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European Championships: Day seven schedule & BBC coverage

Great Britain and Northern Ireland remain in contention to finish top of the medal table at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Among their medal hopes on the final day of action at Alexander Stadium are 1500m star Georgia Hunter Bell, long jumper Jazmin Sawyers, the 4x100m mixed relay squad and both 4x400m relay teams.

Meanwhile, Swedish pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis will look to win a fourth successive European gold.

The BBC will bring you live coverage on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sport website, the BBC Sport app and the BBC Sport social media channels including YouTube.

Hunt closing in on ‘iconic’ fourth gold medal

Sprinter Amy Hunt is on course to win a record four gold medals at these championships as she attempts to become “iconic”.

The confident 24-year-old won the 100m on Monday, the 200m on Thursday and the women’s 4x100m relay on Saturday.

Victory in the mixed 4x100m relay on Sunday would see her become the first athlete in history to win four European gold medals at one championships.

“Yes, I am looking to be iconic,” she told BBC Sport earlier in the week. “I want to do what nobody has ever done before.

“I think this is the perfect place to do it. I am an East Midlands girl, and I am from Newark.

“This is the closest I am ever going to get to a home crowd in my entire career.”

Asher-Smith eyes European records

Dina Asher-Smith became the most successful athlete in the history of the European Championships after winning gold in the women’s 4x100m relay on Saturday.

Asher-Smith, who won bronze in the women’s 200m earlier in the week, now has a record-equalling seven gold medals, the same number as Croatian discus thrower Sandra Elkasevic (formerly Perkovic) and Norwegian distance runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

But with two silvers and one bronze also in her collection, the 30-year-old has more overall medals than both of them.

The 30-year-old drew level with sprinter Irena Szewinska of Poland as the most-decorated European athlete of all time.

Szewinska won a total of 10 medals from 1966-1978 but only five golds.

Of other current female athletes, Dutch star Femke Broeders-Bol has five golds and two bronze medals.

Hudson-Smith has chance to make history

Matthew Hudson-Smith, who has a stand at Alexander Stadium named after him, became the joint-most decorated European male athlete of all-time by claiming a dominant 400m gold on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old secured his eighth medal at the championships to equal French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre’s record medal tally for men.

He has five European gold medals and is level with Roger Black, Sir Mo Farah and Zharnel Hughes as the joint most won by a British man.

Hudson-Smith could add to his total in the men’s 4x400m relay final on Sunday.

Norway’s Ingebrigtsen is the most successful European male athlete of all time with seven golds.

Timetable, finals and BBC coverage

All times BST. Times are subject to late changes.

Sunday, 16 August (10 golds)

Morning session

TV: 07:25-10:35 on BBC One

The women’s and men’s marathons take place on the streets of the city from 07:30 and 08:10 respectively.

Great Britain, who have never won a European medal in the women’s marathon, are represented by Olympian Rose Harvey, 2024 European half-marathon team gold medallists Clara Evans-Graham and Abbie Donnelly, plus Louise Small and Natasha Wilson.

Mahamed Mahamed, the second fastest Briton in history behind Sir Mo Farah with a time of two hours, six minutes and 14 seconds in this year’s London Marathon, will seek to earn a first British medal in this event since Ian Thompson’s gold in 1974.

The British contingent is completed by Jonathan Mellor, Tewelde Menges and Weynay Ghebresilasie.

Evening session

TV: 19:30-22:00 on BBC One

Radio: 20:30-22:00 on 5 Live & Sounds

Schedule (all finals):

19:30: Men’s pole vault – world record holder Armand Duplantis is favourite for gold, while GB’s Owen Heard also competes

19:55: Women’s javelin – no British athletes

20:05: Women’s long jump – Commonwealth Games champion Jazmin Sawyers and Molly Palmer go for GB

20:35: Mixed 4x100m relay – GB one of nine teams in final

20:50: Men’s 3,000m steeplechase – GB’s William Battershill, Kristian Imroth and Zak Seddon compete

21:13: Women’s 1500m – British record holder Georgia Hunter Bell is the fastest European this year

21:33: Women’s 4x400m relay – GB qualified fastest but will the Netherlands bring in Broeders-Bol to boost their chances?

21:48 Men’s 4x400m relay – local lad Hudson-Smith seeks a record medal in the final event of the championships

How to follow live on the BBC

You can watch live coverage of every session on either BBC One or BBC Two as well as iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app.

Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will be in Birmingham to bring you daily live commentary, while the BBC Sport website and app will feature live text, reports, analysis, video clips and a medal table.

There will also be coverage on BBC Sport’s social media platforms, including YouTube.

Gabby Logan and Jeanette Kwakye will present the BBC TV coverage with Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Steve Backley, Colin Jackson and Paula Radcliffe commentating on the action.

London 2012 Olympic champions Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford plus Hodgkinson’s coach Jenny Meadows will also provide analysis.

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