Great Britain & NI will be represented by 10 athletes in the marathon at the Birmingham 2026 European Athletics Championships from 10-16 August.
Rose Harvey and Louise Small, who were the second and third British finishers home in the London Marathon in 2:26:14 and 2:28:29 respectively, will join the previously selected Abbie Donnelly and Natasha Wilson.
The team is completed by Clara Evans-Graham who has a 2:25:04 PB. Harvey and Evans-Graham both represented Team GB in the marathon at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris while Small receives her first international call-up since 2018.
The men’s marathon team is completed by Weynay Ghebresilase and Tewelde Menges who clocked 2:06:59 and 2:10:49 respectively in the London Marathon.
They join the previously selected triumvirate of Mahamed Mahamed, Phil Sesemann* and Johnny Mellor. Mahamed was the leading Brit in the London Marathon, finishing 10th in a 2:06:14 PB to move to second on the British all-time list.
The men’s and women’s marathon will be held on the last day of the championships on 16 August. The women’s marathon begins at 7.30am local time with the men’s marathon beginning at 8.10am.
(*Phil Sesemann has since pulled out of the British team for the European Athletics Championships due to injury and has been replaced by Ellis Cross)