The 2026 UK Athletics Championships (formally known as the British Athletics Championships) is the 2026 edition of the annual national championships in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, and also serves as a qualifying event or trials for the 2026 European Athletics Championships.European Championships Selection Criteria from UKAthletics.
The event is sponsored by Novuna and is held from 20 to 21 June 2026. The championships return to the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, which will also host the 2026 European Athletics Championships, the first time that event has been hosted in the United Kingdom.
The 10,000 metres, marathon and combined events (heptathlon and decathlon) disciplines to determine the British champions in those events will be held separately, at different venues and dates - in all three cases, they were combined with other athletics events.
European Championships qualification
The criteria for selection are broader than are the case for a World or Olympic championships, involving multiple steps and exemptions, but the winner of each event held at the UK Athletics Championships will be automatically selected if they have the European Athletics qualification standard.
Individual medalists from the most recent World Athletics Championships and Summer Olympics are also preselected if they have the qualification standard, subject to fitness and form.
Criteria Athlete Event EA Wild Cards(reigning EAC individual champions) Dina Asher-Smith Keely Hodgkinson Women's 100 mWomen's 800 m2025 World medalists Jake Wightman Amy Hunt Georgia Hunter BellKatarina Johnson-Thompson Men's 1500 mWomen's 200 mWomen's 800 mWomen's heptathlon2024 Olympic medalists Matthew Hudson-Smith Josh KerrGeorgia Hunter Bell Men's 400 m Men's 1500 mWomen's 800 m
Athletes will then be selected on the basis of the following criteria, in order:
Winner of each event at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 20 and 21 June, or the equivalent British championship events in Marathon, 10,000 metres or combined events, if they possess the required entry standard; Remaining athletes with a European Athletics Entry Standard; Remaining athletes with European Athletics Ranking position; Athletes selected for relay events only to ensure full teams.
Three athletes per individual event may be selected, or four where one place is taken by an athlete with an EA wild card.
In the Marathon, a team of up to six per sex could be nominated, to compete in both the individual marathon and team competitions.
The 5000 metres race walks are held as demonstrations, and not European Championship events.
Results Men
100 metres Romell Glave 9.98 Zharnel Hughes 10.01 Louie Hinchliffe 10.03 200 metres Zharnel Hughes 20.04 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 20.35 Ebuka Nwokeji20.55 400 metres Matthew Hudson-Smith 44.45 Ben Jefferies 44.66 Charlie Dobson 44.69 800 metres Jake Wightman 1:45.40 Ben Pattison 1:45.49 Alex Botterill 1:46.01 1500 metres Arlo Ludewick 3:38.85 Jake Heyward 3:38.97 Thomas Keen3:39.32 5000 metres David Mullarkey 13:27.00 Andrew Butchart 13:27.52 James West 13:27.75 110 metres hurdles Sam Bennett 13.41 Tade Ojora 13.49 Ethan Akanni 14.09*Originally awarded to Daniel Gariola, who was then DQ. 400 metres hurdles Alistair Chalmers 49.05 Joshua Faulds 49.36 Jake Minshull 49.38 3000m Kristian Imroth 8:18.97 CR Will Battershill 8:22.97 Zak Seddon 8:23.99 5000 metres walk Cameron Corbishley 19:54.98 Thomas Guy 22:50.39 Tim Perry 24:40.76 colspan=7 Long jump Stephen Mackenzie 8.15 m Archie Yeo 8.06 m Regan Corrin 7.76 m Triple jump Daniel Falode 15.76 m Jude Bright-Davies 15.72 m Sean Atafo 15.56 m High jump Joel Clarke-Khan 2.27 m Kimani Jack 2.24 m Charlie Husbands 2.21 m Pole vault Owen Heard 5.40 m Thomas Walley 5.30 m Charlie Myers 5.30 m Shot put Scott Lincoln 20.33 m Piers Cameron 18.38 m Patrick Swan 17.67 m Discus throw Lawrence Okoye 68.81 m CR Nicholas Percy 60.27 m Dillon Claydon 55.33 m Hammer throw Jake Norris 76.30 m Craig Murch 71.73 m Chris Bennett 70.12 m Javelin throw Benjamin East 79.87 m Michael Allison 77.63 m Daniel Bainbridge 75.62 m
The UK Athletics 10,000 metre Championships were held as the final elite races of the Loughborough international Meet with the assistance of England Athletics. An open event, the highest placed British athletes from the mixed field determine the placings.
10,000 m Joe Wigfield 28:56.39* James Kingston 29:09.01 Max Milarvie 29:13.51 * The race itself was won by the former Ethiopian runner, Kadar Omar, who lives and trains in the UK, but competes currently as a Refugee athlete.
The British Marathon Championships for 2026 was, as has been the case for several years, held as part of the 2026 London Marathon. As with the 10,000 metre championships, the highest placed British athletes from the mixed field determine the placings.
Marathon Mahamed Mahamed 2:06.14 Patrick Dever 2:06.18 Weynay Ghebresilasie 2:06.59 Mahamed Mahamed, Jonny Mellor, Ellis Cross, Weynay Ghebresilasie and Tewelde Menges were selected for the European championships UK marathon team.
British Combined Events Championships
Held on 4 and 5 July 2026 as part of the English Senior Championships.https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=28538&meId=390485#title-anchor Decathlon Sammy Ball 7809 Harry Kendall 7495 Sulaiman Ouiles 7382
Women 100 metres Amy Hunt 11.01 Dina Asher-Smith 11.03 Mabel Akande 11.18 200 metres Success Eduan 22.43 Amy Hunt 22.64 Kristal Ama-Awuah22.99 400 metres Amber Anning 50.16 CR Yemi Mary John 50.23 Charlotte Henrich 50.58 800 metres Georgia Hunter Bell 1:55.93 CR Isabelle Boffey 1:59.56 Lucy Armitage 2:00.45 1500 metres Sarah Calvert 4:07.28 Katie Snowden 4:08.22 Laura Muir 4:08.73 5000 metres Hannah Nuttall 15:15.03 Innes Fitzgerald 15:18.94 Eloise Walker 15:19.34 100 metres hurdles Marcia Sey 12.65 CR Emma Nwofor 12.90 Alicia Barrett 13.09 400 metres hurdles Emily Newnham 54.50 Hayley Mclean 56.90 Arabella Wilson 58.28 3000m Elise Thorner 9:16.95 CR Stevie Lawrence 9:32.03 Sarah Tait 10:01.42 5000 metres walk Bethan Davies 23:43.39 Abigail Jennings 25:31.80 Natasha Mitchell 26:17.82 colspan=7 Long jump Lucy Hadaway 6.67 m Molly Palmer 6.50 m Funminiye Olajide 6.47 m Triple jump Georgina Forde-Wells 13.53 m Reese Robinson 13.19 m Qi-Chi Ukpai 13.14 m High jump Gabrielle Garber 1.84 m Hannah Lake 1.78 m Halle Ferguson 1.78 m Pole vault Gemma Tutton 4.50 m Jade Ives4.40 m Tilly Hooper4.30 m Shot put Serena Vincent 17.02 m Alani Dumbuya 15.26 m Cleo Agyepong 15.15 m Discus throw Zara Obamakinwa 55.85 m Kirsty Law 49.71 m Eden Francis 48.76 m Hammer throw Anna Purchase 71.88 m Charlotte Payne 70.25 m Tara Simpson-Sullivan 63.90 m Javelin throw Freya Jones 58.12 m Lauren Farley52.25 m Harriet Wheeler51.07 m
The UK Athletics 10,000 metre Championships were held as the final elite races of the Loughborough international Meet with the assistance of England Athletics. An open event, the highest placed British athletes from the mixed field determine the placings.
10,000 mUK Athletics Women's 10000m results Izzy Fry 32:12.90 Poppy Tank 32:15.30 Hannah Irwin 32:22.57
The British Marathon Championships for 2026 was, as has been the case for several years, held as part of the 2026 London Marathon. As with the 10,000 metre championships, the highest placed British athletes from the mixed field determine the placings.
Marathon Eilish McColgan 2:24.51 Rose Harvey 2:26.14 Louise Small 2:28.29 Abbie Donnelly, Natasha Wilson, Clara Evans, Louise Small and Rose Harvey were selected for the European championships marathon team.
British Combined Events Championships.
Held on 4 and 5 July 2026 as part of the English Senior Championships. https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=28538&meId=390485#title-anchor Heptathlon Neve Davenport 5422 Lily Holt 5239 Zoe Gregory 5222
Para-athletic events The Championships also hosted a number of para-athletic events. In mixed classification events, 'disability points', a form of factoring, decided the medals rather than raw times.
Men's events 100 m ambulant 1 (MC) Thomas Young (T38) 10.79 Zac Shaw (T12) 10.76 Ryan Hannah (T44) 11.62 100 m Frame running (MC) Chris Jacquin (T71) 22.48 Finlay Menzies (T72) 16.57 Gavin Drysdale (T72) 16.80 1500 m wheelchair (MC) Nathan Maguire (T54) 3:06.37 Joshua Hartley (T53) 3:30.09 Kyle Brotherton (T54) 3:41.25 Women's events 100 m ambulant (MC) Ndidikama Okoh (T42) 15.44 Hetty Bartlett (T38) 13.69 Bebe Jackson (T44) 13.94 400 m wheelchair (MC) Melanie Woods (T54) 55.52 Kare Adenegan (T34) 1:04.49 Joanna Robertson (T54) 1:06.59
Broadcasting In the United Kingdom, the championhips are shown online by the BBC as part of a multi-event deal with UK Athletics.
External links
2026 UK Athletics Championships - Full Results
References