A fireplace has really postponed the start of the British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
The Utilita Arena wanted to be left after the prevalence on Saturday early morning, round 90 minutes previous to the very first event resulted from start.
British Athletics said in a declaration: “The begin of the 2025 Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships has been delayed by one hour, following an incident that required the evacuation of the Utilita Arena in Birmingham this morning, Saturday 22 February.
The begin of the 2025 Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships has been delayed by one hour, following an incident that required the evacuation of the Utilita Arena in Birmingham this morning, Saturday 22 February.
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— British Athletics (@BritAthletics) February 22, 2025
“A one-hour delay to the timetable has been agreed in order to give athletes, officials and spectators adequate time to prepare for the day’s events.”
Former Olympian Katharine Merry composed on X: “Not made it into the Utilita Arena yet. It’s been fully evacuated due to a fire. Fire brigade here and smoke coming from the top floor.”
She included a few minutes afterward: “The British Indoor Champs will be going ahead today after a fire in a kitchen. Just now need to clear the water.”
Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir are amongst the celeb names contending this weekend break.
The event is likewise being made use of because the British checks for the European Athletics Indoor Championships, which occur within the Netherlands following month.
