Newly introduced residence straight seats for the European Athletics Champs go on sale from Tuesday April 21.
Organisers of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham have confirmed that tickets will likely be launched within the widespread residence straight at Alexander Stadium, as work continues to maximise each obtainable seat for followers on the UK’s first-ever staging of the championships.
Demand for tickets continues to exceed expectations and, to make sure supporters might be a part of this landmark second for the West Midlands and for athletics, the discharge of newly unlocked residence straight seating now offers extra availability for beforehand sold-out Friday, Saturday and Sunday night periods, in addition to throughout all periods from August 10-16.
Filled with medal occasions, the Friday, Saturday and Sunday night periods will give followers the prospect to see a few of Europe’s largest stars in motion, together with Mondo Duplantis, Nadia Battocletti, Josh Kerr, Femke Bol, Mattia Furlani, Isaac Nader, Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell, amongst many others.
Timings have additionally now been added to the Birmingham 2026 Championships timetable, serving to followers plan which occasions they’d wish to see, and when.
Cherry Alexander, championships director, mentioned: “It’s implausible to have the ability to announce extra residence straight seats for followers to be a part of historical past within the making in Birmingham this summer time.
“The house straight presents really unmissable moments, and with slightly below 4 months to go till the UK hosts the European Athletics Championships for the primary time, followers now have the prospect to safe among the perfect views within the stadium.
“Demand for tickets has been enormous, and subsequent week’s ticket gross sales will transfer in a short time, so I’d encourage followers to join a ticket alert to keep away from lacking out.”
To assist construct momentum, former European medallists Darren Campbell and Ashleigh Nelson joined the Birmingham 2026 staff at Alexander Stadium to replicate on their careers and share their pleasure about Birmingham internet hosting the European Athletics Championships.
Darren Campbell, European 100m champion in 1998, mentioned: “I’ve spent a lot of my profession staring down the house straight and it’s the place the place goals might be made or crushed within the blink of an eye fixed. You possibly can’t get nearer to the motion and it’s implausible that these seats have been launched, giving extra followers the chance to seize among the finest seats in the home.
“Competing in entrance of a house crowd is one thing I do know the Novuna GB & NI athletes will thrive on. With the group driving them on, it guarantees to be a really thrilling occasion, and I’m actually trying ahead to seeing Europe’s finest athletes compete at Alexander Stadium.”
Ashleigh Nelson, European 4x100m champion in 2014, added: „It’s implausible that the European Athletics Championships are coming to Birmingham.
“Athletes and followers alike will likely be extremely excited to expertise the championships at Alexander Stadium and having medalled at a European Championships I do know what an honour it’s to compete at such an incredible occasion. The staff are going to like competing in entrance of their residence crowd and it’s so thrilling that there are extra residence straight tickets approaching sale.”
To be notified the moment residence straight tickets are on basic sale for all periods, followers can join a ticket alert at Birmingham 2026 Signal Up.
Dwelling straight tickets for each session will return to basic sale at 10am on April 21.
To e book and discover out extra, go to tickets.birmingham26.com




















