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Run over two laps of the track, the 800 metres sits between sprinting and longer middle-distance racing. It is a tactical test as much as a physical one, with athletes often racing in packs, protecting position and timing their final kick. The event demands efficient running mechanics, race intelligence and a strong anaerobic capacity. European athletes have excelled in this discipline for decades, making it a consistently competitive and unpredictable race.

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The 200 metres blends the power of the short sprint with the challenge of running a controlled curve. Athletes build speed through the bend before driving into the home straight, aiming to maintain momentum without tightening or losing stride rhythm. Success depends on combining fast acceleration with the ability to hold technique under pressure. The event has produced many memorable European championship performances, often highlighting specialist sprinters who excel in technical curve running.

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These sprint hurdles events require athletes to combine explosive speed with flawless rhythm over a set number of barriers. Runners must achieve a consistent stride pattern to clear each hurdle cleanly without breaking speed. A clipped hurdle can ruin momentum, while perfect technique creates a smooth, fast race. The short distance leaves no margin for error, making start reaction and precision critical.

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Relay events combine individual speed with coordinated teamwork. The 4x100 metres relies on fast, precise baton exchanges at high speed, with timing and communication proving as important as outright pace. The 4x400 metres tests speed-endurance, strategy and mental resilience as teams select athletes for specific legs. The mixed 4x400 metres adds the challenge of gender order selection, making race tactics central to success. Relays consistently produce some of the most exciting and unpredictable moments in championship athletics.

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The 400 metres hurdles is one of the most technically demanding events on the track. Athletes complete a full lap while clearing evenly spaced hurdles, forcing them to maintain rhythm even as fatigue peaks. Mastery of stride pattern, pace control and hurdle execution is essential. The race is known for dramatic changes of position in the final straight as athletes fight both their rivals and the physical demands of the event.

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Race walking involves covering long distances under strict technique rules. Athletes must maintain continuous ground contact and keep the front leg straight as it lands, making endurance and technical discipline equally important. Races are often tactical, with pacing and efficiency playing a major role. Europe has a long history of success in this event, which remains a key part of the championships programme.

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The decathlon features ten events spread across two days and is regarded as one of the most complete tests in sport. Athletes compete in sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws and middle-distance running. Success depends on technical skill, physical strength, endurance and mental focus across a demanding schedule. The best decathletes are celebrated for their versatility and their ability to perform across a broad spectrum of athletic challenges.

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The heptathlon brings together seven events across two days: hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin and 800 metres. Athletes must demonstrate versatility, technical skill and endurance across a wide range of disciplines. Scoring rewards consistency and all-round ability rather than excellence in only one area. The event is seen as a major test of complete athletic talent and resilience.

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In hammer throw, athletes spin several times while controlling a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The challenge is to build rotational speed while maintaining balance and directing the hammer accurately into the sector. Technical precision and body control are essential, particularly during the final release. The event is one of the most demanding in the throws discipline.

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Javelin throwers combine a fast run-up with a technically efficient release of a spear-shaped implement. The discipline requires speed, mobility, shoulder strength and careful control of the javelin’s angle and trajectory. Athletes must generate force during the run-up while protecting their technique during the final delivery. The event has a long European tradition and regularly produces dramatic long throws in championship settings.

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The marathon covers a distance of 42.195 kilometres and stands as one of the most demanding endurance events in athletics. Athletes must balance pacing, energy management and hydration while navigating a long road course that often includes changes in terrain and elevation. The race typically develops through distinct phases, with early caution giving way to decisive moves in the later stages when fatigue begins to bite. Success requires exceptional aerobic capacity, mental resilience and the ability to maintain form over a prolonged distance. The marathon has a long and respected history within European competition and continues to showcase some of the toughest endurance performances in the sport.

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The 400 metres is a one-lap sprint requiring both speed and controlled pacing. Athletes must judge their effort carefully, building a strong opening but leaving enough in reserve to withstand the final straight when fatigue peaks. The event rewards those with both raw sprinting talent and excellent speed-endurance. Historically, it has produced dramatic finishes as runners push to their limits in the closing metres.

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Shot putters throw a solid metal ball from within a throwing circle, using either a glide or rotational technique. The event rewards explosive strength, balance and precise timing at release. Competitors must generate maximum power while staying within the circle, making technique as important as physical strength. Shot put has long been a central event in European championships, showcasing powerful and technically skilled athletes.

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The high jump challenges athletes to clear a steadily rising bar using a curved approach and a powerful take-off. Competitors must time their run-up perfectly, converting horizontal speed into vertical lift. The Fosbury Flop technique, now universal, requires exceptional body control as athletes arch over the bar. The event builds drama as the bar climbs higher and attempts become limited, often culminating in head-to-head duels.

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The longest standard track race, the 10,000 metres tests stamina, concentration and consistent pacing across twenty five laps. Athletes must manage physical strain as the race progresses, responding to surges and maintaining rhythm even as fatigue builds. Historically, European Championships have seen both cagey tactical contests and fast, relentless front-running performances. The event rewards those with strong endurance and the mental strength to stay composed for a long duration.

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The 100 metres is the shortest outdoor sprint and sets the benchmark for pure speed in athletics. Athletes accelerate from blocks and reach top velocity within seconds, maintaining form through a high-intensity dash down the straight. Reaction time is often decisive at this distance, with races won and lost by hundredths of a second. The event has a long tradition of showcasing the fastest men and women in Europe, and it remains one of the most watched races at any championship.

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The 5000 metres is a long-distance track race demanding aerobic endurance, tactical awareness and mental focus. Athletes complete twelve and a half laps, managing pace while responding to changes initiated by rivals. Success often depends on staying relaxed early before increasing pace in the closing stages. The event has evolved over time from slow, tactical races to consistently fast, aggressive championship battles.

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The long jump blends speed, power and precise timing. Athletes sprint along a runway and take off from a board, aiming to maintain momentum into a controlled flight and efficient landing. Key elements include accuracy on the approach and the ability to transfer horizontal velocity into lift. The discipline has deep roots in athletics history and remains a showcase of raw jumping ability.

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The steeplechase combines distance running with technical obstacle work. Athletes clear barriers and a water jump each lap, requiring controlled footwork, balance and the ability to accelerate after each obstacle. Competitors must maintain rhythm while adjusting stride patterns to navigate hurdles efficiently. The event has become a staple of European competition, producing races that test both endurance and precise technique under pressure.

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The discus throw requires athletes to rotate within a circle to build momentum before releasing a heavy disc into the throwing sector. Balance, footwork and technique dictate success, with release angle and timing crucial for long distances. The event dates back to ancient athletics and has remained a showcase of technical throwing skill throughout European competition.

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Pole vaulting requires speed, strength, coordination and courage. Athletes sprint down the runway, plant the pole and use it to propel themselves over a set height. Each attempt challenges timing, body control and technique, particularly during inversion and bar clearance. The event is known for its progression of rising heights and the technical battles between athletes to master complex vaulting mechanics.

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The triple jump consists of a hop, step and jump in one continuous sequence. Athletes must generate and maintain forward momentum through each phase, requiring rhythm, leg strength and technical consistency. Distances depend on a smooth transition between phases and a balanced landing. The event demands a combination of speed and coordination unique within the jumps programme.

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The 1500 metres is the classic middle-distance race. It requires athletes to balance steady pacing with the agility to respond to tactical changes and late surges. Many races unfold with a controlled early pace before a fast acceleration in the final lap, where positioning becomes critical. The event has a rich European history, often producing championship finals filled with strategy, resilience and highly competitive sprint finishes.

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German sprinter Alexandra Burghardt has announced her retirement from competitive sport at the age of 32.
Burghardt has achieved the unique feat of winning medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games, the only European track and field athlete to do so.
Burghardt won silver in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, only six months before running the first leg of Germany&rsquo;s gold medal-winning team at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.
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Two years later, Burghardt was drafted back into the German team as a last-minute replacement for one of her teammates who picked up an injury in the heats. Once again, Burghardt ran the first leg of their team that won bronze, the first German medal in the women&rsquo;s 4x100m at the Olympic Games since reunification.
"Yes, my story is really special, this was not the plan. The Winter Olympics was just a try, and it turned out pretty well.
"This medal was our dream and two years ago, at the World Championships, we saw what was possible with the relay with the bronze medal. And our goal was 100% to win a medal, also this time," said Burghardt at the time.
Burghardt made her last appearance in a German vest at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn where she exited in the 60m heats before missing out on a place on the German team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
"It was a fantastic time full of unforgettable moments, experiences, and encounters. Thank you for this incredible journey. Now I'm looking forward to a new chapter," she wrote on Instagram.
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Double Olympic medallist Burghardt calls time on her career

Home favourite Jan Stefela, a world bronze medallist, had to settle for second at the Kladno memorial meeting on Tuesday (9) despite jumping higher than the meet record as Germany&rsquo;s Tobias Poyte cleared 2.25m on his first attempt to take the win.&nbsp;
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Poyte, who took a European silver in 2022, nearly faltered at 2.19m but went through on his third attempt then needing another two at 2.22m before easing over the meeting record height.
For Stefela, while 2.25m is seven centimetres from his best this year, it is an outdoor season&rsquo;s best for the Czech athlete.
It was though a win in the men&rsquo;s hammer for Czechia&rsquo;s&nbsp;Volodymyr Myslyvchuk&nbsp;who threw 78.93m to break the meeting record and also mark his fourth throw this year beyond his PB from 2025.
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While in the women&rsquo;s hammer Denmark&rsquo;s Katrine Koch Jacobsen took the win with 73.73m in the third round as she builds consistency having now thrown 73m or more in her last four competitions.
Czechia also saw a home win in the men&rsquo;s shot put as Tomas Stanek, former European indoor champion, threw 21.00m in the second round before retiring from the rest of the competition.
Great Britain&rsquo;s Scott Lincoln took second place with a painfully close 20.99m in the fourth round, which he jokingly suggested should be remeasured due to the closeness to Stanek&rsquo;s best mark.
But in the women&rsquo;s shot put Katharina Maisch took the win with 18.61m with Jessica Inchude in second with her best throw of 18.06m, as both athletes threw their best distance in the final round.
Romania&rsquo;s Alin Alexandru Firfirica took the win in the discus with 63.46m ahead of Germany&rsquo;s European U23 champion Steven Richter who threw 63.16m for second place.
Petra Sicakova, the 2026 European U23 silver medallist, took the win in the women&rsquo;s javelin with a PB of 60.98m.
The 22-year-old Czech, Jan Vyska, took second in the men&rsquo;s javelin with 76.79m behind South Africa&rsquo;s Douw Smit who won with 82.08m.
On the track former European U18 and reigning European U20 champion Charlotte Henrich won the 400m in a dominant performance that saw her run 51.80, crossing the line just over a second before her next competitor.
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France&rsquo;s Muhammad Kounta won the men&rsquo;s 400m in a season&rsquo;s best of 45.33 ahead of Denmark&rsquo;s Gustav Lundholm Nielsen who came second with 46.00.
Britain&rsquo;s European U23 silver medallist, Justin Davies, took the men&rsquo;s 800m via photo finish ahead of former European U18 and U20 champion Jakub Dudycha who were both given a time of 1:46.19.
While the women&rsquo;s 800m was won by Croatian 24-year-old Nina Vukovic who ran 2:02.05 for her second race over the distance outdoors this year.
The men&rsquo;s 1500m was won by the Netherlands&rsquo; Ioann Lobles in 3:43.26, ahead of Slovenia&rsquo;s Rok Markelj in 3:43.54 and Ireland&rsquo;s James Gormley in 3:45.54.&nbsp;

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Olympic, world and European triple jump gold medallist Nelson &Eacute;vora will make a comeback to competition after a three-year absence at the Meeting Cidade de Lisboa on Wednesday (10).
The World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger meeting is being live streamed on the European Athletics YouTube from 17:25 CEST.
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Now 42, &Eacute;vora won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a year after taking gold at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. His last major title came at the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships.
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<h3>C&aacute;, Sousa and Bazolo also set for Lisbon</h3>
He is unlikely to be reviving such form, but there will be plenty of intrigue surrounding the Portuguese icon. With a largely domestic field, the other standout names include discus throwers Liliana C&aacute; and Emanuel Sousa.&nbsp;
39-year-old C&aacute; won bronze in the women's discus at the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships and 27-year-old Sousa recently won silver at the Ibero American Championships in Lima.
Four-times Olympian and four-times European semi finalist Lorene Bazolo is set to race over 100m and 200m.&nbsp;

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Miltiadis Tentoglou will go down as one of the greatest long jumpers the sport has ever known. As of 2026, the Greek athlete has accrued two Olympic gold medals, two world titles, two world indoor titles and three European indoor titles.
He has also won gold at three successive European Athletics Championships, with arguably the greatest performance of his storied career coming at Roma 2024.
In the lead-up to Birmingham 2026, taking place from 10-16 August, we are looking back at 26 classic moments from the European Athletics Championships, including one of the highest-quality field events in history.
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<h3>The background</h3>
With his grip on every major global and European title, Miltiadis Tentoglou arrived at the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships as one of the biggest stars in the sport.
The long jumper had become a national hero and one of the most reliable gold medal winners in athletics. Since 2021, he had frequently jumped beyond 8.50m, taking him well beyond the reach of his contemporaries.
But by 2024, new challengers had emerged. Nineteen-year-old Italian hope Mattia Furlani had exploded onto the scene, winning European U18 and European U20 titles, and in the lead-up to Rome had increased his personal best to 8.36m.
Swiss decathlete Simon Ehammer had also established himself as a world-class long jumper, winning world bronze in the discipline in 2022 and leaping to a personal best of 8.45m.
<h3>What happened?</h3>
With a unique raised platform for the horizontal jumps, athletes were finding some extra spring in both the long jump and triple jump at the Stadio Olimpico.
Ehammer shook the field in qualifying when he landed a massive world-leading 8.41m with his opening jump and sent out a huge signal of intent for the final.
Tentoglou qualified safely with 8.14m, while Furlani also progressed with 8.17m. But both would have to improve significantly to contend for gold a day later.
Of the three favourites, Tentoglou was the first to jump in the final and leapt out to a mesmerising 8.42m&mdash;1cm farther than Ehammer's qualifying mark&mdash;to lay down the gauntlet. Furlani responded with a world U20 record of 8.38m in the opening round to ignite the contest.
Ehammer then began to reveal his form in the third round with a booming 8.31m. But it was Tentoglou who consistently produced the goods.
He extended his lead with 8.49m in the third round before backing it up with 8.45m in the fourth. Try as they might, Furlani and Ehammer were unable to match the brilliant Greek.
Then, to emphasise his superiority, Tentoglou unfurled a new championship record and personal best of 8.65m in the fifth round. Incredibly, he repeated the distance in the sixth and final round to underline a famous victory. Furlani and Ehammer had to settle for silver and bronze.
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The only frustration for the Greek hero was that he still fell 1cm short of the national record of 8.66m set by&nbsp;Louis Tsatoumas in 2007.
<h3>The aftermath</h3>
"I managed the PB &ndash; twice the same mark. I do not know, this is impossible &ndash; only me can do it," said Tentoglou afterwards.
"I wanted to do 1cm more to improve our national record, but it just did not happen. My coach told me after the first 8.65m that I should push myself even more because I could do it. I told him that I did five jumps around 8.50m, all of them, and I felt tired.
"I am dead, I gave my everything. And he said: 'Come on, you can do it!' And I did it &ndash; I tried, but I was very tired."
He went on to defend his Olympic title in Paris later that summer. But in 2025, illness and injury hampered his campaign.
Furlani emerged as the new world indoor and outdoor champion, while another challenger appeared in Bulgaria's Bozhidar Sar&acirc;boyukov, who won gold at the Apeldoorn 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
But in 2026, Tentoglou has shown a return to form with an early-season leap of 8.49m in Limassol, Cyprus. Ehammer has set a decathlon long jump world record of 8.51m in G&ouml;tzis, while Sar&acirc;boyukov and Furlani have also shown brilliant form with respective leaps of 8.45m and 8.43m.
As if it were not competitive enough, Portugal's Gerson Bald&eacute; announced his arrival among the elite of men's long jumping by taking gold at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń with a brilliant 8.46m.
It all points to Birmingham 2026 producing potentially the greatest men's long jump competition in European Athletics Championships history, perhaps even surpassing Roma 2024.

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With two months to go until the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships from 10-16 August 10-16, organisers surprised local athletics hero Matthew Hudson-Smith, by naming the extension of the North stand the Matthew Hudson-Smith Stand. The title will be in place until the end of the championships.
The European 400m record-holder is a part of a long legacy of athletics excellence from the West Midlands region. Having trained with Birchfield Harriers and proudly from Wolverhampton, the sprinter has previously stated his wish for the back straight of his home stadium to carry his name.
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Cherry Alexander, Championship Director for Birmingham 2026, said: &nbsp;&ldquo;Matthew is a true homegrown star, and we were delighted to welcome him home by unveiling the Matthew Hudson-Smith Stand for Birmingham 2026 with his family and peers in attendance.
&ldquo;Matthew&rsquo;s international achievements are inspiring a future generation to dig deep, and this stand is a celebration of that. We hope to fill the stand with young local fans, and maybe even the next Matthew-Hudson Smith will be in the crowd watching him compete in front of a home crowd this August.&rdquo;
Matthew Hudson-Smith visited Alexander Stadium to talk about the road to the European Athletics Championships and while there, was surprised by the stand name unveiling in a special moment attended by his family, his first coach Sharon Morris, alongside &nbsp;former sprinter and Team GB 4x400m Team Coach, Martyn Rooney with representatives of Birmingham 2026, Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Combined Authority also in attendance.
Matthew Hudson-Smith, said: &ldquo;It caught me off-guard walking in to see the stand is going to be named after me, and it was a special moment to share it with my family.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s just an indication of all the hard work I&rsquo;ve put in and to get a stand named after me is the icing on the cake of a great career and now I want to add more to it at Europeans.&rdquo;
Hudson-Smith, is no stranger to honours, with two Olympic medals (silver in 400m at Paris and 4x400m relay bronze), four European titles, and a World Championships silver medal. He is also the fifth-fastest athlete in the 400m in history.
Thousands of local children will be attending the event this August, the first time the European Athletics Championships has been staged in the UK, and organisers are keen to inspire the next generation of athletes.
Fans from across the West Midlands and beyond will have a chance to see Matthew&rsquo;s world-class talent up close this summer and can sit together in the Matthew Hudson-Smith Stand to give him a hero&rsquo;s roar as he races by in the 400m events.&nbsp;
Matthew Hudson-Smith, added: &ldquo;Birmingham for me is home. I miss the people, I miss the food, I miss the environment. I always try and represent home to the best of my ability. It just means the world to me to come back here, run and show my talents to kids from the area to show them that they can do it.&rdquo;
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The European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 will see over 1,600 athletes from 48 nations compete for glory. With 44 gold medals to be won across the seven evening sessions, fans will see history being made under the floodlights. Many of Europe&rsquo;s biggest names are expected to target their 2026 summer ambitions at Birmingham - making this a superb chance for fans to witness world-class performances on home soil. &nbsp;
Chris Jordan, Director of Neighbourhoods, Culture, Leisure &amp; Sport at Birmingham City Council &nbsp;who took part in the reveal, said: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s fantastic to join partners in celebrating local boy Matthew Hudson-Smith and his success on the international stage, and how that journey has been shaped by his beginnings at Birmingham&rsquo;s Alexander Stadium.&nbsp;
&ldquo;As we look ahead to the European Athletics Championships this August, I wish him and all of Team GB &amp; NI the very best of luck. Birmingham is buzzing for the championships, and we can&rsquo;t wait to welcome athletes, fans and visitors from across the UK, Europe and around the world to experience our warm Brummie welcome first hand.&rdquo;
Ed Cox, chief executive at West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), said: &ldquo;Matthew is a real inspiration to every young person in this region. He has become a top-class athlete thanks to way his natural talent was recognised and nurtured by his local athletics club.
&ldquo;The Mayor has made improving the prospects and wellbeing of young people a top priority and our job at the WMCA is to make sure they can access the same support, pathways and opportunities Matthew had.
&ldquo;We hope having his name on the stand at the Alexander Stadium will inspire him to achieve even more success when he competes here later this year and show those sitting in the seats, they can also reach their full potential through a combination of skill, hard work and our support.&rdquo;
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Miltiadis Tentoglou returns home to Greece for the Dromia Sprint and Relays Meeting on 13 June, a World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting, shown live on the European Athletics website from 5.15pm CEST, to build on his strong season so far.
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The two-time Olympic champion jumped a season&rsquo;s best of 8.49m in Cyprus at the end of May to currently sit at number two in the world.
Last year Tentoglou took the win with 8.19m and he will be wanting to impress his home fans once again before looking to defend his European title for the fourth time in a row later this summer in Birmingham.
While in the 100m, Kenya&rsquo;s Ferdinand Omanyala will look to take a comfortable win from the 24-year-old home favourite Lambros Volikas whose season&rsquo;s best is 10.58.
In the women&rsquo;s 100m and 200m Rafailia Spanoudaki-Hatziriga, the reigning Balkan 100m champion, will be looking to add two wins to her tally.