Athletics thread 2

The 2026 European Athletics championships tickets go on sale later this year. Tickets will be from ?10 per person.

While I was waiting for the athletics to start, last Saturday, it was announced that our government had backed London's bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. The host city is expected to be announced in September next year.

My name is on the priority list for when next year's European athletics tickets for Birmingham go on sale next Monday.

I was able to buy the tickets.

Mondo Duplantis has broken his own pole vault world record for the 13th time. It now stands at 6.39 metres (20.636 feet).