The 2021-22 BUCS and BT Outdoor Athletics Championships will take place at Chelmsford Athletics Stadium from 30th April to 2nd May 2022.

The upcoming three-day event will feature over 50 finals in 20 different events in what will be the final Championship event of the 2021/22 athletics calendar.

Over 1,600 students from universities across the UK will compete at the highest level as students look to finish their season off with a gold medal.

Where are this year’s Championships?

The 2021/22 Outdoor Athletics Championships will be held at the Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre (CSAC).

CSAC is a sporting venue in Essex, England which offers first class indoor and outdoor athletics facilities, significantly for elite athletes.

Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre

Event Schedule

Heats for all events will mainly take place throughout Saturday to decide Sunday’s semi-finals and Monday’s finals.

See a full list of every Championship Final scheduled below.

Saturday

EventTime
Shotput – Men’s Final16:50
Shotput – Men’s Ambulant Final16:50
Javelin – Women’s Final16:55

Sunday

EventTime
100m – Women’s Final12:45
100m – Men’s Final12:50
100m – Men’s Ambulant Final12:55
100m – Women’s Ambulant Final13:00
Discus – Men’s Seated Throw Final11:30
Hammer – Men’s Final13:40
Pole Vault – Men’s Final14:00
Hammer – Women’s Final15:20
Triple Jump – Women’s Final16:30
Discus – Men’s Final16:40
Discus – Men’s Ambulant Final16:40

Monday

EventTime
High Jump – Men’s Final10:00
5000m – Men’s Final10:20
400m Hurdles – Women’s Final10:45
Discus – Women’s Final10:50
100m Wheelchair – Men’s Final11:00
Ambulant Discus – Women’s Final12:10
Long Jump – Women’s Final12:10
Ambulant Long Jump – Women’s Final12:10
Seated Shot – Men’s Final12:30
3000m S/c – Men’s Final12:50
800m – Women’s Final12:55
800m – Men’s Final13:10
400m – Women’s Final13:15
400m – Men’s Final13:20
800m Wheelchair – Men’s Final13:25
400m Ambulant – Men’s Final13:30
High Jump – Women’s Final13:35
5000m – Women’s Final13:40
Pole Vault – Women’s Final13:50
200m – Women’s Final14:05
Long Jump – Men’s Final14:10
Ambulant Long Jump – Men’s Final14:10
Javelin – Men’s Final14:10
200m – Men’s Final14:25
200m Ambulant & Guest – Women’s Final14:30
Shot – Women’s Final14:30
Ambulant Shot – Women’s Final14:30
200m Ambulant & Guest – Men’s Final14:35
2000m S/c – Women’s Final14:40
100m Hurdles – Women’s Final14:45
110m Hurdles – Men’s Final15:00
1500m – Women’s Final15:10
1500m – Men’s Final15:20
4 x 100m – Women’s Final15:30
4 x 100m – Men’s Final15:40
4 x 400m – Women’s Final15:50
4 x 400m – Men’s Final16:00
Triple Jump – Men’s Final16:10

BT announced as headline partner of Outdoor Athletics

This week, BUCS announced their new partnership with global telecommunications company BT as they become the headline partner of the 2021/22 Outdoor Athletics Championships.

The partnership will allow BUCS to raise the profile of such a well-respected event which in the past has featured several Olympians including Holly Bradshaw (the first-ever British pole vault Olympic medallist), Laura Muir (Silver in the 1500m at Tokyo 2020) and Adam Gemili (4th in the 200m in Rio).

This event took place on the 30th April to 2nd May 2022. 

Click the link below to find out which universities were victorious at the 2021-22 BUCS and BT Outdoor Athletics Championships. 

Please follow our social media channels to keep up to date with all things sport related across the Higher Education sector!