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England Athletics encourages all clubs and member bodies to vote at General Meeting

Last week, a formal notice of a General Meeting for 10 June, 2024, was issued to Clubs, with this reminder issued today.
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Journey to the Podium: We’re collaborating with UKAD for this year’s CleanSport Week, 13-17 May

England Athletics is proud to reaffirm our commitment to clean sport by backing UK Anti-Doping’s (UKAD’s) Clean Sport Week campaign from 13 - 17 May.
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World Kids Athletics Day 2024

World Kids Athletics Day is a day dedicated to getting kids active and involved in athletics. No matter what their background, every child thrives on movement and play. We want to use the power of athletics to inspire young people all over the world to get moving, develop their skills and confidence and build a lifelong love of sports.
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Partnership extension with Roster Athletics

England Athletics is delighted to announce we have signed a new three year partnership agreement with Roster Athletics to continue providing their innovative online entry and competition management platform to all of our affiliated clubs, leagues, associations and event organisers.
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Claire Petrie on plogging with friends and saving her the local environment

Today marks Earth Day, a time to celebrate the planet we call home and take stock of how we can protect it both through sport and our every day lives. We recently caught up with Claire Petrie who established her very own plogging group in the Bristol area, as part of a pilot project in partnership with Planet Earth Games.
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Update on our Greener Clubs commitment

Last September we announced our partnership with The Green Runners, who are a community with a vision of running without a footprint. This Earth Day we're taking a look at what they are implementing throughout England.
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Podcast #62: CEO looks ahead to 2024 outdoor season

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, our CEO Chris Jones sits down with host Alex Seftel to look ahead to the 2024 season and discuss priorities within the sport.They talk about changes being made this year, including innovation within competition formats, given England Athletics' decision to trial a three-day format for national championships.
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World Parkinson’s Day

This week marks World Parkinson’s Day – a day of awareness for a condition with which more than 10 million people are living, worldwide. The number of people living with Parkinson’s in England is estimated to be around 128,000 and, although there is currently no cure for the condition, physical activity and exercise has shown to improve many of the numerous symptoms associated with Parkinson’s.
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Age Group transition Implementation Task Group: expressions of interest

As part of the process of implementing changes to age groups and following the series of webinars hosted in March, the Home Country Athletics Federations invite expressions of interest from individuals from across the UK and from all areas of the sport to join the Implementation Task Group and associated sub groups.
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Podcast #61: History of Sportshall Athletics

With the Sportshall UK Final taking place in Stoke-on-Trent this Saturday 6 April, a special episode of the England Athletics Podcast has been published, looking at the history and global impact of Sportshall Athletics.