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Jo Pavey with England flagat Glasgow 2014

Jo Pavey: An inspiring parent encouraging others to get active as a family

Jo Pavey had an inspiring athletics career representing Team GB at five Olympic Games, from Sydney 2000 to Rio 2016 and Team England at three Commonwealth Games, achieving two medals. Beyond her athletics prowess, she’s a dedicated mother of two and loves to get active with her family. We caught up with her at the National Running Show to find out more about getting active as a busy parent and her transition to coaching alongside her husband.
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International Women’s Day 2025: Elevating female participation and achievement in athletics and running

There are lots of women in different roles across our sport providing positive role models to inspire the next generation of female athletes. From a young female throws coach to an Olympic champion and a record-breaking ultra runner to a fell runner passing on her knowledge, this International Women's Day let’s celebrate the work all these women are doing to empower others.
Rebekah Hopper

Rebekah Hopper: Inspiring the next generation of female throwers

In the lead up to International Women’s Day 2025 on 8 March, we want to celebrate the inspirational women within our sport who act as role models to empower more girls to achieve their full potential. We caught up with Rebekah Hopper, a young female throws coach from Wigan at the England Age Group Indoor Championships to find out more about her journey into coaching and what she enjoys most.
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February 2025: Performance round up

February has been a busy month of athletics with the indoor and cross country seasons in full flow. There has been lots of action from England teams across Europe as well as English athletes competing on home soil at the Home Countries Cross Country International, British Indoor Championships and the England Age Group Championships.
Events team at EA AG indoor champs 2025

What is the role of the events team at an England Athletics Championships?

Lots of work is completed by our events team to make the championships possible, headed up by Nichola Skedgel, Competition and Partnerships Manager. We caught up with her following our Age Group Indoor Championships to find out more about the role of the events team in the lead up to, during and after a championships.
Charlotte Payne hammer throw Loughborough International 2024

Winter Long Throws Championships 2025: preview

This weekend throwers from across the country will come together for the inaugural UKA/England Athletics Winter Long Throws Championships. There will be lots of talent on show in Loughborough across all three throwing disciplines.
Denise Lewis at Hall of Fame 2011

Dame Denise Lewis: Finding the lifelong joy of movement

Dame Denise Lewis had an impressive athletics career culminating in an Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Games in Sydney. We recently caught up with Denise at the National Running Show to find out more about how her experience of running has changed throughout her life, from a child, to a professional athlete, to a parent.
EA staff at Age Group Indoor Champs in Sheffield

Behind the scenes with staff at the England Athletics Age Group Championships 2025

Last weekend the best junior athletes from across the country all travelled to Sheffield to compete for national junior titles. But what does it take from the team at England Athletics to make the Age Group Championships a success? Here is a snapshot of the action behind the scenes with the events team and wider England Athletics staff.
Home Countries International 2025 junior men's team

Impressive performances from England athletes at the 2025 Home Countries International

A misty cold day met the athletes as they took to the start line at Temple Newsam, Leeds for the 2025 Home Countries International. The course ahead of them was a continual rolling set of hills that would be very demanding, although firm underfoot. All the England athletes took the challenge in their stride producing a series of impressive performances.
Shaikira King U20 women's 800m championship best performance

England Athletics Open U20/U17/U15 Indoor Championships: Record-breaking Sunday

Competitors and officials alike barely had time to draw breath after the intensity of day one of these championships before an equally frenetic competition got under way. If Saturday was memorable for the superb sprinting on display, not to mention the amazing pole vault that capped eight hours of intense excitement, so Sunday was all about England’s strength in depth in every event.