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Team announced for Trofeo Vanoni Mountain Relay Race

We are pleased to announce a strong team for the Vanoni mountain relay race taking place on 27 October in Morbegno, Italy. This is the first time England Athletics has sent a team to this prestigious and well established mountain race.
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England Athletics utilise Sport:80 Platform to elevate RunEvents programme

England Athletics have chosen the Sport:80 Platform to manage their RunEvents programme, which oversees the licensing of all road and multi-terrain events in England.
Archie Peake v Scotland and Wales in mountain running

England mountain running team retain Edinburgh Trophy

The England junior mountain runners have been in action in Ireland as they battled some steep inclines to retain the Edinburgh trophy.
Blurred legs running past England Athletics banner

Age Group changes: transition plan update

The Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) are today releasing further key pieces of information on how the Age Group changes will be implemented when they come into effect in 2026. This information includes the technical details related to each age group, including the specifications of throwing implements, maximum and recommended race distances on and off the track, and hurdle heights and race distances.
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Volunteer Awards evening 2024: West Midlands

The second Regional Volunteer Awards saw us paying a visit to the West Midlands area last night. It was a great opportunity to celebrate and recognise the hard work, dedication and passion demonstrated by volunteers throughout the West Midlands area. A great show of the unbelievable sacrifices by individuals and clubs throughout the area who have made such a positive impact to local communities. We highlight these incredible individuals below:
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Volunteer Awards evening 2024: Yorkshire and Humberside

The Regional Volunteer Awards are underway and join us as we celebrate the winners from the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Sara Willhoit at Vertical Kilometre end

Trofeo Nasego World Cup Mountain Race

An England Team travelled to Italy for the Nasego World Cup weekend which involved two races; on the Saturday it was a VK (Vertical Kilometre) which climbs 1000m over a distance of 4.2km, the following day it’s a classic 21.5km up and down race. They also competed as part of a Three Nations competition with Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Rafi Solaiman at England Champs

Para-athletics factoid: Frame Running

Frame Running (previously called RaceRunning) is a relatively new para-athletics event - announced by World Para Athetics (WPA) as an official track discipline in 2017. Frame Running is for athletes with severe coordination and balance impairments such as cerebral palsy and the wheeled frame enables the legs to propel the athlete while helping to aid balance. Athletes can be classified into categories T71 and T72. Events range from 60m to 1500m.
International Starter Margaret Werrett at Paris Paralympics with athlete

Margaret Werrett: officiating journey started by inspirational teacher

Following on from our other interviews with those playing a vital officiating role in Paris, we spoke with Margaret Werrett just before she left England for France. Margaret has been a Technical Official for over 40 years and took her International Starter exam 10 years ago. But what got her ‘started’ in the first place? As is the journey for many athletes, coaches and indeed officials, it began with an inspirational PE teacher. Although an athlete at school and university, Margaret wanted to follow in the footsteps of her PE teacher Charlie Meldrum who had spent time explaining the role and was keen to answer her questions about starting.
Universal Relay team at Tokyo Paralympics

Paralympic factoid: universal relay

Our Olympic teams won a medal in every relay event. But did you know there is just one special relay event at the Paris Paralympic Games? It's called the Universal 4x100 relay and features four athletes (2 male and 2 female) with different classifications.

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