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Olympic stars Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Georgia Hunter Bell are among those competing for British titles at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham this weekend.<\/b><\/p>\n
The two-day event, live on the BBC, will double as the British trials for the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which take place in Apeldoorn, in the Netherlands, from 6-9 March.<\/p>\n
Johnson-Thompson, who ended her wait for an Olympic medal with heptathlon silver at Paris 2024, is entered in the 60m hurdles and shot put events at Utilita Arena.<\/p>\n
Olympic bronze medallist Hunter Bell will seek to defend her British indoor 1500m title, while world indoor champion Molly Caudery competes in the women’s pole vault.<\/p>\n
Laura Muir will aim for her 10th British title as she races in the women’s 3,000m, and former world 1500m champion Jake Wightman is also in action.<\/p>\n
An exciting women’s 400m features Olympic relay medallists Amber Anning, Victoria Ohuruogu, Lina Nielsen and Hannah Kelly.<\/p>\n
The top two finishers in each final will secure a place on the team for the European Indoor Championships, provided they have achieved the qualification standard or a world ranking place in their event.<\/p>\n
Keely Hodgkinson is one high-profile name missing after the Olympic 800m champion suffered a hamstring tear<\/a> earlier in February.<\/p>\n The European Indoor Championships are followed by the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, from 21-23 March.<\/p>\n The latest athlete entry list is available on the British Athletics website., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n