Olympic stars compete for British titles in Birmingham

At this weekend’s UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Georgia Hunter Bell and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will compete for British titles.

The two-day event, live on the BBC, will double as the British trials for the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which take place in Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands, from 6-9 March.

Johnson-Thompson, who ended her wait for an Olympic medal with heptathlon silver at Paris 2024, is entered in the 60m hurdles and shot put events at Utilita Arena.

World indoor champion Molly Caudery competes in the women’s pole vault while Olympic bronze medalist Hunter Bell will attempt to defend her British indoor 1500m title.

Laura Muir, who previously won the world 1500m, will compete for her 10th time in the women’s 3, 000m, and Jake Wightman, who previously won the same title in the 1500m, will also be competing.

An exciting women’s 400m features Olympic relay medallists Amber Anning, Victoria Ohuruogu, Lina Nielsen and Hannah Kelly.

If the top two finishers in each final earn a spot on the team for the European Indoor Championships, they will be able to qualify for either a top-tier team or earn a spot in the world’s top event.

After the Olympic 800m champion broke a hamstring earlier in February, Keely Hodgkinson is one well-known name that is missing.

The European Indoor Championships are followed by the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, from 21-23 March.

All times GMT

Saturday, 22 February

BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – 11: 20-18: 40

Finals: Men’s pole vault (12: 35), men’s triple jump (13: 37), women’s long jump (15: 50), women’s pole vault (15: 53), women’s 60m Para (16: 28), men’s 60m Para (16: 38), women’s 60m (16: 48), men’s 60m (16: 58), women’s 60m hurdles (17: 08), men’s 60m hurdles (17: 18)

Watch on iPlayer

Sunday, 23 February

BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app – 11: 25-16: 00 GMT

Finals: Women’s triple jump (11: 30), men’s high jump (11: 55), women’s shot put (12: 28), women’s and men’s 3, 000m walk (13: 00), men’s long jump (13: 27), men’s 3, 000m (14: 09), women’s high jump (14: 21), women’s 3, 000m (14: 24), men’s shot put (14: 37), men’s 400m (14: 40), women’s 400m (14: 50), women’s 200m (15: 00), men’s 200m (15: 10), men’s 1500m (15: 20), women’s 1500m (15: 30), men’s 800m (15: 40), women’s 800m (15: 50)