[Headie]

The BBC has live coverage of the inaugural European Championships, running from 2-12 August in Glasgow and Berlin.

The first edition of the new multi-sport competition will see the continent's best athletes compete in Berlin, while aquatics, rowing, gymnastics, cycling, triathlon and golf competitions will take place in Glasgow.

Olympic stars such as Adam Peaty, Laura and Jason Kenny, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Max Whitlock and Alistair Brownlee are set to represent Great Britain.



Friday, 3 August
Key events

Cycling - women's and men's team sprint and team pursuit; Swimming - women's and men's 4x100m freestyle relay finals

Live coverage

09:00-13:45 & 18:00-21:00, BBC Two

13:45-18:00, BBC One

09:00-19:30, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

Saturday, 4 August
Key events

Rowing - women's and men's pairs, fours, and quadruple sculls finals; Cycling - men's omnium; Swimming - men's 100m backstroke final, women's 50m freestyle and 100m butterfly finals; Gymnastics - women's team final

Live coverage

09:00-13:15 & 18:30-21:00, BBC Two

13:15-18:00, BBC One

09:00-12:30 & 13:30-15:00, Swimming and Track Cycling, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

Sunday, 5 August
Key events

Rowing - men's eights final; Cycling - women's road race; Swimming - men's 100m freestyle and 200m butterfly finals, women's 50m backstroke and 100m breaststroke finals; Gymnastics - women's individual finals

Live coverage

09:00-21:00, BBC Two

10:55-16:00 & 19:00-19:30, Swimming and road race, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

Monday, 6 August
Key events

Cycling - men's sprint, women's omnium; Swimming - men's 100m backstroke and 200m breaststroke finals, women's 200m freestyle and butterfly finals

Live coverage

09:00-13:45 & 18:00-21:00, BBC Two

13:45-18:00, BBC One

09:00-12:00 & 13:30-17:00, Synchronised swimming and track cycling, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

Tuesday, 7 August
Key events

Athletics - women's and men's 100m finals, men's 10,000m final, men's hammer and shot put finals, decathlon; Cycling - women's and men's keirin; Swimming - men's 50m butterfly and 200m freestyle finals, women's 100m backstroke and 4x200m freestyle relay finals; Diving - women's 10m synchronised final

Live coverage

08:30-13:45 & 18:00-20:00, BBC Two

13:45-18:00 & 20:00-21:00, BBC One

09:00-11:30 & 13:00-16:30, Mountain bikes, diving and synchronised swimming, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

19:00-22:30, latest news, interviews and updates, BBC Radio 5 live

Wednesday, 8 August
Key events

Athletics - women's 10,000m final, men's long jump and discus finals, decathlon; Cycling - women's and men's time trial; Swimming - men's 50m breaststroke final, women's 100m freestyle final, mixed 4x100m freestyle relay final; Diving - women's 10m platform final

Live coverage

08:30-13:45 & 18:00-21:00, BBC Two

13:45-18:00, BBC One

09:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00, Cycling, swimming and diving, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

19:00-22:30, latest news, interviews and updates, BBC Radio 5 live

Thursday, 9 August
Key events

Athletics - men's 200m final, men's 400m hurdles final, women's 100m hurdles final, women's pole vault final, men's javelin final, heptathlon; Swimming - men's 50m freestyle and 4x100m freestyle relay finals, women's 50m breaststroke and 4x100m freestyle relay finals; Diving - men's 10m synchronised final; women's triathlon

Live coverage

09:00-13:45 & 18:00-20:00, BBC Two

13:45-18:00 & 20:00-21:00, BBC One

09:30-16:15 & 18:15-19:00, Swimming and diving, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

Friday, 10 August
Key events

Athletics - men's 400m final, women's 800m final, men's 110m hurdles final, women's 400m hurdles final, women's high jump and javelin finals, heptathlon; Cycling - BMX; Diving - men's 3m synchronised final; Men's triathlon

Live coverage

09:00-13:45 & 18:00-21:00, BBC Two

13:45-18:00, BBC One

08:05-17:00, Golf, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

Saturday, 11 August
Key events

Athletics - women's and men's 4x400m relay finals, women's 200m and 400m finals, men's high jump final, women's long jump and discus finals; Golf - foursomes; Cycling - BMX; Gymnastics - men's team final; Diving - women's 3m springboard final; Triathlon team relay

Live coverage

09:00-13:15 & 16:30-17:30, BBC Two

13:15-16:30 & 17:30-21:00, BBC One

08:00-14:30 & 17:15-18:30, Golf, diving and open water swimming, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

19:30-21:00, BBC Radio 5 live

Sunday, 12 August
Key events

Athletics - women's and men's marathons, women's and men's 4x100m relay finals, men's pole vault final, women's hammer final; Golf - finals; Cycling - men's road race; Gymnastics - men's individual finals; Diving - men's 10m platform final

Live coverage

08:00-13:15 & 17:00-18:30, BBC Two

13:15-17:00 & 18:30-21:00, BBC One

07:30-17:30, Golf, diving, open water swimming and road cycling, BBC Red Button

Plus uninterrupted coverage all day on Connected TV and online

19:30-20:30, BBC Radio 5 live

First time a multi-sport European Champs has been done - trying to emulate the Olympic/Commonwealth format I think. Should be quite interesting to watch! Shame that the Athletics is in Berlin though, as all the other sports are in Glasgow

Looking forward to discussing it in this thread with anyone else who's watching!

[Jack_]

Oh wow I remember hearing about this about a year ago and I'd totally forgotten it was happening. Genuinely thought that was it this year for multi-sport/"big" sporting events (and we've been spoiled already)

Glad the BBC are going all out for it, even if it is just a Europeans quite excited now!

[Black Dagger]

I will lap anything up if it's multi event. Will tide me over until the Olympics.

[Ross.]

If they haven’t reinstated Helen Skelton then I’m rioting at the BBC

[Headie]

Starts tomorrow!

[Denver]

Only her for the swimming and the disabled

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Starts tomorrow!

It started today gurl but just heats of things!

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Black Dagger

It started today gurl but just heats of things!

Mess I was looking for it in my TV schedule because I remembered it as supposed to be starting on the 2nd but couldn't see it anywhere

Turns out the TV coverage starts tomorrow, from 9am on BBC Two

[Firewire]

Will be there tomorrow for the events in Glasgow Green!

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Firewire

Will be there tomorrow for the events in Glasgow Green!

I'll keep an eye out for you on the telly

[Twosugars]

Don't see any highlights show in TV schedule

[Headie]

GB just won Gold in the Women's team pursuit

[Headie]

Peaty just set a new World Record in the 100m Breaststroke

[Black Dagger]

I love him.

[Headie]

I need the Athletics to start, it's been too aquatics-heavy so far

[Jack_]

jfc @ 57.00, he almost completed Project 56 there and then thought that was an aim for Tokyo, truly extraordinary

[Jack_]

also we've found a new hot swimmer in Apostolos Christou

[Barry.]

Originally Posted by Jack_

also we've found a new hot swimmer in Apostolos Christou

He's alright.

[Jack_]

mess @ some of the completely empty stands in Berlin

[Jack_]

I really like the graphics being used across the sports at this event

[Twosugars]

waiting for athletics and diving

[Headie]

^ Athletics is on the red button now, although it's just heats

Dai Greene pulled out of the 400m Hurdles, only it's a pisstake the amount of times he's withdrawn from stuff through injury, I get that he's been out of action for about 5 years due to surgeries and injuries but it's not like he's getting any younger - all these preservation tactics are just prolonging inevitable retirement

[Twosugars]

Dai has been very unlucky over the years

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Jack_

mess @ some of the completely empty stands in Berlin

Tbf it's only heats, plus most of the top ranked athletes have byes to the semis due to some new rule that got introduced two years ago where the Top 12 ranked athletes all advance to semis immediately.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Tbf it's only heats, plus most of the top ranked athletes have byes to the semis due to some new rule that got introduced two years ago where the Top 12 ranked athletes all advance to semis immediately.

Oh fair, I thought they only did heats in morning seasons

That makes sense now