{
  "id": 442231,
  "title": "How to watch European Athletics Championships 2026 for FREE: Live Streams, TV Channels & Schedule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/how-to-watch-european-athletics-championships-2026-for-free-live",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/sport/european-athletics-championships-2026-free"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The European Athletics Championships 2026 will take place from Monday, August 10 to Sunday, August 16. The event promises to be thrilling with superstars like Keely Hodgkinson, Mondo Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen competing in Birmingham. This marks the first time the UK has hosted the championships in its 92-year history.\n\nViewers in the UK can catch all the action live for free on BBC iPlayer. For those outside the UK, Eurovision Sport will provide live streams across multiple territories. To watch from anywhere, viewers can use NordVPN for 75% off right now.\n\nThe schedule for the first day, Monday, August 10, begins at 10:35am with Women's shot put (Qualifying Groups A & B), followed by Men's hammer throw (Qualifying Group A) at 10:40am and Men's 800m (Round 1) at 10:45am. The day continues with Women's 100m (Round 1) at 11:25am and Men's long jump (Qualifying Groups A & B) at 11:30am, concluding with Men's 400m (Round 1) at 11:55am.",
  "summary": "All the ways to watch the European Athletics Championships 2026 for free from anywhere in the world with TV channels, broadcast details and schedule included.",
  "key_points": [
    "European Athletics Championships 2026 runs from August 10 to August 16",
    "UK viewers can watch for free on BBC iPlayer",
    "Non-UK viewers can access live streams via Eurovision Sport"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The European Athletics Championships 2026 being broadcast live for free on BBC iPlayer in the UK and Eurovision Sport in other territories expands access for fans across multiple regions.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}