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Young Athlete Grant Scheme – applications open for 2025

Registered charity Athletics for the Young are particularly interested in helping genuine hardship cases for promising young athletes. Over recent years, it has been the policy of the charity to award grants of £100 to £400. Applications are now open.
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Caroline Bird: 1968-2024

England Athletics was sorry to hear that Caroline Bird passed away earlier this month after a long battle with cancer. The English Schools' AA are deeply saddened at the loss of one of their General Committee members. She was also Buckinghamshire AA President. Caroline had been runner up for the England Athletics South East volunteer award for Contribution to Athletics and Running a few months ago.
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Final chance to apply for Club Improvement Fund this affiliation year

There is one final chance to apply for the Club Improvement Fund this affiliation year. The current application window will remain open until 9 am on Monday 20th January 2024. Please note that Clubs must now have all aspects of Club Standard 6 in place at the point of application to ensure their application can be processed within the timeframe allocated.
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Christmas magic: gifts, prizes, and discounts!

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Masters coach and athlete training days: endurance

Sunday saw Shrewsbury play host to the inaugural England Athletics Masters Training Day, with two more coming in Keighley and Brunel.
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New report finds disabled people’s activity could contribute £6.2k per person a year to society

On International Day of Disabled People, Activity Alliance releases new research revealing the social value in disabled people being active and the societal cost of inequality.
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Celebrating the officials supporting our indoor championships

We are delighted to share the list of officials who will be helping our athletes at our upcoming indoor season.
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FLOWBIO: Pioneering real-time hydration and performance monitoring for athletes

England Athletics is proud to partner with FLOWBIO, a cutting-edge innovator in wearable technology designed to help athletes unlock their full potential. At the heart of FLOWBIO’s mission is the drive to revolutionise how athletes monitor and optimise their hydration and performance through real-time, science-backed insights.
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Rob Fox: progressing along the officials' pathway

As a a Level 2 Endurance Official, Rob recently completed his Level 2 Track Official qualification during the summer. He enjoys the opportunity to volunteer in both disciplines and is eager to further his development by pursuing a Level 3 qualification next year.
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CEO Blog: November 2024

As we move toward the end of another calendar year of athletics and running, England Athletics CEO Chris Jones gives his thoughts on what we’ve seen in 2024, where the sport is, and what’s to come.