is Narendra. I have started to hate the name Narendra”). As Berwal shared the story, PM Modi could not hold back his laughter.
At his residence, PM Modi held one-on-one conversations with several athletes, lauding their contributions to taking India’s sporting journey to new heights.
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Demi Vollering won the final stage of the Women’s Tour de France and retained her yellow jersey. This is her second Tour victory, following her win in 2023.
In football, Monaco pulled off an upset against Liverpool in a pre-season friendly, whilst Marseille beat Bilbao. Manchester City beat Atlético Madrid, whilst Arsenal lost to Dortmund. In tennis, Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati tournament.
CM Punk is one of the most popular stars in WWE. While the fans love him, some members of the roster are not so fond of the Second City Saint. One such star is former Intercontinental Champion, ‘Dirty’ Dominik Mysterio.
During a recent Meet & Greet ahead of the SummerSlam Premium Live Event, the self-proclaimed King of the Luchadors was seen demanding a kid stop wearing any Punk merchandise. Mysterio said that if the kid wants to come and get an autograph from him, then the young fan should not be wearing any Punk merchandise.
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“Hey man! I know you got me to sign this ‘Dirty Dom’ card, but you got to get into a different shirt. No more. You can’t come up to me with those CM Punk merch on. Alright? Anything… I’ll take Penta, anything else, but CM Punk. You promise me on that.” Dominik Mysterio said.
Dominik Mysterio still gave the kid an autograph, but he made the young fan to promise that next time he would not be wearing any Punk merchandise during the next Meet & Greet.
When Will CM Punk Defend His WWE Undisputed Title?
A couple of weeks ago, on Night 1 of the SummerSlam Premium Live Event, the Second City Saint managed to retain his championship against the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
The following night, a new number one contender for Punk’s title was determined. It was none other than a returning Kevin Owens. On the following episode of SmackDown, Owens confronted the Second City Saint and promised that he would be the one to dethrone Punk.
Following the war of words, Kevin Owens ran into SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis backstage and named the date and place when he wanted to challenge CM Punk for the Undisputed title. Owens demanded that he wanted to wrestle the self-proclaimed Best in the World in his home country, Canada.
WWE is prepping for its Canada tour, and as part of that tour, an episode of SmackDown is set to take place in Toronto, Canada. It will take place on the 21st of August. Thus, Owens will be challenging Punk on that episode of SmackDown.
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Having put the Nusa option on hold due to its excessive costs, Tony D’Amico has confidently focused on other options.
For example, according to a report in Corriere dello Sport, he’s reopened the possibility of signing Gabriel Martinelli, 25, a Brazilian national team and Arsenal winger, whom Roma could approach because his contract with the Gunners expires in a year.
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The biggest obstacle? His salary. Martinelli earns €11 million gross, and the Giallorossi wouldn’t want to go above €9 million, given the Friedkins’ self-imposed salary cap.
The agency representing him, Roc Nation, also has Lyon’s Malick Fofana and Real Madrid’s Endrick in its stable, players for whom Roma has made enquiries, making a more determined bid in the case of the Belgian.
Arsenal remain convinced that an agreement isn’t so impossible to reach: Tzolis has already arrived in that role, and Martinelli, as mentioned, has a contract that expires in less than twelve months, which could persuade the seller to offer a discount, reaching €40-45 million.
Shaun Murphy broke Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 12-year record for the most unanswered points in a professional match as he thrashed Matthew Selt 6-0 at the China Open in Taiyuan.
Murphy, who also equalled the record of four consecutive centuries, opened the first-round tie with breaks of 18, 61, 132, 103, 139, 113 and 41 for a new record of 607 points without reply.
“It’s like a cricket score isn’t it?” Murphy told WST. “I can’t believe it, I’m over the moon.
“I knew I was close at the interval, but I didn’t want to go looking for it on any sites or anything, As a sportsperson, when you do find yourself in that bubble, in that flow, you just want to stay in it.
“Ideally I wouldn’t have had the interval, I would have just carried on. But it was a delight to play for a great crowd out there. Thrilled.
“I haven’t set many records throughout my career and I’m sure someone at some stage will come along and beat that one, but to be part of snooker history in that way is a great thrill.”
O’Sullivan set the previous record of 556 unanswered points in a 6-0 win against Ricky Walden at the 2014 Masters.
Murphy compiled successive century breaks in frames two to five and joins Mark Allen and Neil Robertson as the only players to have achieved the feat twice.
Meanwhile, O’Sullivan won six straight frames after falling 2-0 behind to beat Jackson Page 6-2, but world number one Judd Trump’s unbeaten start to the season was halted in a 6-3 defeat to Noppon Saengkham.
Jannik Sinner has pulled out of next week’s Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury, casting doubt onto his involvement at the US Open.
The World No 1 missed the Canadian Open in Montreal – ending his hopes of becoming the first player to win all nine Masters 1000 events in the same year – and has not competed since winning his fifth Grand Slam win at Wimbledon earlier this summer.
He joins rival Carlos Alcaraz on the shelf, who himself has been out since before the French Open with a wrist injury sustained in Barcelona.
Alcaraz also pulled out of the Cincinnati Open as a precaution but Sinner seemed confident that the issue would not hinder his participation in New York.
Sinner said: “After consulting with my doctors and my team, I have to announce that I need to withdraw from the Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati.
“My right knee has been bothering me and even though we have been working hard with my medical team, I have to accept that I’m not ready to compete yet…I’m now focusing on getting ready for the US Open.”
The 24-year-old Italian, who defeated Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final, will bid for his sixth major singles title at the US Open, which starts on 30 August.
Additional reporting from PA
Following what he describes as a “good bit of business”, Eddie Hearn has offered his thoughts on the vacant title clash between Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic.
While they were already scheduled to collide at London’s O2 Arena on August 29, the two heavyweights are now fighting for the IBF world title.
This additional incentive was made possible by promoter Frank Warren, who cut a deal with mandatory challenger Frank Sanchez and persuaded him to step aside.
As a result, Itauma and Hrgovic will contest one of Oleksandr Usyk’s old belts, with the winner needing to face Sanchez in his following outing.
Up to this point, Itauma has shown signs of generational talent but against mostly limited opposition, perhaps with the exception of Jermaine Franklin in March.
But even then, the ferocious 21-year-old dispatched the fringe contender in five rounds, while Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte went the distance with Franklin in previous fights.
Hrgovic, however, is considered a proven world-level operator, with his only defeat resulting in an eighth-round stoppage on cuts to Daniel Dubois in 2024.
But even when considering the difference in experience, Matchroom promoter Hearn has told IFL TV that Itauma is a “massive favourite” for good reason.
“I think it’s a good bit of business from Frank Warren. Obviously they’ve managed to get Frank Sanchez to step aside, and I think he has to fight the winner.
“I think Moses is a massive favourite and, if he wins, he becomes world heavyweight champion.”
If he claims the IBF title, Itauma would also become the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson defeated Trevor Berbick in 1986.
National senior record holder high jumper Pooja Singh failed to live up to the expectations, finishing seventh in the final, as India ended their World Athletics U20 Championships campaign with three medals here.
The 19-year-old Pooja could only clear 1.84m, way below her national senior record height of 1.93m. She failed to sail over 1.87m in three attempts.
Izobelle Louison-Roe of Australia won the gold with 1.92m, while Lilianna Batori (1.90m) of Hungary and Aitana Alonso (1.90m) of Spain bagged the silver and bronze respectively.
In May, Pooja had won gold in the Asian U20 Athletics Championships with the senior national record height of 1.93m. She is also the reigning gold medallist at the Senior Asian Athletics Athletics Championships.
The Indian women’s 4x400m relay team, meanwhile, finished ninth and last in the final, clocking 3 minute 45.28 seconds. The team comprised Bhoomika Nehate, Tahura Khatun, Tanu Chaudhary and Thiya Arumugam.
USA won the gold with a time of 3:29.15s, while Australia (3:31.39s) and Great Britain (3:32.08s) took the silver and bronze respectively.
With two silver and one bronze here, India equalled the medal haul of the 2021 and 2022 editions.
Ashish Yadav had opened India’s medal account with a silver in the men’s javelin throw. Basant Kumar Meghwal and Shahnavaz Khan added a silver and bronze respectively in the men’s high jump and long jump.
From 2002 to 2018, India won just four medals in the World Athletics U20 Championships, including a gold each from Neeraj Chopra (men’s javelin throw in 2016) and Hima Das (women’s 400m race in 2018).
Discus thrower Seema Antil won India’s first ever medal in the World Athletics U20 Championships with a silver in the 2002 edition in Jamaica, before Navjeet Kaur Dhillon won a bronze in the same event in 2014 in the USA.
In 2021 edition, Amit (men’s 10,000m race walk) and Shaili Singh (women’s long jump) won a silver each while the mixed 4x400m relay team bagged a bronze.
In 2022, Selva Prabhu Thirumaran (men’s triple jump) and mixed 4x400m relay team clinched a silver each while Rupal Chaudhary (women’s 400m) bagged a bronze.
India won one medal in the 2024 edition, a bronze through Aarti in the women’s 10,000m race walk event.
The biggest stars in European athletics head to Birmingham for the 2026 European Athletics Championships with continental titles and in some cases world records on the line, just a week after the close of the Commonwealth Games.
Coming in a fallow year between World Championships and Olympics the Europeans are the major target for most eligible athletes over the outdoor season and the competition is set to be fierce as ever.
Here are the major athletes and races to watch ahead of the week’s action.
Race of the season: the women’s 800m
The women’s 800m is the headline event, even in a stacked programme. Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has had a stop-start outdoor season, suffering surprise back-to-back defeats and withdrawing in tears from British national championships earlier this summer after tweaking her hamstring. But she returned to winning ways on home soil at the London Diamond League last month, and starts as one of the favourites in a glittering field.
Switzerland’s Audrey Werro has been the surprise package of the season and is the outright favourite after running the fastest in the world this year, but Femke Broeders-Bol – having converted her brilliance in her normal discipline of 400m hurdles to the 800m – is also a potent force. Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium could yet see one of track and field’s oldest world records fall: the controversial 1:53.28 set by Czechoslovakian athlete Jarmila Kratochvilova in 1983.
Hodgkinson had initially targeted the London Diamond League to attempt to break the record, having smashed the world indoor record in March last year. But it now looks as though Werro, who became the first woman since Kratochvilova to run under 1:54 – twice – in Paris and Stockholm this year, is the best placed to finally topple that mark.
The stage is set for a hugely entertaining race – the only drawback is that newly crowned Commonwealth 800m champion Georgia Hunter Bell is opting not to compete over the distance in Birmingham, focusing on the 1500m instead and avoiding a mouthwatering four-way clash.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen makes long-awaited return
Norwegian great Jakob Ingebrigsten has not raced at all in 2026 after undergoing surgery on his Achilles tendon in January, with his grand comeback taking place this week as he runs in the 5,000m. The injury also heavily impacted his 2025; he obviously struggled with it at the World Championships in September, when he failed to make it out of the 1,500m heats and finished a distant 10th in the 5,000m.
He is the reigning European champion in both the 5,000m and 1,500m but has opted to focus on the longer distance only as he returns to competition, writing on social media: “Anyone who has watched me race over the years will know that competition is what drives me. I am healthy, training has been going well and after discussing with my team, we reached the conclusion that there is no reason not to race.
“What better way than to return to the European Championships, where I have so many golden memories. I’ll be lining up for the 5000m August 10th.”
Ingebrigtsen has never been defeated at a European Championships, winning both the 1,500m and 5,000m titles at each of the last three editions, going back to when he was just 17 in Berlin in 2018, and made history in Rome two years ago as the first man to win six gold medals.
Mondo Duplantis bids to shake off rare defeat
One constant of athletics in recent years has been Mondo Duplantis’ crushing supremacy in the pole vault. But the world record holder suffered a shock defeat – his first in three years – at this summer’s Diamond League event in Stockholm, with Australian Kurtis Marschall beating him on Duplantis’ home soil.
The Swede never really looked himself and failed at 6m and 6.05m, only finishing second as he cleared 5.80m with two-time world bronze medallist Marschall clearing 5.90m.
Duplantis set a new world record of 6.28m at the same arena last year but his aura of invincibility took a huge dent this time around, while he then withdrew from the London Diamond League with a thigh strain, after a long conversation with his father and manager on the sidelines.
With the European Championships looming the decision was made to withdraw as a precaution, but the events of the last few weeks mean that – for once – the men’s pole vault title isn’t sewn up before the athletes even step onto the runway. Duplantis arrives in Birmingham looking to win a fourth successive European title and re-establish his supremacy after that blip, setting up a fascinating battle with the likes of major rival Emmanouil Karalis of Greece.
Brits renew rivalry in stacked 100m
While Hodgkinson and Hunter Bell headline the longer distance races for the home nation, there is a raft of British interest in the sprint events, most notably in a stacked women’s 100m field.
Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith has won six European golds and could become the most successful athlete in the history of the event if she wins one more, doubling up after glory in Rome two years ago. She pulled out of the Commonwealth Games with a focus on defending her title but will face opposition from rival Daryll Neita, who is second behind Asher-Smith in the all-time list of fastest Brits over the distance and is a two-time European individual medallist herself.
World 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt is competing in both events in Birmingham; her slow start may rule her out of contention over the shorter distance but her immense closing speed makes her a major favourite in a fascinating 200m race, where she will also come up against former world champion Asher-Smith. British national champion Success Eduan will also be in action, giving the home crowd in Birmingham multiple athletes to cheer on.
Josh Kerr holds off on more records
One major absence from Birmingham is new mile world record holder Josh Kerr. The Scot won the 3,000m world indoor title in March, but his season was entirely built around a tilt at Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old mile record, which he shattered in stunning fashion at the London Diamond League, running it in 3:42.66.
The 28-year-old is always one to talk a big game and his tilt at the record was rarely out of the spotlight as he shared his training for the catchily named ‘Project 222’ – the number of seconds he would have to run to break it – in the build-up. He wrote “I ran 3.42 at the London Diamond League. July 18th, 2026” in his notebook every day; he would plunge in an ice bath for 222 seconds, living and breathing the project.
His superb form carried him into the Commonwealth Games, another important target for him, especially as they were held on home soil in Glasgow. The mile there was a very different race – he won in 3:54.12 and had time to gee up the crowd as he surged clear down the home straight – but the gold was what he came for.
There had been talk that having completed those two goals he would turn his attention to the 1,500m world record, also held by El Guerrouj, of 3:26 flat. But that is unlikely to happen this year, despite his blistering form, and nor is an appearance in Birmingham at all. He told The Guardian: “I will hold the 1500m world record in my career. But I’m not in a rush to do that. I think we are flying a little close to the sun at the moment.” His absence opens the door to compatriot Jake Wightman, who was sixth in the mile in Glasgow.
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