UK Athletics Indoor Championships: Schedule, times and...

The best of British athletics will be fighting for medals and the chance to compete at European and World Indoor Championships in the coming weeks on the road to the Tokyo World Championships in September. The UK Athletics Indoor Championships is here at a pivotal stage of the winter season.

Image Credit: The Independent [Georgia Hunter Bell of Great Britain reacts after the Women's 1500m final during The Keely Klassic]

Athletes will be determined to qualify for both the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands and then World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. It is a huge year of athletics as we build up to the outdoor season and the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, with the inaugural Grand Slam Track season likely to disrupt a sport in need of innovation.

The likes of Laura Muir, Georgia Hunter Bell, Neil Gourley and more will battle it out over two entertaining days of athletics in Birmingham a week after the Keely Klassic, though Keely Hodgkinson is out and recovering from a hamstring injury and Josh Kerr is resting up after a bout of sickness before the first Grand Slam Track meeting in Kingston Jamaica in April.

Here’s everything you need to know about the championships:. The UK Athletics Indoor Championships takes place 22-23 February in an action-packed weekend at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham, UK. The event will be available to watch via BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and the app on both Saturday, 22 February, from 11:20am to 6:40pm, and Sunday, 23 February from 11:25am to 4pm. And a live stream will be available on mobile devices and desktop computers.

All times in GMT. 11:25 - 60m Women Heats. 12:15 - 60m Men Heats. 13:07 - Pole Vault Men Final. 13:10 - 400m Women Heats. 13:40 - 400m Men Heats. 14:12 - Triple Jump Men Final. 14:15 - 60m Hurdles Women Heats. 14:45 - 60m Hurdles Men Heats. 15:15 - 60m Women Semi-Finals.

15:35 - 60m Men Semi-Finals. 15:55 - 800m Men Heats. 16:22 - Long Jump Women Final. 16:25 - 800m Women Heats. 16:46 - Pole Vault Women Final. 16:50 - 60m Para Women Final. 17:00 - 60m Para Men Final. 17:10 - 60m Women Final. 17:20 - 60m Men Final. 17:32 - 60m Hurdles Women Final.

17:44 - 60m Hurdles Men Final. 17:54 - 400m Women Semi-Finals. 18:14 - 400m Men Semi-Finals. 18:34 - 1500m Men Heats. 18:52 - 1500m Women Heats. 11:30 - Triple Jump Women Final. 11:55 - High Jump Men Final. 12:00 - 200m Women Heats. 12:28 - Shot Put Women Final. 12:30 - 200m Men Heats.

13:00 - 3000m Walk Women Final. 13:00 - 3000m Walk Men Final. 13:27 - Long Jump Men Final. 13:30 - 200m Women Semi-Finals. 13:50 - 200m Men Semi-Finals. 14:09 - 3000m Men Final. 14:21 - High Jump Women Final. 14:24 - 3000m Women Final. 14:37 - Shot Put Men Final. 14:40 - 400m Men Final.