European Athletics Championships face backlash over ‘crazy prices’ and empty seats
3 sources·Updated August 11, 2026
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- BBC Top Stories·8h agoCriticism as thousands of seats empty at Europeans Athletics Championships
Nearly 10,000 seats were empty at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on Monday.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - BBC Sport·10h agoAre ticket prices to blame for 'disappointing' European Championship attendance?
BBC Sport pundits Greg Rutherford and Jessica Ennis-Hill believe that while concerns around ticket prices are understandable, being able to experience the European Athletics Championships live will create "core memories" for spectators which make the cost of tickets value for…
Read at BBC Sport → - Guardian Sport·15h agoEuropean Athletics Championships face backlash over ‘crazy prices’ and empty seats
Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium half-full on Monday Athletes and fans join chorus of concern over prices Keely Hodgkinson’s coach and the BBC commentator Steve Cram have led a chorus of concern about high ticket prices causing lower attendances at the European Athletics…
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