The 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships were the national indoor track and field competition for British athletes, held on 26 and 27 February 2022 at Arena Birmingham. The competition served as a qualification event for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, and on 1 March, 33 British competitors were announced for that championships, and this was increased to 36 a couple of days later.
Background The 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships were held on 26 and 27 February 2022 at Arena Birmingham. The 2020 event had been held at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow,British Athletics – SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships . British Athletics. Retrieved 23 February 2020. and the 2021 championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 event was used as a qualification event for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in March 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. In addition, parasports events were held in the 60 metres. The championships were broadcast on the BBC website.
Highlights
Sophie McKinna won the shot put event with a British Indoor Athletics Championships record distance of 18.82 metres. Lorraine Ugen won the long jump event, and equalled the Championship record.
Adelle Tracey won the 1500 metres event, ahead of Erin Wallace and Holly Archer. Adam Thomas won the men's 60 metres event, and Cheyanne Evans-Gray won the women's competition. Andrew Pozzi won the men's 60 metres hurdles event; he was the current indoor world champion at the event, and qualified for the World Championship as a result. Megan Marrs won the women's 60 metres hurdles event.
Jessie Knight won the women's 400 metres event, ahead of Keely Hodgkinson and Ama Pipi, who finished second and third respectively. Hodkingson had already qualified for the 800 metres event at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, and so decided to participate in the 400 metres race instead. Alex Haydock-Wilson finished first at the men's 400 metres event, but was later disqualified. As a result, Ben Higgins was declared the event winner.
The men's Para Mixed Ambulant 60m sprints was won by Zac Shaw in a T12 record time of 6.98 seconds. Thomas Young and Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker finished second and third respectively. The women's event was won by Sophie Hahn, ahead of Faye Olszowka and Esme O'Connell.
On the first day of the Championships, five athletes achieved qualification for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. On the second day, eight further athletes qualified for the World Championships. On 1 March, UK Athletics announced that 33 athletes would compete for Great Britain at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. On 3 March, three additional competitors were announced, bringing the total up to 36.
Results Men
60 metresAdam Thomas 6.56s Andrew Robertson 6.58s Jeremiah Azu 6.61s 200 metresToby Harries 20.99s Ben Snaith 21.01s Joe Ferguson 21.35s 400 metresBen Higgins 46.82sJames Williams 46.89sSam Reardon 47.01s 800 metresElliot Giles 1:47.99Guy Learmonth 1:48.58Ben Greenwood 1:49.13 1500 metresPiers Copeland 3:49.01Neil Gourley 3:49.13Charlie Grice 3:50.22 3000 metresMarc Scott 7:53.35 Jamaine Coleman 7:53.92James West 7:53.95 3000 metres race walkChristopher Snook 12:27.27 Tom Pattington 12:41.43 Luc Legon 13:15.66 60 metres hurdlesAndrew Pozzi 7.67sCameron Fillery 7.85sMiguel Perera 7.87s High jumpKelechi Aguocha David Smith 2.13m Not awardedJoel Clarke-Khan William Grimsey 2.09m Pole vaultHarry Coppell 5.50mEthan Walsh 5.07m Jack Phipps 5.07m Long jumpSamuel Khogali 7.54m Murray Fotheringham 7.46mAllan Hamilton 7.41m Triple jumpSeun Okome 16.13m Ben Williams 16.05m Jude Bright-Davies 15.91m Shot putScott Lincoln 19.52mYoucef Zatat 17.79m Patrick Swan 17.09m HeptathlonLewis Church 5488 Harry Kendall 5441 Howard Bell 5434 Para Mixed Ambulant 60 MetresZac Shaw 6.98s Thomas Young 7.04sEmmanuel Oyinbo-Coker 7.15s
Women 60 metresCheyanne Evans-Gray 7.25sAlisha Rees 7.31s Kimbeley Baptiste 7.33s 200 metresHannah Brier 23.64s Ellie Booker 23.70s Jazmine Moss 23.94 400 metresJessie Knight 52.37sKeely Hodgkinson 52.42s Ama Pipi 52.43 800 metresJenny Selman 2:08.29Jemma Reekie 2:08.52Abigal Ives 2:08.98 1500 metresAdelle Tracey 4:13.14Erin Wallace 4:14.72Holly Archer 4:18.36 3000 metresAmy-Eloise Markovc 9:04.26Amelia Quirk 9:06.21 Isobel Fry 9:09.30 3000 metres race walkBethan Davies 13:24:07 Hannah Hopper 14:24.14 Erika Kelly 14:24.64 60 metres hurdlesMegan Marrs 8.15s Holly Mills 8.20s Alicia Barrett 8.23s High jumpLaura Zialor 1.88mEmily Borthwick 1.88mKate Anson 1.82m Pole vaultSophie Cook 4.45m Jade Ive 4.40m Sophie Ashurst 4.15m Long jumpLorraine Ugen 6.75m Jahisha Thomas 6.45mJazmin Sawyers 6.42m Triple jumpNaomi Metzger 13.81mEmily Gargan 12.69m Lia Stephenson 12.64m Shot putSophie McKinna 18.82m Amelia Strickler 17.62m Adele Nicoll 17.02m PentathlonElla Rush 4365 Jodie Smith 4277 Lauren Evans 4020 Para Mixed Ambulant 60 MetresSophie Hahn 8.11s Faye Olszowka 8.30sEsme O'Connell 8.39s
References
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