The 2023 British Athletics Championships was the national championships in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, which also served as a qualifying event for the

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. On 28 July, 51 British athletes were chosen for the World Championships.

Background

In April 2023,

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confirmed that the 2023 British Athletics Championships would be held in

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on 8 and 9 July. The Championships were used as the main qualification method for the

in August 2023; competitors qualified automatically for the World Championships if they finished in the top two in the event, and reached the competition's qualifying standard. UK Athletics could then allocate an additional World Championships place for each event. On 28 July, UK Athletics announced that 51 British athletes had been selected for the World Championships, based on these criteria; the number was the lowest since

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, as UK Athletics did not allow British athletes to receive wildcard places for the World Championships. In the United Kingdom, the Championships were shown on

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both on television and online. The British title in the 10,000 metres was held in May 2023 as part of the Night of the 10,000m PBs event. The races featured British and non-British athletes, and the top finishing Britons, who were awarded the British titles, were Jessica Warner-Judd and

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respectively.

Highlights

There was heavy rain during the first day of the Championships, which caused the men's 100 metres race to be run in the middle of a downpour. The men's 100 and

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events were both won by Zharnel Hughes, making him the first man to achieve the British Championships sprint double since

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. Hughes' time of 19.77 seconds for the 200 metres race was faster than John Regis' British record, however a large tailwind prevented Hughes' time from counting for record purposes. After the race, Hughes described the conditions as "the worst ever". The women's 100 metres race was delayed due to the rain, and was won by

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, her fifth British title in the event. The race was run in dry conditions.

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, who won the 100 and 200 metres events in

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, retained her 200 metres title. She had chosen only to run the 200 metres race at the 2023 Championships.

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won the women's

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ahead of

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, who had not lost in the British Championships since

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. Caudery qualified for the World Championships as a result.

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was a surprise winner of the

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race, beating favourite Laura Muir.

Results

Men

Women

Notes

References

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