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.
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. 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.
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. The 60 metres races were won by Reece Prescod and Daryll Neita respectively. Both athletes qualified for the European Indoor Championships as a result. Mary Elcock won the women's triple jump event on countback, after tying for the best distance in the event. Jazmin Sawyers won the long jump event, seven years after her last British title at the event. Aled Davies finished fifth in the able bodied shot put event, and broke his own world record for F42 classification athletes in the event.
The men's 60 metres para event was won by Kevin Santos, and the women's competition was won by Faye Olszowka.
Results Men
60 metresReece Prescod 6.54s Jeremiah Azu 6.57s Eugene Amo-Dadzie 6.61s 200 metresRichard Akinyebo 21.10s Stephen Baffour 21.16s Derek Kinlock 21.46s 400 metresSamuel Reardon 46.96s Ben Higgins 47.07sLee Thompson 47.14s 800 metresGuy Learmonth 1:47.43Ben Claridge 1:48.06 James McMurray 1:49.42 1500 metresNeil Gourley 3:41.20George Mills 3:42.87Blake Moore 3:47.74 3000 metresJames West 7:47.78Osian Perrin 7:50.86 Charles Wheeler 7:51.80 3000 metres race walkCallum Wilkinson 11:00:98 Christopher Snook 11:57.16 Luc Legon 12:44.21 60 metres hurdlesDavid King 7.62s Andrew Pozzi 7.81sCameron Fillery 7.93s High jumpWilliam Grimsey 2.16mDivine Duruaku 2.12mAkin Coward 2.12m Pole vaultCharlie Myers 5.05m Ewan BradleyReuben NairneJack Phipps 4.90mNot awarded Long jumpReynold Banigo 7.85m Jack Roach 7.53mSamuel Khogali 7.45m Triple jumpJude Bright-Davies 16.05m Seun Okome 15.40m Montel Nevers 15.32m Shot putScott Lincoln 20.36m Youcef Zatat 18.47m Patrick Swan 17.39m Para 60 MetresKevin Santos 7.02s Zac Shaw 7.02sEmmanuel Oyinbo-Coker 7.10s
Women 60 metresDaryll Neita 7.17sAsha Philip 7.21s Alisha Rees 7.30s 200 metresSuccess Eduan 23.49sHannah Brier 23.60s Hannah Williams 23.77s 400 metresAma Pipi 52.52s Laviai Nielsen 52.90sCarys Mcaulay 52.98s 800 metresIsabelle Boffey 2:03.27Jenny Selman 2:03.68Abigail Ives 2:03.97 1500 metresEllie Baker 4:06.73 Katie Snowden 4:06.98Erin Wallace 4:09.22 3000 metresMelissa Courtney-Bryant 8:50.76Hannah Nuttall 8:50.85Eloise Walker 9:00.53 3000 metres race walkAbigail Jennings 14:16.37 Erika Kelly 14:28.88Gracie Griffiths 14:34.12 60 metres hurdlesCindy Sember 8.10s Marli Jessop 8.26s Alicia Barrett 8.32s High jumpMorgan Lake 1.90mLaura Zialor 1.87mKate Anson 1.84m Pole vaultJade Ive 4.35m Sophie Cook 4.25mJade Spencer-Smith 4.15m Long jumpJazmin Sawyers 6.73mLucy Hadaway 6.56mJodie Smith 6.16m Triple jumpMary Elcock 12.71m Lily Hulland 12.71m Montana Jackson 12.46m Shot putSophie McKinna 17.20mAmelia Strickler 17.01m Serena Vincent 16.76m Para 60 MetresFaye Olszowka 8.18s Alison Smith 8.39s Hetty Bartlett 8.41s
References
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