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title: "Filippo Dezza and Joshua Hartmann into men's 200m semi-finals in Birmingham; fastest times in 200m qualifying"
sdDatePublished: "2026-08-13T14:03:00Z"
source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/2026-european-athletics-championships-men-s-200m-semi-final-qualification"
topics:
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  - name: "sport event"
    identifier: "medtop:20001108"
  - name: "sport"
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locations:
  - "Birmingham"
  - "United Kingdom"
  - "Italy"
  - "Latvia"
  - "Norway"
---


Filippo Dezza and Joshua Hartmann into men's 200m semi-finals in Birmingham; fastest times in 200m qualifying

2026 European Athletics Championships: Filippo Dezza and Joshua Hartmann into men’s 200m semi-finals

2026 European Athletics Championships: Filippo Dezza and Joshua Hartmann into men’s 200m semi-finals

Day four of Birmingham 2026 kicked off with the 200m men’s qualifying rounds for Thursday (13 August) evening’s semi-finals.

This year’s 200m Italian champion Filippo Dezza and two-time Olympian Joshua Hartmann clocked the fastest times in the men’s 200m first round qualifying on day four of the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Running a 20.60 and 20.61 respectively, they were followed by nine-time Latvian champion Oskars Grava in third spot.

"It felt like a pretty heavy race and it will be hard to recover but I'll be ready for the semi-finals," Grava said. "The track feels fast, the stadium feels great and my goal is to run a national record in the semis. I am hoping for a tailwind in the final so I can fight to make the final."

Kenny Emi Tijani-Ajayi of Norway recorded a 20.70 personal best to qualify in his debut European Championships.

British 19-year-old Ebuka Nwokeji will join compatriot Zharnel Hughes , who received a bye, for the semi-finals on home soil on Thursday evening, taking place at 20:05 local time.

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