The 2017
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 a national
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 events ...
competition for British athletes, held on 11 and 12 February 2017 at the
English Institute of Sport
The English Institute of Sport (EIS), established in May 2002, is an organisation which provides sport science and medical support services to elite athletes through a nationwide network of expertise and facilities, working with Olympic and Pa ...
in
Sheffield
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, England. The event served as the team trials for the
2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships
The 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2017 at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia
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. Racewalker
Tom Bosworth
Thomas Stewart Bosworth (born 17 January 1990) is a British two-time Olympic race walker who holds three World bests, including the World Best for the 1Mile race walk, 5:31.08.
He also holds six British records, won 13 British Championship ...
gave the highlight performance of the meeting, breaking the
British record for the
5000 metres walk
The 5000 metres race walk is a racewalking event. The event is competed as a track race and was part of the athletics programme for men at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics until 1993. It is also an event in the World Masters Athle ...
at 18:39.47 minutes
Medal summary
Men
* Norwegian athlete
Fredrik Vaeng Røtnes competed as a guest in the 5000 m walk and placed third in 20:51.15 minutes.
Women
* Italian
Giulia Viola competed as a guest in the 3000 m race and placed third.
References
The Power of 10 - British Athletics Indoor Team Trials External Results Sheffield 11-12 Feb 17
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