Get ready for the Novuna UK Athletics Championships, which are heading to Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on 20 and 21 June 2026 for a big weekend of national level track and field action. This is where some of the country’s best athletes will go head to head for national titles, but there is a lot more riding on it than that. Selection places for the European Athletics Championships will also be up for grabs, with that major event returning to the same venue less than two months later.

That adds a lot more tension to the whole weekend, because athletes will not just be competing for medals. They will also be trying to book their place for a major championships on home soil, which should make the standard across the full programme very strong.

Novuna UK Athletics Championships event details

The championships will take place across two days at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Saturday 20 June runs from 11:30 to 19:00, while Sunday 21 June runs from 11:30 to 16:30. With multiple events happening around the stadium at the same time, there should be plenty to follow from the first session through to the final results.

That is always part of the appeal with live athletics. There’s usually something happening somewhere, whether that’s a sprint race getting underway, a field event building nicely, or an endurance race starting to take shape.

If you’re planning where to sit, it’s worth thinking about which events you most want to see. The West Stand is a great pick for the sprints, while the East Stand gives you a strong view of the long jump and triple jump. The North Stand is the best place for pole vault, and the South Stand gives you the clearest look at the high jump. 

For the throws, the North and East Stands are good for shot put, the South and East Stands work best for discus and hammer, and the East or West Stand are both good options for javelin. 

Endurance races are easy to follow from pretty much anywhere in the stadium, so you have got a bit more flexibility there.

With national titles, European selection spots, and a full weekend of track and field action all on the schedule, the Novuna UK Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026 looks like a great event to have in the diary for any athletics fans.

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