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Sprint battles and fitness fights – what to watch for at the UK Championships

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Sprint battles and fitness fights – what to watch for at the UK Championships

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The UK Athletics Championships take place in Manchester this weekend and with places at the Paris Olympics at stake, a number of events will be keenly contested.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the names and events to watch.

Sprint battles

Daryll Neita has her sights on double sprint success (Martin Rickett/PA)

Needs to deliver

Laura Muir with a Scottish flag after racing at the Commonwealth Games in 2022
Laura Muir will be the favourite in the women’s 1,500m

Battles in the 800m

Josh Kerr, wearing glasses, points upwards after a race
Josh Kerr is competing in the 800m (Jane Barlow/PA)

Fitness issues

Katarina Johnson-Thompson runs up to throw the javelin
Katarina Johnson-Thompson will hope to put her injury problems behind her (Martin Rickett/PA)

Field events

Molly Caudery smiles and points to her head as she celebrates victory
Molly Caudery is a rising star in the pole vault (Martin Rickett/PA)

Others to watch

There will be a number of other names worth following including US-based Amber Anning in the women’s 400m and Matthew Hudson-Smith, a men’s 400m medal prospect, in the 200m.

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