Birmingham bound: Top Scots head for Alexander Stadium

Thursday 18th June 2026

Sarah Calvert, Erin Wallace and Laura Muir battle for medals at the 2025 UK Champs (photo Getty Images for British Athletics)

E vent schedule (with link to download timetable)

Top Scots are headed to Birmingham this weekend for the Novuna UK Champs.

British vests are up for grabs for the European Champs back at the same Alexander Stadium venue later this summer.

Putting a marker down for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be another significant motivation.

The selection process for Glasgow 2026 has been ongoing over the past week or two and we are awaiting confirmation via Team Scotland in due course.

Of course, places on the UK Champs podium are important, too, and for other Scots the goal will be to reach a final or post a PB performance.

Strong results in recent years have reflected well on the athletics pathway in Scotland and we hope for more of the same over Saturday and Sunday in Birmingham.

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Josh Kerr and Sarah Tait were among the Scots to win medals at UK Champs in 2025

Best of British set to compete in Birmingham – UK Athletics website

Mark Pollard, our Head of Performance, and other members of the team will be in the Alexander Stadium to lend their support to athletes and coaches.

We are also Media accredited so look out for coverage across our various platforms right through the weekend and into Monday.

There will be coverage across BBC Sport platforms and the British Athletcs channels.

Thanks in advance for your support and patience and to the Officials on duty in Birmingham – including Scottish volunteers no doubt – for helping contribute to making the UK Champs happen.

BBC coverage