# 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships

The 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships were the national indoor track and field competition for British athletes, held on 26 and 27 February 2022 at Arena Birmingham. The competition served as a qualification event for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, and on 1 March, 33 British competitors were announced for that championships, and this was increased to 36 a couple of days later.

## Background

The 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships were held on 26 and 27 February 2022 at Arena Birmingham. The 2020 event had been held at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, and the 2021 championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 event was used as a qualification event for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in March 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. In addition, parasports events were held in the 60 metres. The championships were broadcast on the BBC website.

## Highlights

Sophie McKinna won the shot put event with a British Indoor Athletics Championships record distance of 18.82 metres. Lorraine Ugen won the long jump event, and equalled the Championship record.
Adelle Tracey won the 1500 metres event, ahead of Erin Wallace and Holly Archer. Adam Thomas won the men's 60 metres event, and Cheyanne Evans-Gray won the women's competition. Andrew Pozzi won the men's 60 metres hurdles event; he was the current indoor world champion at the event, and qualified for the World Championship as a result. Megan Marrs won the women's 60 metres hurdles event.
Jessie Knight won the women's 400 metres event, ahead of Keely Hodgkinson and Ama Pipi, who finished second and third respectively. Hodkingson had already qualified for the 800 metres event at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships, and so decided to participate in the 400 metres race instead. Alex Haydock-Wilson finished first at the men's 400 metres event, but was later disqualified. As a result, Ben Higgins was declared the event winner.
The men's Para Mixed Ambulant 60m sprints was won by Zac Shaw in a T12 record time of 6.98 seconds. Thomas Young and Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker finished second and third respectively. The women's event was won by Sophie Hahn, ahead of Faye Olszowka and Esme O'Connell.
On the first day of the Championships, five athletes achieved qualification for the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. On the second day, eight further athletes qualified for the World Championships. On 1 March, UK Athletics announced that 33 athletes would compete for Great Britain at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. On 3 March, three additional competitors were announced, bringing the total up to 36.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres | Adam Thomas | 6.56s PB | Andrew Robertson | 6.58s SB | Jeremiah Azu | 6.61s |
| 200 metres | Toby Harries | 20.99s PB | Ben Snaith | 21.01s PB | Joe Ferguson | 21.35s |
| 400 metres | Ben Higgins | 46.82s | James Williams | 46.89s | Sam Reardon | 47.01s |
| 800 metres | Elliot Giles | 1:47.99 | Guy Learmonth | 1:48.58 | Ben Greenwood | 1:49.13 |
| 1500 metres | Piers Copeland | 3:49.01 | Neil Gourley | 3:49.13 | Charlie Grice | 3:50.22 |
| 3000 metres | Marc Scott | 7:53.35 SB | Jamaine Coleman | 7:53.92 | James West | 7:53.95 |
| 3000 metres race walk | Christopher Snook | 12:27.27 PB | Tom Pattington | 12:41.43 PB | Luc Legon | 13:15.66 SB |
| 60 metres hurdles | Andrew Pozzi | 7.67s | Cameron Fillery | 7.85s | Miguel Perera | 7.87s |
| High jump | Kelechi Aguocha David Smith | 2.13m | Not awarded | Not awarded | Joel Clarke-Khan William Grimsey | 2.09m |
| Pole vault | Harry Coppell | 5.50m | Ethan Walsh | 5.07m SB | Jack Phipps | 5.07m SB |
| Long jump | Samuel Khogali | 7.54m PB | Murray Fotheringham | 7.46m | Allan Hamilton | 7.41m SB |
| Triple jump | Seun Okome | 16.13m PB | Ben Williams | 16.05m SB | Jude Bright-Davies | 15.91m PB |
| Shot put | Scott Lincoln | 19.52m | Youcef Zatat | 17.79m | Patrick Swan | 17.09m PB |
| Heptathlon | Lewis Church | 5488 SB | Harry Kendall | 5441 PB | Howard Bell | 5434 PB |
| Para Mixed Ambulant 60 Metres | Zac Shaw | 6.98s NR | Thomas Young | 7.04s | Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker | 7.15s PB |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres | Cheyanne Evans-Gray | 7.25s | Alisha Rees | 7.31s PB | Kimbeley Baptiste | 7.33s |
| 200 metres | Hannah Brier | 23.64s PB | Ellie Booker | 23.70s PB | Jazmine Moss | 23.94 |
| 400 metres | Jessie Knight | 52.37s | Keely Hodgkinson | 52.42s PB | Ama Pipi | 52.43 |
| 800 metres | Jenny Selman | 2:08.29 | Jemma Reekie | 2:08.52 | Abigal Ives | 2:08.98 |
| 1500 metres | Adelle Tracey | 4:13.14 | Erin Wallace | 4:14.72 | Holly Archer | 4:18.36 |
| 3000 metres | Amy-Eloise Markovc | 9:04.26 | Amelia Quirk | 9:06.21 SB | Isobel Fry | 9:09.30 |
| 3000 metres race walk | Bethan Davies | 13:24:07 SB | Hannah Hopper | 14:24.14 PB | Erika Kelly | 14:24.64 SB |
| 60 metres hurdles | Megan Marrs | 8.15s SB | Holly Mills | 8.20s | Alicia Barrett | 8.23s |
| High jump | Laura Zialor | 1.88m | Emily Borthwick | 1.88m | Kate Anson | 1.82m SB |
| Pole vault | Sophie Cook | 4.45m SB | Jade Ive | 4.40m SB | Sophie Ashurst | 4.15m PB |
| Long jump | Lorraine Ugen | 6.75m CR | Jahisha Thomas | 6.45m | Jazmin Sawyers | 6.42m |
| Triple jump | Naomi Metzger | 13.81m | Emily Gargan | 12.69m PB | Lia Stephenson | 12.64m SB |
| Shot put | Sophie McKinna | 18.82m CR | Amelia Strickler | 17.62m SB | Adele Nicoll | 17.02m PB |
| Pentathlon | Ella Rush | 4365 CR | Jodie Smith | 4277 PB | Lauren Evans | 4020 PB |
| Para Mixed Ambulant 60 Metres | Sophie Hahn | 8.11s NR | Faye Olszowka | 8.30s | Esme O'Connell | 8.39s PB |