The 1997 BAF British Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. The

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event was hosted separately at the Sheffield Hallam UCA Stadium. Organised by the

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(BAF), the competition was limited to British athletes only and marked a replacement to the

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, which had last been held in

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. The BAF British Championships overshadowed that year's AAA Championships, which was open to foreign competitors and typically the most prominent meet on the domestic calendar. This has led some statisticians, such as the

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(NUTS), to judge the British Championships event as the main national championships for the country for 1997. Many of the athletes below also competed at the 1997 AAA Championships.UK Championships
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. British javelin champion Steve Backley claimed world silver in Athens. UK runners-up Colin Jackson and

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were also both runners-up at the global level.IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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Medal summary

Men

Women

References

{{British championships in athletics UK Athletics Championships UK Outdoor Championships Athletics Outdoor Sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands Sports competitions in Sheffield Athletics competitions in England