Home

News

International Women's Day 2026 #GivetoGain

International Women's Day 2026: Celebrating women striding forwards together

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a day dedicated to the celebration of women’s achievements and advancement of gender equality. Let’s meet some of the inspirational women from across our sport who give their time and knowledge to give others the opportunity to reach their goals.
Sophie Power, Charlie Watson, Jo Pavey

International Women’s Day 2026: Empowering women in athletics and running

In January, at this year’s National Running Show, England Athletics hosted a conversation with NHS dietician and runner Charlie Watson, ulta-runner and SheRaces founder Sophie Power, and Olympian and England Athletics ambassador Jo Pavey on empowering women in athletics and running. The panel reflected on barriers within the sport, opportunities, and the importance of mentoring the next generation.
Regional Elections

2026 Regional Council nominations now open!

The nominations process to elect new Regional Councillors across England Athletics’ nine regional councils is now open.
Purnell shot put at indoor combined events 2025

Preview: England Athletics U15/U17 Indoor Combined Event and Junior Para Championships
February 2026 performance round up graphic

February 2026: Performance round up 

February has been a record-breaking month across our sport! From Keely Hodgkinson’s world record to ten new championship records at our Age Group Indoor Championships, the record books have been rewritten. Let’s look back at the highlights from this month in our February performance round up.
blurred legs on indoor track

Further age group drop-in sessions scheduled as changes approach

Ahead of the age group changes coming into effect on 1 April, England Athletics has been hosting a series of online drop-in sessions over the coming months, to allow those within the sport to get any remaining questions answered, or queries clarified. Two new dates for these sessions have been added in for Tuesday 24 March 2026 and Wednesday 29 April 2026.
County Champs

Grant funding opportunity for county schools competition organisers

We are delighted to offer a new funding opportunity for county schools competition organisers to support the development of regional competitions for young athletes.
CEO Chris Jones talks to volunteers

CEO blog: an update on the new vision for track and field 

It's been an exciting few months for the sport which has seen England Athletics host our indoor athletics championships, with lots of personal best and even championship best performances, and we now look towards marathon season. I wanted to share some thoughts on England Athletics' response to the new vision for track and field, following internal discussions on how we can look to embed the principles and progress the ideas presented.
Winter long throws javelin

Winter long throws predict spectacular summer

Day 2 of the Winter Long Throws Championships saw many PBs bested and a number of new Championship Best Performances created. It was a great quality competition experience for our younger throwers to stand them in good stead for the future. In addition to the competition, three Q&A sessions were held for the athletes and their coaches and parents - with legends of hammer, discus and javelin,
Winter long throws medallists - men's javelin

Winter Long Throws Championships help athletes progress and prepare

Saturday saw a great start to the Winter Long Throws championships, where Loughborough University welcomed top Senior and Under 20 throwers to make their mark, aim for medals, qualification standards for the European Throws Cup, European Championships and Commonwealth Games as well as improve their rankings and see how well their winter training has helped them progress and prepare for a busy upcoming summer season.