Highlights are men’s 100m and women’s 100m hurdles

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Hello and welcome to the evening session on day two of the European athletics championships in Birmingham. After a coming-of-age victory for Amy Hunt and a comeback win for Jakob Ingebrigtsen last night, let’s hope for more drama on the track – and in the field – over the coming hours at Alexander Stadium.

The main event this evening is the business end of the men’s 100m. After the lower-ranked athletes went in the heats this morning, the big names enter the fray in the semi-finals and the final. Italy’s Marcell Jacobs is here to defend his titles from 2022 and 2024 and he’s on fine form, having clocked a ridiculous 9.67sec in Austria last month thanks to a lot of wind assistance. Hosts Great Britain have representation in Jeremiah Azu, Louis Hinchliffe and a real medal chance in Romell Glave.