The European Athletics Team Championships 2025 held in Madrid saw Great Britain securing a commendable fifth place overall. Under the leadership of discus thrower Lawrence Okoye, the GB team amassed a total of 381 points, narrowly missing the fourth position by 3.5 points to the Netherlands and finishing three points ahead of Spain in sixth place.

Standout Performances:

• Sarah Tait made an impressive international debut, finishing second in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, adding 15 points to GB's tally. She was just three hundredths of a second behind Finland's Ilona Mononen.
• Revee Walcott-Nolan and Toby Harries secured third places in the women's 1500m and men's 200m, respectively.
• Bekah Walton, recovering from surgery, threw 58.63m to finish fourth in the women's javelin.
• Scott Lincoln also claimed fourth place in the men's shot put.
• Jazmin Sawyers, returning from a 20-month lay-off due to an Achilles injury, finished sixth in the women's long jump.

Relay Success: The 4x400m mixed relay team, comprising Lina Nielsen, Toby Harries, Emily Newnham, and Samuel Reardon, finished third with a time of three minutes 9.6 seconds, matching Italy's time in second place. This performance earned GB their final 14 points.

Record-Breaking Moments:

• Samuel Reardon set a championship record and a personal best of 44.60 seconds in the 400m, placing him seventh on the all-time list for European under-23s.
• Eugene Amo-Dadzie, known as the 'world's fastest accountant', clocked 10.07 seconds to win the men's 100m.

Italy successfully defended their title, continuing their dominance from the 2023 championships in Poland.

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