2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships
Indoor track and field competition for British athletes
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The 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships were the national indoor track and field competition for British athletes, held on 18 and 19 February 2023 at Arena Birmingham. The competition served as a qualification event for the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
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| 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–19 February |
| Host city | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Arena Birmingham |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Indoor |
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Background
The 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships were held on 18 and 19 February 2023 at Arena Birmingham. In the United Kingdom, they were shown on BBC television and online.[1] The championships were used as a qualification event for the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships, though many athletes who had already qualified for that competition chose not to compete at the British championships.[2]
Highlights
Ellie Baker won the 1,500 metres event in a championship record time of 4:06:73. The previous record had been held by Zola Budd since 1986.[3][4] The 60 metres races were won by Reece Prescod and Daryll Neita respectively. Both athletes qualified for the European Indoor Championships as a result.[5] Mary Elcock won the women's triple jump event on countback, after tying for the best distance in the event.[5] Jazmin Sawyers won the long jump event, seven years after her last British title at the event.[4] Aled Davies finished fifth in the able bodied shot put event, and broke his own world record for F42 classification athletes in the event.[2][6]
The men's 60 metres para event was won by Kevin Santos, and the women's competition was won by Faye Olszowka.[7]
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres[8] | Reece Prescod | 6.54s SB | Jeremiah Azu | 6.57s SB | Eugene Amo-Dadzie | 6.61s SB |
| 200 metres[9] | Richard Akinyebo | 21.10s PB | Stephen Baffour | 21.16s PB | Derek Kinlock | 21.46s |
| 400 metres[10] | Samuel Reardon | 46.96s SB | Ben Higgins | 47.07s | Lee Thompson | 47.14s |
| 800 metres[11] | Guy Learmonth | 1:47.43 | Ben Claridge | 1:48.06 PB | James McMurray | 1:49.42 PB |
| 1500 metres[12] | Neil Gourley | 3:41.20 | George Mills | 3:42.87 | Blake Moore | 3:47.74 SB |
| 3000 metres[13] | James West | 7:47.78 | Osian Perrin | 7:50.86 PB | Charles Wheeler | 7:51.80 PB |
| 3000 metres race walk[14] | Callum Wilkinson | 11:00:98 SB | Christopher Snook | 11:57.16 PB | Luc Legon | 12:44.21 PB |
| 60 metres hurdles[15] | David King | 7.62s SB | Andrew Pozzi | 7.81s | Cameron Fillery | 7.93s SB |
| High jump[16] | William Grimsey | 2.16m | Divine Duruaku | 2.12m | Akin Coward | 2.12m |
| Pole vault[17] | Charlie Myers | 5.05m SB | Ewan Bradley Reuben Nairne Jack Phipps | 4.90m | Not awarded | |
| Long jump[18] | Reynold Banigo | 7.85m SB | Jack Roach | 7.53m | Samuel Khogali | 7.45m |
| Triple jump[19] | Jude Bright-Davies | 16.05m PB | Seun Okome | 15.40m SB | Montel Nevers | 15.32m SB |
| Shot put[20] | Scott Lincoln | 20.36m SB | Youcef Zatat | 18.47m SB | Patrick Swan | 17.39m PB |
| Para 60 Metres[21] | Kevin Santos | 7.02s PB | Zac Shaw | 7.02s | Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker | 7.10s SB |