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Just 2 weeks left to nominate for our Volunteer Awards!

Within your local club and community, so many people go above and beyond to provide quality athletics and running experiences. Through the regional volunteer awards, you can recognise individuals, volunteers, officials, coaches, clubs, club leaders, and projects. The closing date for nominations this year is fast approaching - get your online nomination in by Wednesday 26 July!
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Team selected for Snowdon Mountain Running Home International

This year for the first time the Senior Home International is being run at the Snowdon Mountain race and will provide a very tough test for all the athletes. We are pleased to announce the selected athletes. As usual we are expecting some fantastic racing in both men’s and women’s events.
Kare Adenegan wheelchair racer

Podcast #52: World Para Champs special and Commonwealth Youth Games preview

This podcast is a World Para Athletics Championships special, with three of the nation's accomplished stars all joining host Alex Seftel to talk about everything from best career moments to challenges they have overcome. This episode also marks the announcement of Englan
Confidence Lawson competing in a relay competition

Ask the coach: relay changes, introducing an extra turn in hammer, coaching boys v girls, weekly mileage for juniors

This month's Ask The Coach has our Event Group Leads answer the following questions: How often should a relay team practice baton changes?  How do you know when an athlete is ready to add an extra turn in hammer? Should I be training boys and girls differently or can they be on the same programme? What weekly mileage do you recommend for juniors?
Matt Spicer

Nominating a volunteer for an award: "saying thank you is powerful"

Have you ever considered nominating someone for our Volunteer Awards? This week we talk to a nominator to show that nominating can make YOU feel good too; so it's a win-win. Even if the person you are nominating doesn't progress through to regional or national rounds, they will still receive an email to tell them that they were nominated for one of our Volunteer Awards, and for many that's plenty of recognition
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Celebrating volunteer services to athletics: "Volunteers are the backbone of races, training, competitions and club events."

In 2020, Paul Sanderson, from Telford AC, was the West Midlands Services to Athletics and Running winner at the Regional Volunteer Awards. He went on to receive our national award for his contributions to the sport, and a British Empire Medal in the King's Birthday Honours last week.
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Grassroots athletics volunteers receive King's Birthday Honours

As well as the England Athletics Chair Gary Shaughnessy receiving a CBE for his charity work, three English athletics volunteers were also honoured. Malcolm Rogers receives a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services to the sport spanning more than 50 years. And there's a British Empire Medal (BEM) for two athletics stalwarts - Bryan Smith and Paul Sanderson.

Full of promise for the future – day 2 of U23 and U20 champs

With the selectors meeting later in the evening to finalise the team for the European U23 Champs in Finland, day two of these championships was all about displaying top form. Which is precisely what occurred in spectacular fashion.
Keely Hodgkinson

A fantastic championships - day 1 of U23 and U20 champs

With team places on offer for the European Athletics U20 Championships in Israel, the European Athletics U23 Championships in Finland, and finally for the U18s, the Youth Games this summer in Trinidad and Tobago, it was no surprise there was a wonderful stream of fantastic performances at this newly refurbished facility in Chelmsford.
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England Athletics chair receives CBE

England Athletics chair Gary Shaughnessy has been awarded a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List in recognition of his contribution to business and charity.