Katarina Johnson-Thompson completed the heptathlon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, finishing 21st after an injury-hit season, and stated she retains the hunger to compete for major honours.
Ireland athlete Kate O'Connor won gold in the heptathlon at the European Championships in Birmingham, setting a national record of 6,751 points.
Amy Hunt won her third gold medal and Dina Asher-Smith claimed her seventh career title as Great Britain's women's 4x100m relay team dominated at the European Championships in Birmingham.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe dismisses concerns that empty seats at the European Championships in Birmingham will impact London's bid for the 2029 World Championships, citing London's past success in filling stadiums.
Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women's 50m backstroke world record for the second time in a week, winning gold in 26.56 seconds at the European Championships in Paris.
Britain's Amy Hunt won the 200m final at the European Championships in Birmingham with a season's best time of 22.19 seconds, securing her second gold medal of the event after her earlier 100m triumph.
Matthew Hudson-Smith won his third European 400m title at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, securing Great Britain's latest gold and tying the men's record medal tally. Emily Newnham also won silver in the women's 400m hurdles.
Keely Hodgkinson cruised through the 800m opening round at the European championships in Birmingham with a heat-fastest time of 1:57.28, setting up a likely showdown with Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen returns from a year-long injury hiatus to win a record-tying 7th European Athletics Championships gold in the 5,000m, achieving victory in 13:15.29 despite initial doubts.
Georgia Hunter Bell, 32, transforms from a retired athlete to a favourite for the 1500m gold at the European Athletics Championships, driven by a comeback inspired by coaches Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows.
Russian canoeist Sergey Svinarev won a gold medal at the European Championships in Portugal, finishing the 200-meter race in 38.279 seconds. Spain's Pablo Grana took silver, and Belarus's Alexander Zubok secured bronze. Russian athletes are competing under a neutral flag.
For the first time in 28 years, Scotland fans will attend the World Cup, bringing their renowned passion and vibrant atmosphere. Despite the team's historical performance, around 200,000 supporters garnered praise at Euro 2024 for their contribution to the atmosphere.
Russian gymnasts won the most medals at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, securing 9 awards including 2 gold. Federation President Andrey Guryev praised their "true Russian character" and representation of the country.
Ukrainian karateka Andriy Zaplitny refused to take a joint photo with Russian opponent Ernest Sharafutdinov at the European Championships in Frankfurt. Both athletes won bronze medals in the under 75kg category.
Jessica Warner-Judd, Britain's third-fastest female 10,000m runner, suffered a focal seizure with 600m to go at the 2024 European Championships in Rome, collapsing on the track and being sedated. After battling depression, autism diagnosis, and a subconscious trauma response that prevented her from racing fast, the 31-year-old underwent trauma therapy and made a stunning marathon debut in New York (2:24:45). She now prepares to run in Sunday's London Marathon with her sights set on the Los Angeles Olympics.
British runner Jessica Warner-Judd is set to compete in the London Marathon after a remarkable recovery from a focal seizure during the 10,000m at the 2024 European Championships in Rome. The 31-year-old, who collapsed with 600m to go and was carried off and sedated, reveals she underwent trauma therapy, was diagnosed with depression and autism, and feared she would never run again. She now works up to 20 hours a week at Booth's deli counter while targeting the Los Angeles Olympics.
British runner Jess Warner-Judd will make her London Marathon debut on Sunday, 14 years after winning the Mini London Marathon, in a remarkable comeback story. The 31-year-old collapsed during the 2024 European Championships 10,000m final in Rome, suffering a seizure caused by undiagnosed focal epilepsy. After a year of therapy and with her condition now controlled by medication, Warner-Judd feared her running career was over but has recovered to compete in the marathon near her hometown of Canvey Island, Essex.
Jess Warner-Judd, a 31-year-old British long-distance runner, will make her London Marathon debut in 2026 after collapsing during the European Championship 10,000m final at Stadio Olimpico in Rome in June 2024, suffering a seizure caused by undiagnosed focal epilepsy. The athlete, who had placed eighth in the world over 10,000m less than 10 months earlier, required a year of therapy to process her trauma and feared her running career might be over.
