Athletics news - Katerina Johnson-Thompson headlines British Indoor Championships line-up

The likes of reigning World Indoor pentathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson are set to take to the Arena Birmingham track as Britain's Tokyo hopefuls aim to kick 2019 off with a bang.

2018 European 1500m champion Laura Muir confirmed her appearance for the meet and is set to take on the stadium that witnessed the 25-year-old Scot seal a double of World Indoor Championship medals last March.

Elsewhere, British sprint queen Asha Philip is vying to defend her 60m title for a fourth successive championship as hurdling supremo Andrew Pozzi attempts to add to his World Indoor Championship 60m hurdle crown.

With the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow edging ever closer, a host of Scottish hopefuls, including the likes of Olympic bronze medallist Eilidh Doyle, European indoor and outdoor medallist's Eilish McColgan and Chris O'Hare, as well as Olympian Andrew Butchart and European champion Lynsey Sharp, will attempt to beat the trials and secure qualification for the competition in March.