2024 British Athletics Championships
2024 British Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | 29–30 June |
Host city | Manchester, England |
Venue | Manchester Regional Arena |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
The 2024 British Athletics Championships (sponsored by Microplus Timing)[1] is the national championships in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, which also served as a qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] The event was held on the 29 and 30 June 2024 at the Manchester Regional Arena.
A men's 10,000 metre walk was held for the first time since 2000, which was won by Callum Wilkinson in a national record.
The 10,000 metres, marathon and decathlon/heptathlon disciplines to determine the British champion were held at different venues and dates.
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]The 10,000 metres was called the Night of the 10,000 PB's, held at Highgate Harriers' Parliament Hill, London Athletics track on 18 May. The best placed British athlete in each elite race was crowned as the British champion, with other medals distributed accordingly.[4][5]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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10,000 metres | Patrick Dever | 27:23.88 | Rory Leonard | 27:38.39 | Charles Hicks | 27:46.41 |
The 2024 London Marathon was the British Championship in that event. The best placed British athlete in each elite race was crowned as the British champion.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Marathon | Emile Cairess | 2:06:46 | Mahamed Mahamed | 2:07:05 | Marc Scott | 2:11:19 |
The 2024 British decathlon title was held on the 28 July 2024 at the Alexander Stadium.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Decathlon | Sammy Ball | 7776 | Harry Kendall | 7515 | Jami Schlueter | 7452 |
Women
[edit]The 10,000 metres (Night of the 10,000 PB's) was held at Highgate Harriers' Parliament Hill, London Athletics track on 18 May. The best placed British athlete in each elite race was crowned as the British champion.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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10,000 metres | Megan Keith | 31:03.02 | Jessica Warner-Judd | 31:36.37 | Abbie Donnelly | 31:45.37 |
The 2024 London Marathon was the British Championship in the marathon event. The leading British athletes were as follows:
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Marathon | Mhairi Maclennan | 2:29:15 | Becky Briggs | 2:35:25 | Rachel Hodgkinson | 2:36:49 |
The 2024 British heptathlon title was held on the 28 July 2024 at the Alexander Stadium.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Heptathlon | Eden Robinson | 5597 | Lauren Evans | 5402 | Anna McCauley | 5363 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Microplus announced as title sponsor for the 2024 UK Athletics Championships". British Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Venues confirmed for national championships in 2024 and 2025". UK Athletics. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Chalmers was originally disqualified for a false start. He ran the restarted final under protest, crossing the line first in an Olympic qualifying time. Because of the DQ, Knibbs was therefore originally declared the winner. Chalmers was then reinstated.
- ^ "Night of the 10,000 m PB's". Night of the 10,000m PB's. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Watch: Night of the 10,000 PBs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2024.