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Men's 5,000m final
Where is Jakob Ingebrigtsen in his recovery from Achilles surgery?
Is he ready to win gold again? Or has this come around too soon?
Time to find out... They're off!
Summary
Five gold medals to be won in evening session - watch live on BBC Two (UK only) - full schedule
LIVE: Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen makes comeback after almost a year out with injury in men's 5,000m final
Britain's Scott Lincoln in action in men's shot put final
Great Britain will be among the favourites to claim mixed 4x400m gold - the first of six relays this week - at 21:41 BST
GB's Amy Hunt reaches women's 100m final at 21:50 alongside Dina Asher-Smith
Fellow Britons Daryll Neita and Imani-Lara Lansiquot miss out on 100m final
Great Britain finished third in 2024 medal table behind Italy and France
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'Lobalu is probably the pre-race favourite'published at 20:42 BST
Men's 5,000m final
Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentatorDominic Lobalu is probably the pre-race favourite. He will be coming here thinking that he can win this.
Will Ingebrigtsen return with a win?published at 20:41 BST
Men's 5,000m final
Gabby Logan
Presenter on BBC OneWe don't know anything about the form Jakob Ingebrigtsen is in. I went to pick up my accreditation and the man that gave it to me felt he had to tell me that the only person who had been grumpy with him was Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
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Men's 5,000m final
Greg Rutherford
Former world and Olympic long jump champion on BBC OneJakob Ingebrigtsen possibly doesn't know where he is going to be at because he has not raced enough to know.
Coming back from such a bad injury is not easy at all.
'Ingebrigtsen will be nervous'published at 20:41 BST
Men's 5,000m final
Jenny Meadows
Former 800m World Championship medallist on BBC OneI think Jakob Ingebrigtsen will be nervous tonight. It doesn't matter how many medals he has won.
Ingebrigtsen's father coaches son's rivalpublished at 20:41 BST
Men's 5,000m final
Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentatorThe intriguing thing for me is Jakob Ingebrigtsen's dad. He coaches one of his rivals, Jose Carlos Pinto, who is running for Portugal. Pinto has moved to Norway to be with Ingebrigtsen's dad.
'You wouldn't bet against Ingebrigtsen'published at 20:40 BST
Men's 5,000m final
Paula Radcliffe
Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC OneWe do know it was a big, big surgery that Jakob Ingebrigtsen had, so the road back is not quick. You wouldn't bet against him. We will get an idea when the race opens up in the first couple kilometres.
Ingebrigtsen returnspublished at 20:40 BST
Men's 5,000m final
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter 324 days away, Jakob Ingebrigtsen is back!
What shape the 25-year-old is in is anybody's guess as he makes his long-awaited return to the track following almost a year out after undergoing Achilles surgery.
We last saw Ingebrigtsen in action at the World Championships in Tokyo last September, where he finished 10th in the final of the 5,000m after failing to qualify for the 1500m medal race.
In announcing his return in Birmingham, Ingebrigtsen said following discussions with his team they found “no reason not to race”, suggesting that, while he was back to full health, he was not necessarily in shape to compete for his latest continental title.
The Norwegian is a 13-time European gold medallist on the track across both indoor and outdoor championships, winning gold in his past 11 continental finals since 2019. So, you can never really count him out...
gold-medal Gold - Jessica Schilder (Ned)published at 20:39 BST
Women's shot put final
While we were concentrating on those women's 100m semi-finals we've had our first event reach its conclusion.
It's a Dutch one-two in the women's shot put, with Jessica Schilder finishing ahead of compatriot Jorinde van Klinken.
Schilder lead from the first round and set her best mark with her final throw, one of 20.73m.
Van Klinken's first throw of 19.64 sealed silver and the 25-year-old fouled with her final four attempts, while Yemisi Mabry took bronze with a penultimate throw of 19.50.
Lincoln eyes first European podiumpublished at 20:34 BST
Men's shot put final
Image source, Getty ImagesScott Lincoln celebrated the second Commonwealth Games medal of his career in Glasgow, matching his 2022 bronze in Birmingham.
The 33-year-old has never made the podium at a European Championships - but he could not have gone much closer.
Lincoln missed out on bronze at last year's European Athletics Indoor Championships by just two centimetres, having fallen six centimetres short at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.
After those fourth-place finished, Lincoln will be desperate to go one place better and deliver another medal-winning performance in front of a home crowd.
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Women's 100m semi-final
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC OneDina Asher-Smith executed the first part of her race incredibly, but Amy Hunt's final phase of the 100m is phenomenal.
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Men's shot put final
Image source, Getty ImagesOff we go with the men's shot put final.
Reigning champion Leonardo Fabbri threw a world lead of 22.74m early last month and he came through this morning's qualifying with the best mark of 21.29m.
Great Britain's Scott Lincoln, fresh from winning Commonwealth bronze, qualified with the sixth-best throw of 19.96 and is vying to become Britain’s first European medallist in this event since Geoff Capes earned bronze in 1974.
'Asher-Smith ran incredibly well'published at 20:31 BST
Women's 100m semi-finals
Greg Rutherford
Former world and Olympic long jump champion on BBC OneHaving to sit through them all like that is not ideal, but Dina Asher-Smith still ran incredibly well. It bodes well going forward.
She now has to go back to the warm-up zone and focus herself back in. She knows that she is getting faster. She has all the experience. If she can draw on that, then she can still do well.
'To make European Championships is a miracle'published at 20:30 BST
Women's 100m semi-finals
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesBritain's Daryll Neita, speaking to BBC Sport: "Insane [season]. I broke my foot on the 4 April.
"A complete freak accident and I rolled my ankle and there was a crack. To be back running and to even make the European Championships is a miracle in itself.
When I was in a wheelchair and a boot 14-15 weeks ago it is almost impossible to think I woudl even be here. I cannot explain the season it has been."
'I am absolutely gutted'published at 20:30 BST
Women's 100m semi-finals
BBC SportBriain's Imani-Lara Lansiquot, speaking to BBC Sport: "I am really frustrated. I know I am good enough to make that final. I was here to get a medal. I have had a fantastic season so far. I have made so much progress in less than a year, but I am absolutely gutted. I had a great start, but I just didn't get out of it quick enough."
Asher-Smith joins Hunt in 100m finalpublished at 20:29 BST
Women's 100m semi-finals
Dina Asher-Smith and Salome Kora celebrate together in the hot seats!
They are through as the two fastest non-automatic qualifiers.
Poland's Ewa Swoboda cruises to victory in 11.10 seconds, ahead of Belgium's Delphine Nkansa, but the rest of the field can't do enough to force their way into the final.
So, defending champion Asher-Smith joins Amy Hunt in the medal race at 21:50 BST. Don't miss that!
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Women's 100m semi-finals
Image source, PA MediaDina Asher-Smith continues to wait nervously to see if she will get the chance to try and defend her title in the women's 100m final.
The athletes are lined up ready for the third and final semi-final, and they have the advantage of knowing exactly what they need to do to deny Asher-Smith and Switzerland's Salome Kora.
'Imani will be disappointed'published at 20:22 BST
Women's 100m semi-finals
Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC OneImani-Lara Lansiquot got caught up and then she was out of her rhythm. She tried her best to hold it through. I think Imani will be disappointed that she has run 11.16.
Lansiquot and Neita go out in semi-final twopublished at 20:22 BST
Women's 100m semi-finals
Image source, Getty ImagesGeraldine di Tizio-Frey of Switzerland takes the second semi-final with 11.02, ahead of Italy's Zaynab Dosso in 11.11.
Great Britain's Imani Lansiquot runs 11.16 for third - that's slower than third and fourth in the first semi-final so she won't progress but Dina Asher-Smith still has a chance of progressing.
Team-mate Daryll Neita also goes out, finishing sixth in 11.34.
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Women's 100m semi-finals
Colin Jackson
Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC OneThat was going to be the key for the whole season for Amy Hunt. She has confidence in the back end of the race. She wants to go under that 11 seconds - she needs to go quicker again to guarantee herself that gold medal.
