Which relay event appeared at a European Athletics Championships for the first time at Birmingham 2026?

The mixed 4 × 100 metres relay appeared at a European Athletics Championships for the first time at Birmingham 2026.

The event mixed male and female athletes in a four-leg sprint relay and was added to the championships programme in Birmingham. It followed the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, which had already debuted at the 2024 European Championships in Rome.

The traditional men’s and women’s 4 × 100 metres and 4 × 400 metres relays remained part of the programme. The mixed 4 × 100 metres therefore represented a new event rather than a replacement for an existing relay.

The mixed relay programme reflected a wider move toward combined-gender events in international athletics. Its Birmingham debut is distinct from the question of which nation won the race, because the historical fact concerns the event’s first appearance.