British Grand Prix (athletics)

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British Grand Prix
Alexander Stadium.jpg
The host stadium – Alexander Stadium
DateMay–August
Location Birmingham, England
Event type Track and field
World Athletics Cat.GW [1]

The British Grand Prix, formerly known as the Birmingham Grand Prix or the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix, was an annual athletics meeting. From 2010 through 2021 it was a part of the Diamond League series of track and field meets. From 1997 through 2005 the name British Grand Prix was used for meetings that were part of the London Grand Prix series, before reverting to the meetings usually held in Gateshead and Birmingham.

Contents

In 2020 the event was due to be held at the Gateshead International Stadium but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [2] The event returned once more to Gateshead in 2021. [3] There was a 2022 Diamond League meeting (2022 Birmingham Diamond League) held at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, though it was officially a continuation of the Anniversary Games (usually held in London) rather than a British Grand Prix event. [4]

Editions

The event has been sponsored by a variety of companies including Bupa, Norwich Union, Aviva and Müller.

Venues

Venues for the British Grand Prix
YearsVenueRegionCountry
1991–2001, 2003–2004, 2006, 2008–2010, 2021 Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead England
2002, 2005, 2007 Don Valley Stadium Sheffield England
2011–2019 Alexander Stadium Birmingham England

World records

Over the course of its history, the following world records have been set at the British Grand Prix. [56]

World records set at the British Grand Prix
YearEventRecordAthleteNationality
2004 Pole vault 4.87 m Yelena Isinbayeva Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2006 100 m 9.77 (+1.5 m/s) Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica

Meeting records

Men

Women

Notes

  1. Also known as Pearl Assurance Invitational
  2. 1 2 Also known as Vauxhall Invitational
  3. Also known as Gateshead Games and Bupa Games [10]
  4. Also known as Gateshead Games and Bupa Games [11]
  5. Also known as Bupa International [12] and Bupa Games [13]
  6. Also known as Bupa International [15] and Bupa Games [16]
  7. Also known as Bupa Games [19]
  8. 1 2 Officially known as CGU Gateshead Classic [22]
  9. Officially known as Norwich Union Classic Grand Prix II
  10. 1 2 Officially known as Norwich Union Classic
  11. 1 2 Officially known as Norwich Union Super Grand Prix
  12. Officially known as Müller Grand Prix Gateshead
  13. 1 2 The Diamond League organization includes this date in the Gateshead Grand Prix II series, even though it was part of the London Grand Prix I series, which had been relocated to Sheffield only in 1997 and 1998, [85] and the actual GP2 meeting took place on September 7.

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