An exciting day of athletics awaits us today with no less than 10 Irish athletes seeking to make their mark on the European Championships. The middle distance athletes will seek to emulate Liam Reale's success in the 1500m by progressing in their respective events. The morning will kick off with the women's 3000m steeplechase featuring Roisin McGettigan and Fionnuala Britton trying to advance to Saturday's final. Later on in the morning our most promising male 800m runners, Thomas Chamney and Dave Campbell, will toe the line eager to qualify for Friday's semi-final. Later on in the evening will see Alistair Cragg feature in the 5000m semi final where he should progress to Sunday's final. Derval O' Rourke will start her fight for a European outdoor medal with round one of the hurdles kicking off this morning. Meanwhile all eyes will be on Joanne Cuddihy as she takes part in the 400m final later on this evening which will see her start in lane 1. Elsewhere Paul Hession will seek to make his way out of the semi-finals and gain a coveted spot in the men's 200m final to be held later on this evening. Likewise Ciara Sheehy and Anna Boyle will seek to make the semi-finals of the women's 200m. Timetable for the Irish athletes:Women's 3000m Steeplechase Semi-Finals

• Semi 1 will feature Roisin McGettigan at 9:05am
• Semi 2 will feature Fionnuala Britton at 9:27am

Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1

• Derval O'Rourke will kickstart her challenge at 9:52am

Men's 800m Round 1

• Heat 2 will see Dave Campbell at 11:03am
• Heat 4 will see Thomas Chamney at 11:19am

Men's 5000m Semi-Final

• Semi 1 will feature Alistair Cragg at 4:40pm

Women's 200m Round 2

• Heat 3 will see Ciara Sheehy at 5:35pm
• Heat 4 will see Anna Boyle at 5:40pm

Women's 400m Final

• Joanne Cuddihy features in Lane 1 of this final scheduled for 5:50pm

Men's 200m Semi-Final

• Paul Hession will strive to make the final in his semi at 6:15pm

We wish them all the best of luck!