00:01Additional seating will be installed at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium after
00:05organisers reported unprecedented demand for the European Athletics Championships.
00:10The event will run from the 10th to the 16th of August and will be the first time the
00:15championships have been staged in the United Kingdom. More than 120,000 tickets have been
00:23sold in the first phase of the general sale. Organisers say all sessions will return to
00:28general sale this week, with extra capacity available across several days. Funding for
00:33the event is being shared between the West Midlands Combined Authority, UK Athletics,
00:38the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Birmingham City Council.
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