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The British Grand Prix, formerly known as the Birmingham Grand Prix or the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix, is an annual
athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
meeting. Since 2010 it has been a part of the
Diamond League The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fifteen invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meet competitions. The inaugural season was ...
series of
track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
meets. In 2020 the event was due to be held at the
Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead International Stadium (GIS) is a multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose, all-seater venue in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally known as the Gateshead Youth Stadium, the venue was built in 1955 at a cost of £30,000. It has si ...
but was cancelled due to the
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. The event returned to Gateshead in 2021. There was a 2022 Diamond League meeting (
2022 Birmingham Diamond League The 2022 Anniversary Games, officially known as the 2022 Müller Birmingham Diamond League, was the 68th edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting usually held in London, though in 2022 it was held in Birmingham instead. Held on 21 M ...
) held at
Alexander Stadium Alexander Stadium is an athletics stadium in Perry Barr, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is the largest athletics stadium in the United Kingdom. The stadium has four stands with a total seated capacity of 18,000. The stadium site has four build ...
in Birmingham, though it was officially a continuation of the
Anniversary Games The London Athletics Meet, formerly known as the London Grand Prix and subsequently as the Anniversary Games and London Diamond League, is an annual athletics event held in London, England. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events ...
(usually held in London) rather than a British Grand Prix event.


Venues


World records

Over the course of its history, the following
world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...
s have been set at the British Grand Prix.Powell equals 100m world record
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(2006-06-11). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.


Meeting records


Men


Women


Notes


References


External links

* {{Athletics in the UK Athletics competitions in England Diamond League Sport in Birmingham, West Midlands Sport in Gateshead Sport in Sheffield Athletics in London IAAF Super Grand Prix IAAF Grand Prix IAAF World Outdoor Meetings