Birmingham 2026: European athletics championships day seven – live

Hunt, Duplantis and Hunter Bell in action in final session Security scare at Alexander Stadium | Email Billy Men’s pole vault: Mondo Duplantis is one of nine athletes of the 14-strong field to have cleared the first height of 5.55m.

Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis – runner-up to Duplantis at the last worlds and Euros – and Great Britain’s Owen Heard also cleared it first time.

Great Britain won double gold in the 4x100m relays last night but the evening was tempered by a security scare.

Dozens of athletes, including Britain’s Amy Hunt, and thousands of spectators were caught up in a massive security operation involving armed police at Alexander Stadium.

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