UK Athletics Championships 2026: Amy Hunt and Romell Glave win 100m titles

Olympic 800m champion Kiley Hodgkinson continued Work on his first lap pace Competes in the 400m.

Charlotte Heinrich won her heat in a personal best of 51.20 seconds but Hodgkinson’s time of 51.62 was enough to qualify for Sunday’s final (16:06 BST).

Matthew Hudson-SmithThe 2024 Olympic 400m silver medalist won his heat in 45.24 to become the fastest qualifier for the men’s final (15:48 BST).

One of the stands for the national and European championships is named after US-based Wolverhampton.

“I love being here,” he said. “I gave the bat signal yesterday, ‘I’m back in Birmingham!’ Everyone wanted to see me.

“I just want to go out, but I have work to do, then I’ll go see people.”

Joel Clark-Khan shed tears of joy after equaling his personal best to win the men’s high jump.

After winning three outdoor British titles between 2020 and 2023, Clarke-Hunt Endured an injury-plagued 18 months including toe problems.

But after claiming the national indoor title in February, the 26-year-old continued an impressive year with a jump of 2.27m in Birmingham.

“It’s something I’ve dreamed about forever,” he said. “It’s been a really long journey back from 2022. I’m over the moon to be here today like this.

“I’ve been working really hard for this moment. 2.27 really makes me believe that I’m back to where I was before, so I’m really excited for the future.”

marcia se A championship record for winning the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.65 seconds Alice Thorner Lowered his own championship record in the 3000m steeplechase to nine minutes 16.95 seconds.

Lawrence Okay was a dominant winner in the men’s discus with a championship record of 68.81m and Stephen McKenzie A Scottish-record 8.15m in the men’s long jump.