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.

Editions

Year City Venue Events
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

Events

Sprints Middle/Long Distance Jumps Throws Race walks
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

Championships Records

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Location Ref
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]

Women

Event Athlete Record Date Meet Location Ref
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]
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.89 1.76 m 12.88 m 6.34 m 2:19.60
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]

References

  1. ^ "British Athletics Website". British Athletics. Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Selection Policy". British Athletics Website. British Athletics. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. ^ "British Athletics Indoor Championships cancelled due to coronavirus". Runner's World. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ Jon Mulkeen (18 February 2018). "Philip, Muir and Pozzi among the winners at British Indoor Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ "3000m Race Walk Results" (PDF). UKA. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ^ Jane McGuire (25 February 2020). "Tom Bosworth sets new British 5K walk record at the British Indoor Championships". Runner's World. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Bol breaks world indoor 400m record with 49.24 in Apeldoorn". World Athletics. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ "1500m Result" (PDF). UK Athletics. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. ^ "World leads and national titles for Caudery, Schilder and Furlani". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Long Jump Result" (PDF). UKA. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Shot Put Result" (PDF). UKA. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Pentathlon Result". UKA. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  14. ^ "3000m Race Walk Results" (PDF). UKA. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  15. ^ Jon Mulkeen (18 February 2018). "Philip, Muir and Pozzi among the winners at British Indoor Championships". IAAF. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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