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A "British (National) Record" was instituted by the British Amateur Athletic Board (BAAB) in 1948 for performances made in the United Kingdom, by athletes born in the British Commonwealth. This record type was discontinued in 1960 when the BAAB instituted "United Kingdom (National) Records" which defined performances made anywhere in the world ...
World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking. Records are kept for all events contested at the Olympic Games and some others. Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians.
Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. Video 60 m: 7.03 Dina Asher-Smith: 25 February 2023 World Indoor Tour Final: Birmingham, United Kingdom [55] 200 m: 22.83 Katharine Merry: 14 February 1999 British Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 300 m: 36.53 Lina Nielsen: 15 February 2025 Keely Klassic Birmingham, United Kingdom [56] 400 m: 50.02 ...
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Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. Since 2018, the national 10,000m has been incorporated into the elite race at the Night of 10,000m PB event, with the same rule applying where international athletes win the race as in the AAA Championships.
The List of British athletics champions (outdoors) covers four different competitions: the current British Athletics Championships , referred to as the UK Athletics Championships since 2023, which was founded in 2007, [ 1 ]
The England Athletics Hall of Fame was launched in 2008 [1] with a panel of experts selecting a list of potential inductees for athletics fans and members of the public to vote on. The Hall of Fame honours those who have made an outstanding contribution to the sport of athletics in England .