Diaz triple jump gold with Italian record headlines Italy's European Athletics campaign in Birmingham

Diaz delivers Italian record for triple jump gold

Andy Diaz won the men's triple jump at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, clearing 18.15 metres on his second attempt to set a new Italian record. The mark put him ahead of Portugal's Pedro Pichardo, who took silver with 17.76 metres. Andrea Dallavalle completed the Italian podium presence with bronze at 17.37 metres, giving Italy two medals in a single event.

Crippa falls short in 10,000m return

Yeman Crippa finished fourth in the men's 10,000 metres in 28:08.56, missing bronze by just over six tenths of a second. The Trentino middle-distance runner was returning to the distance for the first time in three years, having concentrated on the marathon and road races. Crippa remains the Italian record holder at 27:10.76, set in October 2019. Sweden's Andreas Almgren, bronze medallist at the Tokyo World Championships the previous year, took control after the 1,400-metre mark and won in 27:23.44, a new championship record. Switzerland's Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu took silver in 27:42.67, and France's Jimmy Gressier claimed bronze in 28:07.90.

Italy's broader campaign in Birmingham

The championships, the 27th edition of the continental event, run from 10 to 16 August at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, with 50 titles across seven days and fourteen sessions. It is the first time the United Kingdom has hosted the European Athletics Championships. Italy arrived looking to back up its performance from Rome 2024, where the team topped the medal table with 11 golds and 24 total medals, its best-ever European Championship result.

Italian athletes have delivered across multiple disciplines. In the men's shot put, Fabbri took gold and Weir silver, with Sweden's Petersson third. Battocletti won the women's 5,000 metres ahead of Spain's Garcia, with fellow Italian Majori taking bronze. Derkach won the women's triple jump, with Belgium's Guisse second and Bulgaria's Nacheva third. Massimo Stano and Sofia Fiorini won gold in the marathon race walk, with Fiorini setting a new world record. Fortunato and Mihai took silver in the half-marathon race walk, with Cosi adding bronze. In the women's hammer, Italy's Fantini took silver behind Finland's Kosonen. In the women's shot put, the Netherlands' Schilder took gold ahead of teammate van Klinken, with Germany's Mabry third.

Other podium finishes

Norway's Ingebrigtsen won the men's 5,000 metres, with Germany's Bremm second and France's Daguinos third. Great Britain swept the men's 100 metres podium through Glave and Azu in first and second, with Germany's Ansah third. Britain's Hunt won the women's 100 metres ahead of Poland's Swoboda and Belgium's Nkansa. Greece's Tentoglou won the men's long jump, with Switzerland's Ehammer second and Bulgaria's Saraboyukov third. In the men's 400 metres, Britain's Hudson-Smith took gold ahead of France's Kounta and the Netherlands' Phijffers. The mixed 4x400 relay went to Norway, with Great Britain second and the Netherlands third. Switzerland's Joseph won the men's 110m hurdles, with France's Kwaou-Mathey second and Poland's Szymanski third. In the women's 400m hurdles, Slovakia's Zapletalova took gold, with Britain's Newnham second and Portugal's Diallo third. The Netherlands' Visser won the women's 100m hurdles ahead of Poland's Skrzyszowska and France's Bapte.