Scott Lincoln's perfect 10 as York's Lucy Hadaway also celebrates UK indoor title

Scott Lincoln claimed a 10th national title at the UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham on Sunday, barely 48 hours after stepping off a plane from Australia.

The 32-year-old City of York athlete from Northallerton has spent the last two winters in Melbourne after switching up his training.

Great Britain’s Scott Lincoln on his way to winning the men’s shot put on day two of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships at Utilita Arena, Birmingham (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

placeholder image — Great Britain’s Scott Lincoln on his way to winning the men’s shot put on day two of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships at Utilita Arena, Birmingham (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

It led to a career-best eighth-place finish a major event at last year’s world championships, and he continued his dominance of the British scene by hitting double figures in indoor titles with a throw of 20.80m. The victory sets him up for the World Indoor Championships next month.

Lucy Hadaway of York won the women's long jump with a leap of 6m45.

Great Britain's Lucy Hadaway competing in final of the Women's Long Jump on day one of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships at Utilita Arena, Birmingham. She would go on to win gold (Picture: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

Jeremiah Azu made it two golds in as many days with victory in the 200m to go with the 60m title he claimed on Saturday.

Azu came home in 20.77 seconds, with Ezekiel Lowe crossing the line in second before being disqualified. That meant City of Sheffield’s Lee Thompson took silver with his clubmate Corey Nealon-Richards third, a feat they repeated on Sunday in the 200m.

Azu said: “I don’t want to dumb it down at all. It’s an honour to win medals nationally, you are racing the best in the UK at the time.”

Ben Pattison continued his upturn in form since a disappointing World Championships with victory in the men’s 800m, taking gold with a time of one minute 46.74 seconds. Leeds City’s Ethan Hussey took third. Halifax’s Max Burgin did not compete.

Keely Hodgkinson opened up 2026 in impressive fashion as she broke the British record in the 800m heats before skipping the final in which Sheffield’s Emily Simpson took silver.

Dina Asher-Smith won the women’s 60m crown in 7.05, ahead of World Championship silver medallist Amy Hunt who finished second.