Winter Long Throws 2026
The winter long throws championships provide a competitive opportunity for U16 to senior athletes in the discus, hammer, javelin, ambulant discus and ambulant javelin. We have added seated shot this year to support those on the Commonwealth Games long list and Home Country talent programmes.
New even age groups will be used and U23 athletes will compete as seniors. The events are UKA Level 2, and ratified by World Para Athletics and World Athletics.
The entry standards for the regional and national competitions are available at the bottom of this page.
Please note that due to the updates to the Power of 10 platform, athletes will be able to register for the National Winter Long Throws, but entries will not be formally accepted until Power of 10 returns in full.
UK and England Athletics National Winter Long Throws Championships
Entries to the nationals will be prioritised for those who are targeting major championships and the Commonwealth Games this year, across each of the age groups. The priority athletes will be from across each of the different home countries. Those on championship selection long lists do not have to complete the regional competition to qualify for the national level, but may do so to work on their form at this early stage in the season.
To be considered for the Nationals, if you are not on the invited athletes list you need to have registered your interest on Roster.
28 February - 1 March at Loughborough University
• More information
• Invited athlete list (PDF 40kB)
• Preview
• Day 1 report
• Spectator tickets
• View and buy action photos from Athletic Photography
Entry standards for National Championships
| U16M | U18M | U20M | Senior/ U23M | U16W | U18W | U20W | Senior/U23W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discus | 47.00 | 48.50 (1.25kg: 40.00) | 44.00 (1.5kg: 45.00) | 56.00 | 30.50 | 36.00 | 42.00 | 47.00 |
| Hammer | 45.00 | 53.00 (4kg: 45.00) | 57.00 (5kg: 53.00) | 65.00 | 43.00 | 52.00 | 45 (3kg: 51.00) | 59.00 |
| Javelin | 50.00 | 58.00 (600g: 50.00) | 57.00 (700g: 60.00) | 70.00 | 35.00 | 37.50 | 41.00 (500g: 43.00) | 50.00 |
Question and Answer sessions with current and ex-athletes
The event received so much positive feedback last year we have decided to do it again and make it even bigger so there are sessions for each of the 3 events.
Discus: 12-1pm
Zara Obamakinwa
Emeka Udechuku
Mark Chapman (facilitator)
Hammer: 1-2pm
Jake Norris
Sarah Hayes
Katie Lambert (facilitator)
Javelin: 3-4:30pm
Bekah Walton
Steve Backley
Tessa Sanderson
Goldie Sayers
Nick Neiland
Mick Hill
Mark Roberson
Tom Dobbing (facilitator)
The sessions will take place at the Elite Athlete Centre in the seminar room overlooking the track. To get there, walk around the back of the HIPAC past the hockey pitches and there is a large glass side door to the Elite Athlete Centre.
This has only been possible with the financial support from the England Athletics Youth Talent Programme (YTP).