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August 2024: Performance round up

Whilst the world’s best athletes have been competing in Paris at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there has also been lots of action at our two track and field internationals, on the roads and in the mountains. Look back on all these events in our August performance round up.
Jonnie Peacock at Tokyo Paralympic Games

More medal delight for ParalympicsGB - Days 4-5 at the Games

Days four and five weren't without drama at the Paralympic Games in Paris with tightly contested finals and even a medal upgrade.
Anna Nicholson preparing for the Paralympic Games

Double Paralympian Anna Nicholson setting her sights on the podium in Paris

We caught up with Anna and coach, Richard, to talk all about their journey over the last decade, and how they've prepared for the Games.
England Masters 5k team

England v Wales Masters race fast and furious

Friday evening saw the third of this year’s Master Road Internationals over 5km in Kingsley, Cheshire between England and Wales. This was the first time that both countries had put out an equal number of runners in each age group, showing the continued development of the programme.
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Statement on calendar year age group calculations

As the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) continue to outline the specific ways in which Age Group changes will be implemented in April 2026, England Athletics is again putting on record its commitment to not amending to calendar year age group calculations.
Under-20 women's 4x400m medal winning team - Lima

GB & NI under-20 athletes soar in Lima, Peru

Last week the country's most promising junior athletes were in action in the Peruvian capital at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.

Four in a row for Hannah Cockroft - Days 1, 2 & 3 at the Paralympic Games

The para athletics action kicked off in the Stade de France on Friday. Lots of British athletes have taken to the track or field to compete so far with a range of experience from Paralympic debutant Madeline Down to David Weir competing in his seventh Paralympic Games.
Didi Okoh at Loughborough International

Podcast #66: Didi Okoh & Jonathan Broom-Edwards on the Paralympics

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, Great Britain's Didi Okoh tells her story ahead of making her major championship debut in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
England team for Home Nations 5k in Cardiff

England athletes claim podium success in Cardiff

16 England athletes took to the paths of Bute Park, Cardiff on Saturday 24 August to take on the other Home Nations and invited teams over 5km. They claimed both team and individual placings in the process.
Holly Bradshaw at Manchester International

Manchester International: the last roar

The penultimate England Athletics event, Manchester International, took place as we bid farewell to pole vaulting, Holly Bradshaw.