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  1. Farewellpublished at 22:15 BST

    Time for us to say goodbye from day one of the European Championships in Birmingham.

    What a night it has been, with Amy Hunt winning Great Britain's first gold the women's 100m after the mixed 4x400m team took silver.

    Meanwhile Jakob Ingebrigtsen won a remarkable men's 5,000m final, the first of two golds for Norway this evening.

    Join us tomorrow for more action, live on BBC Two, iPlayer and Radio 5 Live.

  2. Watch: Great Britain claim second in the mixed relaypublished at 22:12 BST

    Mixed 4x400m relay final

    Want some medal-winning action? Of course you do.

    Here's how Great Britain's mixed 4x400m team sealed silver.

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    Norway win mixed relay final as GB take silver medal

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    Get Involvedpublished at 22:11 BST

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    Fantastic 100m final. If Amy Hunt had a start she’d be truly lethal. Awesome night of athletics, shame about the quarter-full stadium.

    Mark, London

    Amy Hunt of Great Britain and Northern Ireland celebratesImage source, Getty Images
  4. What happened on day one?published at 22:10 BST

    Here's a quick summary of the medallists and British interest from the evening session on day one.

    • Women's shot put final - Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands wins the first medal of the Championships
    • Women's hammer qualification - Charlotte Payne progresses to Wednesday's final
    • Women's 100m hurdles round one - Emma Nwofor does not progress
    • Men's shot put final - Great Britain's Scott Lincoln finishes fourth with Leonardo Fabbri of Italy winning gold.
    • Men's 5,000m final - Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins gold with a remarkable finish. Great Britain's James West finishes 12th.
    • Women's 3,000m steeplechase round one - with Elise Thorner of Great Britain progresses but team-mates Sarah Tait and Stevie Lawrence-Wrist go out
    • Mixed 4x400m relay final - Great Britain finishes second as Norway win second gold of the night
    • Women's 100mfinal - Amy Hunt wins Great Britain's first gold with team-mate and defending Dina Asher-Smith in sixth. Two other British athletes, Daryll Neita and Imani Lansiquot, went out in the semi-finals earlier in the night.
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    Get Involvedpublished at 22:05 BST

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    Scott Lincoln. BELIEVE - it WILL happen. Jakob Ingebrigtsen - that was fabulous and well deserved.

    Lindsey, UK

    Gold medallist Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebratesImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 22:03 BST

    Women's hammer qualification

    One further British update to bring you - Charlotte Payne has progressed in the women's hammer qualification and will compete in Wednesday's final.

    The 24-year-old went through as the 10th of 12 athletes with a mark of 68.89m, while Katrine Koch Jacobsen of Denmark lead the field with 72.62.

  7. 'Hunt catches them every single time'published at 22:01 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
    Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC One

    That is the thing that separates the champions from the rest of the field.

    It is that unbelievable belief. In those moments when the margins are so fine.

    Phenomenal every time I see Amy Hunt race, we said in the studio that she still looks in the blocks when the rest of the field is halfway down the trap, but she catches them every single time.

  8. 'Amy kept her cool'published at 21:57 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC One

    Gold medalist Amy Hunt of Team Great Britain posesImage source, Getty Images

    I loved it. Amy Hunt has just got to believe in herself.

    She has got to keep to her beautiful metronome. That will pull her through, and she just did it again tonight.

    Amy just kept her cool. She eased herself past everybody.

  9. 'Hunt has got the gold medal'published at 21:56 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Steve Cram
    BBC athletics commentator

    It is going to be Amy Hunt! Not by much, but that doesn't matter. She has got the gold medal. Great Britain retain the title, but this time it switches hands.

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    Hunt wins gold for Great Britainpublished at 21:53 BST
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    Women's 100m final

    Britain's Amy Hunt (C) celebrates as she crosses the finish lineImage source, Getty Images

    Amy Hunt is European champion!

    She takes the women's 100m final in a time of exactly 11 seconds, despite being fifth at 50m.

    The 24-year-old finishes ahead of Ewa Swoboda of Poland, who takes silver with 11.02, and Belgium's Delphine Nkansa, who seals bronze with a personal best of 11.06.

    Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith is fifth with 11.10.

  11. Postpublished at 21:52 BST

    Women's 100m final

    The athletes are down in the blocks.

    Let's do this.

  12. 'Happy Dina is a fast Dina'published at 21:51 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Adam Gemili
    Former European Championship gold medallist on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Tatjana Pinto of Team Portugal, Dina Asher-Smith of Team Great Britain and Gina Lueckenkemper of Team Germany compete in the Women's 100 Metres Semi-FinalsImage source, Getty Images

    People want to see the real Dina Asher-Smith. People are seeing that human side of her.

    She carried the mantle of women's British sprinting for so many years. It is hard to do against the best in the world. She was the sole mantle carrier for Team GB.

    You can only do that for so long befor your body gets old and tired. That is what happens.

    She is still so hungry and passionate. Happy Dina is a fast Dina.

  13. 'Dina wears her heart on her sleeve'published at 21:51 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Allison Curbishley
    Former GB 400m runner on BBC Radio 5 Live

    If you manage to do two Olympic cycles and all the Championships in between, you have had a good run. If you can get three, then brilliant.

    This is an athlete that has been going at the highest level since 2013. Dina Asher-Smith was a kit carrier in 2012. She has been a talent and to be able to do it year in year out, in one of the most intense events that demands so much.

    Dina wears her heart on her sleeve. You can tell whether she is happy or not so happy Dina. In London at the Diamond League, we saw happy Dina.

    To be the best in Britain you have to be one of the best in the world.

  14. History on the line for Asher-Smithpublished at 21:50 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Most medals won by women

    History is on the line for Dina Asher-Smith in Birmingham.

    A decade on from capturing her first gold at these championships, the 30-year-old could have as many as four opportunities to equal Croatia's discus thrower Sandra Elkasevic's record tally of seven titles this week.

    The former world 200m champion won her second European 100m title in Rome two years ago, but that remains her only individual international title since her crowning moment on the global stage seven years ago.

  15. 'Role model' Hunt 'inspiring the next generation'published at 21:50 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Adam Gemili
    Former European Championship gold medallist on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Amy Hunt finally made the move [to Italy]. She moved out here, and she said: 'This suits my lifestyle so good'. She is a woman of culture. She goes to the museums, she goes to different art shows.

    She has an interest in learning the language and the culture. She is a big personality on the track and a really big role model off the track. She is starting to realise how important her role is in inspiring the next generation that are coming through.

  16. 'I want it all - Huntpublished at 21:50 BST

    Women's 100m final

    Amy HuntImage source, Getty Images

    Discussing her ambitions before the championships, Amy Hunt quoted High School Musical character Sharpay Evans, who sings a song titled "I Want It All" in the film.

    The 24-year-old's breakthrough medal on the global stage in Tokyo last year was a long time coming, but the early years of her senior career were disrupted by injury.

    That including rupturing her quadriceps in 2022 as she sought to balance the demands of training with studying an English Literature degree at Cambridge University.

    But Hunt has made significant progress in recent seasons and, naturally, the silverware is beginning to follow.

    She has her eyes on four golds at these championships, with the 200m and both the women's and mixed 4x100m relays to follow later in the week.

  17. Postpublished at 21:50 BST

    Women's 100m final

    No time to catch your breath, it's time for the women's 100m final.

    Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith and world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt are both in the hunt for medals for Great Britain.

  18. 'What a superb race'published at 21:48 BST

    Mixed 4x400m relay final

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC One

    What a superb race. This is what we love to see.

    This is what the relays are all about at the end of the day.

    We knew this was a Norwegian team. The Brits held their own and they fought so gallantly.

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    Great Britain win silver as Norway take goldpublished at 21:45 BST

    Mixed 4x400m relay final

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    Norway win mixed relay final as GB take silver medal

    A flying final leg from Henriette Jaeger wins it for Norway!

    She kicks with 100m to go and passes the leading two half way down the straight to take victory in 3:09.62.

    Yemi Mary John overtakes Myrte van der Schoot at the same point to secure silver for Great Britain.

  20. Postpublished at 21:44 BST

    Mixed 4x400m relay final

    Steve Cram
    BBC athletics commentator

    Great Britain running down the Dutch and it is all to play for!