The British Indoor Athletics Championships is the annual national championship in indoor track and field for the United Kingdom, organised by UK Athletics. Eight track and five field events for both men and women are contested, with athletes being invited to compete, after reaching qualifying standards. [1] In even numbered years, the competition acts as a qualifier for the World Indoor Championships, and in odd numbered years it is a qualifier for the European Indoor Championships. [2]
First held in 2007, the competition replaced the AAA Indoor Championships, organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England, which had served as the de facto national championship since 1935. [3] Racewalking events were added to the programme in 2015.
Year | City | Venue | Events |
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2007 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2008 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2009 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2010 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2011 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2012 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2013 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2014 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 24 |
2015 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 26 |
2016 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 26 |
2017 | Sheffield | EIS Sheffield | 26 |
2018 | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | 26 |
2019 | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | 26 |
2020 | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 26 |
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4] | ||
2022 | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | 26 |
2023 | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | 26 |
2024 | Birmingham | Arena Birmingham | 26 |
Sprints | Middle/Long Distance | Jumps | Throws | Race walks |
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60 metres | 800 metres | High jump | Shot put | 3000 metres race walk |
200 metres | 1500 metres | Long jump | 5000 metres race walk | |
400 metres | 3000 metres | Triple jump | ||
60 metres hurdles | Pole vault |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
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Pole vault | 5.65 m | Adam Hague | 18 February 2018 | 2018 Championships | Birmingham | [5] |
3000 m walk | 10:58.21 | Tom Bosworth | 28 February 2016 | 2016 Championships | Sheffield | [6] |
5000 m walk | 18:20.97 | Tom Bosworth | 23 February 2020 | 2020 Championships | Glasgow | [7] |
Event | Athlete | Record | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |||||||||
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800 m | 1:58.24 | Jemma Reekie | 18 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Birmingham | [8] | |||||||||
1500 m | 4:06.73 | Ellie Baker | 19 February 2023 | 2023 Championships | Birmingham | [9] | |||||||||
Pole vault | 4.85 m | Molly Caudery | 17 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Birmingham | [10] | |||||||||
Long jump | 6.75 m | Lorraine Ugen | 27 February 2022 | 2022 Championships | Birmingham | [11] | |||||||||
Shot put | 18.82 m | Sophie McKinna | 27 February 2022 | 2022 Championships | Birmingham | [12] | |||||||||
Pentathlon | 4365 pts | Ella Rush | 27 February 2022 | 2022 Championships | Birmingham | [13] | |||||||||
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3000 m walk | 12:44.99 | Bethan Davies | 28 February 2016 | 2016 Championships | Sheffield | [14] | |||||||||
5000 m walk | 21:25.37 | Bethan Davies | 18 February 2018 | 2018 Championships | Birmingham | [15] |
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
The Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, formerly known as Aviva Indoor Grand Prix, is an annual indoor track and field competition which is held in mid-February at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. It is one of a handful of events to hold IAAF Indoor Permit Meetings status. As one of the later major meetings of the indoor athletics season, it often serves as preparation for the biennial European Athletics Indoor Championships and IAAF World Indoor Championships. The meeting is directed by former athlete Ian Stewart and attracts numerous high calibre athletes including World and Olympic medallists.