That is the fifth and remaining piece on the 2025 British Indoor Championships, written by Stuart Weir, our RunBlogRun senior author for Europe.
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In a great world, spectators would see Jake Wightman tussling Josh Kerr and Dina Asher-Smith vying with Darryl Neita to be the quickest over 60m. The truth was that none of them had been competing. In actual fact, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Georgia Bell had been the one GB Paris particular person medallists on the present. Of the 24 Paris relay medalists, solely seven had been competing in Birmingham. However who can blame them? As Jemma Reekie instructed me, she didn’t suppose that peaking in February would assist her possibilities of being at her finest for the Worlds in mid-September.
In fact, it might have been nice to see Dina v Daryll, Josh v Jake, Georgia v Laura, Keely v Jemma – however that will by no means occur in February in Birmingham. It’s straightforward to be upset seeing a British girl’s pole-vault gained at 4.21 with out our two 4,90 girls – Holly retired and Molly having her wild-card for the worlds. 6.59 gained the ladies’s lengthy bounce – an interesting competitors with the lead altering palms continually – however not way back, Britain had three 7-meter athletes, Shara, Jazmin, and Larraine.
There have been nice races, corresponding to a world-class efficiency by Amber Anning within the 400.
Bianca Williams’ gold within the 60m and Lina Nielsen’s silver within the 400m had been common successes from two athletes with private challenges. I’ll lengthy bear in mind Hannah Nuttall’s robust end to beat Laura Muir (3000m), George Mills’s battling end to win the lads’s 3000, or Georgia Hunter Bell having an excessive amount of for the sphere within the 1500. I might go on.
Nationwide championships are typically concerning the winners, however don’t neglect the athletes simply wanting nationwide customary, for whom getting a lane within the nationals is the spotlight of their season. Years in the past, I bear in mind writing a few native Oxford athlete who certified for the nationals and located herself within the subsequent lane to Christine Ohuruogu, the Olympic champion. Not many sports activities can supply that. This yr, a gaggle of hurdlers and shot-putters competed alongside KJT – a reminiscence to treasure.
Lastly, there was the success of the youngsters – see separate submit – in direction of 100 of them. They set age-group information, ran and jumped PRs, and even turned British Champions. The British Indoor Athletics Championships might have stared with fireplace, however they delivered enjoyable, pleasure, and high-quality sport.
