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

Event Time
Shotput – Men’s Final 16:50
Shotput – Men’s Ambulant Final 16:50
Javelin – Women’s Final 16:55

Sunday

Event Time
100m – Women’s Final 12:45
100m – Men’s Final 12:50
100m – Men’s Ambulant Final 12:55
100m – Women’s Ambulant Final 13:00
Discus – Men’s Seated Throw Final 11:30
Hammer – Men’s Final 13:40
Pole Vault – Men’s Final 14:00
Hammer – Women’s Final 15:20
Triple Jump – Women’s Final 16:30
Discus – Men’s Final 16:40
Discus – Men’s Ambulant Final 16:40

Monday

Event Time
High Jump – Men’s Final 10:00
5000m – Men’s Final 10:20
400m Hurdles – Women’s Final 10:45
Discus – Women’s Final 10:50
100m Wheelchair – Men’s Final 11:00
Ambulant Discus – Women’s Final 12:10
Long Jump – Women’s Final 12:10
Ambulant Long Jump – Women’s Final 12:10
Seated Shot – Men’s Final 12:30
3000m S/c – Men’s Final 12:50
800m – Women’s Final 12:55
800m – Men’s Final 13:10
400m – Women’s Final 13:15
400m – Men’s Final 13:20
800m Wheelchair – Men’s Final 13:25
400m Ambulant – Men’s Final 13:30
High Jump – Women’s Final 13:35
5000m – Women’s Final 13:40
Pole Vault – Women’s Final 13:50
200m – Women’s Final 14:05
Long Jump – Men’s Final 14:10
Ambulant Long Jump – Men’s Final 14:10
Javelin – Men’s Final 14:10
200m – Men’s Final 14:25
200m Ambulant & Guest – Women’s Final 14:30
Shot – Women’s Final 14:30
Ambulant Shot – Women’s Final 14:30
200m Ambulant & Guest – Men’s Final 14:35
2000m S/c – Women’s Final 14:40
100m Hurdles – Women’s Final 14:45
110m Hurdles – Men’s Final 15:00
1500m – Women’s Final 15:10
1500m – Men’s Final 15:20
4 x 100m – Women’s Final 15:30
4 x 100m – Men’s Final 15:40
4 x 400m – Women’s Final 15:50
4 x 400m – Men’s Final 16:00
Triple Jump – Men’s Final 16:10

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. 

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