The 2016

British Indoor Athletics Championships The British Indoor Athletics Championships is the annual national championship in indoor track and field for the United Kingdom, organised by UK Athletics. Eight track and five field events for both men and women are contested, with athletes being i ...

was an indoor

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

competition held from 27–28 February 2016 at the

English Institute of Sport, Sheffield The English Institute of Sport is a multi-sport facility in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The facility designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects was opened in December 2003 at a cost of £24 million. Its main feature is a 200m indoor track, ...

, England. A full range of indoor events were held. It served as qualification for the British team at the

2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The event did not feature Russia. Following a WADA investigation into widespread and institutional doping practice ...

. Championship records were set in both the men's and women's

3000 metres race walk The 3000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for women at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ...

, with Tom Bosworth setting the men's time of 10:58.21 minutes and Bethan Davies claiming the women's mark in 12:44.99 minutes.Tom Bosworth smashes UK 3000m walks record at Indoor British Champs
''Athletics Weekly'' (2016-02-28). Retrieved 2019-04-22.

Medal summary

Men

Women

References

* {{2016 in athletics British Indoor Championships

British Indoor Athletics Championships Sports competitions in Sheffield Athletics Indoor Athletics competitions in England