The UK Athletics Championships was an annual national championship in track and field for the United Kingdom, organised by the British Athletics Federation. The event incorporated the 1980 Olympic trials for the British Olympic team. The venue for the event was rotational and designed to be inclusive – all four Home Nations hosted the event during its twenty-year existence, as well as several areas of England.
The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the official UK Athletics Championships organised by the then governing body for British athletics, the British Athletics Federation between 1977 and 1993, and again in 1997. It was succeeded by the British Athletics Championships, organised by the BEF's replacement/successor, UK Athletics under its brand name British Athletics.
The AAA Indoor Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost indoor domestic athletics event during its lifetime.
The 1997 BAF British Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. The 10,000 metres event was hosted separately at the Sheffield Hallam UCA Stadium.
The 2005 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 9–10 July at the Manchester Regional Arena in Manchester, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 2004 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 10 to 11 July at the Manchester Regional Arena in Manchester, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 2003 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 25 to 27 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 2002 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 12 to 14 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 2001 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 13–15 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 2000 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 11–13 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 1998 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 26 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 1997 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 24 to 25 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. First the first time, it was not considered the national championships for the United Kingdom, as the 1997 British Athletics Championships attracted a higher standard of national competitors than the AAA one. The British Athletics Federation's decision to hold its trials separately was taken due to the organisation's financial problems, which would ultimately result in its bankruptcy.
The 1996 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 14 to 16 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 1995 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 15 to 16 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 1994 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 11–12 July at Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, England. It was the first and only time that the AAA Championships was held at that venue. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom.
The 1993 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 16 to 17 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1993 UK Athletics Championships.
The 1992 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 27 to 28 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It served as the British trials event for the 1992 Summer Olympics and was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1992 UK Athletics Championships.
The 1991 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 26 to 27 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1991 UK Athletics Championships.
The 1990 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 3–4 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1990 UK Athletics Championships.
The 2007 British Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, held from 27 to 29 July at Manchester Regional Arena in Manchester. It was first time that the event was organised by UK Athletics and it incorporated the AAA Championships. The national championships served as a selection meeting for Great Britain at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
