2026 UK Athletics Championships

2026 UK Athletics Championships
Dates20-21 June 2026
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueAlexander Stadium
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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British Athletics Championships

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

CriteriaAthleteEvent
EA Wild Cards
(reigning EAC individual champions)		Dina Asher-Smith
Keely Hodgkinson		Women's 100 m
Women's 800 m
2025 World medalists Jake Wightman
Amy Hunt
Georgia Hunter Bell
Katarina Johnson-Thompson		 Men's 1500 m
Women's 200 m
Women's 800 m
Women's heptathlon
2024 Olympic medalists Matthew Hudson-Smith
Josh Kerr
Georgia Hunter Bell		 Men's 400 m
Men's 1500 m
Women'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

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres[3][4]
(+0.5 m/s)		 Romell Glave9.98 Zharnel Hughes10.01 Louie Hinchliffe10.03
200 metres[5][6] Zharnel Hughes20.04 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake20.35 Ebuka Nwokeji20.55
400 metres[7][6] Matthew Hudson-Smith44.45 Ben Jefferies44.66 Charlie Dobson44.69
800 metres[6][8] Jake Wightman1:45.40 Ben Pattison1:45.49 Alex Botterill1:46.01
1500 metres[6][9] Arlo Ludewick3:38.85 Jake Heyward3:38.97 Thomas Keen3:39.32
5000 metres[6][10] David Mullarkey13:27.00 Andrew Butchart13:27.52 James West13:27.75
110 metres hurdles[11][6] Sam Bennett13.41 Tade Ojora13.49 Ethan Akanni14.09*[12]
400 metres hurdles[6][13] Alistair Chalmers49.05 Joshua Faulds49.36 Jake Minshull49.38
3000m s'chase[6][14] Kristian Imroth8:18.97 CR Will Battershill8:22.97 Zak Seddon8:23.99
5000 metres walk[6][15] Cameron Corbishley19:54.98 Thomas Guy22:50.39 Tim Perry24:40.76
Long jump[16][4] Stephen Mackenzie8.15 m SNR Archie Yeo8.06 m Regan Corrin7.76 m
Triple jump[6] Daniel Falode15.76 m Jude Bright-Davies15.72 m Sean Atafo15.56 m
High jump[17][4] Joel Clarke-Khan2.27 m Kimani Jack2.24 m Charlie Husbands2.21 m
Pole vault[6] Owen Heard5.40 m Thomas Walley5.30 m Charlie Myers5.30 m
Shot put[6] Scott Lincoln20.33 m Piers Cameron18.38 m Patrick Swan17.67 m
Discus throw[18][4] Lawrence Okoye68.81 m CR Nicholas Percy60.27 m Dillon Claydon55.33 m
Hammer throw[6][19] Jake Norris76.30 m Craig Murch71.73 m Chris Bennett70.12 m
Javelin throw[6][20] Benjamin East79.87 m Michael Allison77.63 m Daniel Bainbridge75.62 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.[21]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10,000 m[21] Joe Wigfield28:56.39* James Kingston29:09.01 Max Milarvie29:13.51

* 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.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Marathon[22] Mahamed Mahamed2:06.14 Patrick Dever2:06.18 Weynay Ghebresilasie2:06.59


British Combined Events Championships

Held on 4 and 5 July 2026 as part of the English Senior Championships.[24]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Decathlon Sammy Ball7809 Harry Kendall7495 Sulaiman Ouiles7382

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres[25][4]
(+1.7 m/s)		 Amy Hunt11.01 Dina Asher-Smith11.03 Mabel Akande11.18
200 metres[26][6] Success Eduan22.43 Amy Hunt22.64 Kristal Ama-Awuah22.99
400 metres[6] Amber Anning50.16 CR Yemi Mary John50.23 Charlotte Henrich50.58
800 metres[6] Georgia Hunter Bell1:55.93 CR Isabelle Boffey1:59.56 Lucy Armitage2:00.45
1500 metres[6] Sarah Calvert4:07.28 Katie Snowden4:08.22 Laura Muir4:08.73
5000 metres[27][4] Hannah Nuttall15:15.03 Innes Fitzgerald15:18.94 Eloise Walker15:19.34
100 metres hurdles[28][4]
(+1.5 m/s)		 Marcia Sey12.65 CR Emma Nwofor12.90 Alicia Barrett13.09
400 metres hurdles[6] Emily Newnham54.50 Hayley Mclean56.90 Arabella Wilson58.28
3000m s'chase[29][4] Elise Thorner9:16.95 CR Stevie Lawrence9:32.03 Sarah Tait10:01.42
5000 metres walk[6] Bethan Davies23:43.39 Abigail Jennings25:31.80 Natasha Mitchell26:17.82
Long jump[6][30] Lucy Hadaway6.67 m Molly Palmer6.50 m Funminiye Olajide6.47 m
Triple jump[31][4] Georgina Forde-Wells13.53 m Reese Robinson13.19 m Qi-Chi Ukpai13.14 m
High jump[32][6] Gabrielle Garber1.84 m Hannah Lake1.78 m Halle Ferguson1.78 m
Pole vault[33][4] Gemma Tutton4.50 m Jade Ives4.40 m Tilly Hooper4.30 m
Shot put[34][4] Serena Vincent17.02 m Alani Dumbuya15.26 m Cleo Agyepong15.15 m
Discus throw[35][6] Zara Obamakinwa55.85 m Kirsty Law49.71 m Eden Francis48.76 m
Hammer throw[36][4] Anna Purchase71.88 m Charlotte Payne70.25 m Tara Simpson-Sullivan63.90 m
Javelin throw[37][4] Freya Jones58.12 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.[21]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10,000 m[21][38] Izzy Fry32:12.90 Poppy Tank32:15.30 Hannah Irwin32:22.57

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.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Marathon[39] Eilish McColgan2:24.51 Rose Harvey2:26.14 Louise Small2:28.29


British Combined Events Championships.

Held on 4 and 5 July 2026 as part of the English Senior Championships. [40]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Heptathlon Neve Davenport5422 Lily Holt5239 Zoe Gregory5222

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.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
100 m ambulant 1 (MC)[41][4] 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)[42][4] 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.[43]

2026 UK Athletics Championships - Full Results

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 European Championships Selection Criteria from UKAthletics.
  2. ↑ "Watch LIVE! Hodgkinson, Hunter Bell, Hunt, Azu at UK Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Men's 100 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "UK Athletics Championships 2026: Amy Hunt and Romell Glave win 100m titles". BBC Sport. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Men's 200 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "UK Athletics Championships 2026: Keely Hodgkinson pulls out of 400m final". BBC Sport. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Men's 400 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Men's 800 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Men's 1500 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Men's 2000 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Men's 110 metres hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Originally awarded to Daniel Gariola, who was then DQ.
  13. ↑ "Men's 400 metres hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Men's 3000 metres s'chase - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Men's 5000 metres walk - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Men's long jump - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Men's high jump - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Men's discus throw - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Men's hammer throw - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Men's javelin throw - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Myers, Paul (17 May 2026). "Fry and Wigfield Crowned British 10,000m Champions in Loughborough - British Athletics". www.britishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "TCS London Marathon 2026: Me's elite Race results". Mika timing. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  23. 1 2 Myers, Paul (7 May 2026). "NOVUNA GB & NI MARATHON TEAM SELECTED FOR THE 2026 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - British Athletics". www.britishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  24. ↑ https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=28538&meId=390485#title-anchor
  25. ↑ "Women's 100 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Women's 200 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "Women's 5000 metres - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "Women's 100 metres hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Women's long jump - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "Women's triple jump - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  32. ↑ "Women's high jump - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  33. ↑ "Women's pole vault - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Women's shot put - Final results". Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  35. ↑ "Women's discus throw - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  36. ↑ "Women's hammer throw - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "Women's javelin throw - Final results" (PDF). Microplus Timing Services. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  38. ↑ UK Athletics Women's 10000m results
  39. ↑ "TCS London Marathon 2026: Women's elite Race results". Mika timing. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  40. ↑ https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=28538&meId=390485#title-anchor
  41. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 = Men 100 m ambulant". ukac2026.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  42. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 - women's 400 wheelchair mixed classification". ukac2026.microplustimingservices.com. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  43. ↑ Miller, Max. "BBC to broadcast UK athletics meets". Broadcast. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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