Victory double as Sarah and Neil win 1500m golds
Finance company Novuna are the shiny new sponsors of UK Athletics – both teams and events – and thus their branding bedecked Birmingham for the UK Champs.
The lilac banners added further colour to a thrilling weekend of action at the Alexander Stadium.
But the real purple patch belonged to Scottish athletes and coaches as a strong cohort delivered a series of impressive performances.
No fewer than 14 (FOURTEEN) visits to the podium were made to collect richly deserved UK Champs medals.
It is a tally that compares well with the recent past and, in fact, the past five years have yielded no fewer than 54 medals for Scots in Manchester/Birmingham.
Here’s the medal roll of honour for 2025
GOLD (FIVE)
Alessandro Schenini (Long Jumop), Kyle Brotherton (1500m Wheelchair), Josh Kerr (5000m), Sarah Calvert (1500m), Neil Gourley (1500m)
SILVER (SIX)
Nick Percy (discus), Sarah Tait (3000m steeplechase), Kirsty Law (discus), Jemma Reekie (800m), Laura Muir (800m), Steven Bryce (Ambulant 1500m)
BRONZE (THREE)
Silver Nwabuzor (Triple Jump), Bera Ajala (Triple Jump), Rebecca Scott (100m Ambulant)
As a further breakdown: that haul featured five in the field, three Para, six in endurance.
Josh victory wave amid Scottish medal rush
Photos by Gary Mitchell
The same Alexander Stadium venue was the backdrop for Scottish success three years ago at the Commonwealth Games.
This correspondent recalls Jake Wightman, after his own 1500m bronze arrived on the Saturday lunch-time of the final weekend, correctly forecasting further medal glory to come.
When Jake was ruled out of the UK Champs late last week he joined the likes of Megan Keith and Stephen Mackenzie on the sidelines.
It felt potentially damaging to the collective possibilities in terms of medals – with ten achieved in Manchester last year.
But we need not have worried. Athletes and their coaches stepped up across a whole range of events and it was such a pleasure to chat to medallists in jumps, throws, Para, steeplechase and endurance.
Here’s the medal tally for the past five editions of the UK Champs:
2025 – 14
2024 – 10
2023 – 6
2022 – 13
2021 – 14
We will come to the Scottish endurance ‘juggernaut’ in a moment but first it feels important to note the context of Scottish medals at UK Champs.
There is an argument to suggest the British arena should be suitable barometer.
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