Broadcaster will cover major domestic events starting with the UK Athletics Indoor Champs this weekend UK Athletics has confirmed BBC as the broadcast partner for this year’s major events series. The coverage starts this weekend with the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham. As an aside, BBC is also covering the World Cross Country Championships in Australia on the red button from 4.20am on Saturday morning with highlights on BBC2 at 1pm. BBC Sport will bring the key UKA events to fans via a combination of network television and digital coverage on various platforms including BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the red button. The events are: UK Athletics Indoor Championships Birmingham: February 18-19 World Indoor Tour Final Birmingham: February 25 UK Athletics Championships: July 8-9 London Diamond League: July 23 Both UK Athletics Championships’ (indoor and outdoor) and the World Indoor Tour Final Birmingham will be available on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website/app and Broadcast Red Button, while the London Diamond League will be shown on BBC TV plus BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website/app. Last year’s coverage drove significant numbers to TV and digital, with a peak audience of 1.6 million on BBC1 for the Diamond League
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BBC to show UKA events in 2023 – AW – Athletics Weekly
