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European Off-Road Championships

GB & NI triumph at the European Off-Road Championships

The GB & Northern Ireland team had a thoroughly successful campaign at the 2026 European Off-Road Running Championships in Slovenia, with English athletes contributing to a strong medal haul across the weekend.
Matilda Quick - U20 Combined Events 2026

Entry standards update for combined event athletes

We have reviewed the opportunities available to U20 and senior combined event athletes ahead of our summer championships and have updated the entry standards to better support athletes wishing to enter. In addition, following the age group changes introduced in April and the reduced opportunities for U18 women to compete in the 2000m steeplechase, we wanted to confirm the qualifying standard for this event is be based on a 1500m steeplechase performance rather than a 2000m performance.
three women at masters half marathon

Red hot masters half marathon international in Swansea

The third race of this years Masters Representative Races was the half marathon which was held as part of the Mizuno Swansea Half Marathon. While the weather was cool and blustery the competition was red hot with all four competing teams achieving medal success.
Gary Shaughnessy

Gary Shaughnessy CBE to stand down as England Athletics Board Chair 

England Athletics is sad to announce that Gary Shaughnessy CBE has decided to stand down from his position as Chair of the Board.
Erme Valley Harriers funetics multi-challenge

Competition opportunity for young athletes in Devon

Erme Valley Harriers are a community club who provide fun and inclusive sessions for people of all ages - from young children taking part in funetics Multi-Challenge right through to senior road running nights.

Norfolk County Championships: competition opportunities for all new age groups

Athletics Norfolk recently held their County Championships, incorporating a funetics Multi-Challenge event for U10 athletes and traditional events for U12 athletes, worked into their licensed event for older age group and senior competitors.
May 2026 performance round up graphic

May 2026: Performance round up

The track and field season is well and truly underway, with May featuring competitions of all levels from County Championships to the Loughborough International and the start of the Diamond League. We have had England teams competing across the UK and Europe - let's catch up with all the action.
Fuerteventura team

Fantastic performances in Fuerteventura

Last weekend, England Athletics travelled to the Canary Islands for the Fuerteventura International Combined Events Championships. There were a number of fantastic performances by the U18 and U20 Youth Talent Programme team, which included several personal bests and qualifying standards for this year’s European U18 and World U20 championships.
Westbury Harriers

National Volunteers’ Week 2026: Westbury Harriers

This week marks National Volunteers’ Week 2026, a chance to celebrate the incredible people who make our sport possible across the country. At Westbury Harriers, volunteering is at the core of everything the club delivers, and the reward goes far beyond simply helping on the day. We spoke to Alastair Blackwood, Volunteer Coordinator at Westbury Harriers, about his role and how volunteering can be such a rewarding experience.
coaches at throws conference

Join the European Coaches' Club in Birmingham this summer

Four years on from the hugely successful 2022 Commonwealth Games, athletics once against returns to the city of Birmingham when the 2026 European Athletics championships take place in August. To celebrate these championships, support coaches in the UK and create a lasting legacy, England Athletics - in partnership with the European Athletics Coaches' Association and the University of Birmingham - will be hosting a European Coaches' Club from Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 August. Open to UK and international coaches, it’s a great opportunity to connect, learn and celebrate the sport.