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Age Group implementation update

As the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) continue to work alongside stakeholders to implement the age-group changes which will come into effect in April 2016, Implementation Project Co-ordinator, Dean Hardman, provides an update on recent progress.
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Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic team announcement

We are excited to share that the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team will feature 53 English athletes from across 49 affiliated clubs.
Huma Rahman

Finding the love of running later in life - hear from masters athlete, Huma Rahman

Everyone takes part in running for different reasons, but hopefully the main reason each person laces up and heads outside is for enjoyment. For masters athlete Huma Rahman, she has found her love of running later in life, and grabs every opportunity with both hands to take part and race with friends.
Brandon Ballard T20 1500m at Paris Grand Prix 2024

England para team success at Paris Grand Prix

A first for England Athletics - taking a team of ambulant para athletes to an international competition - was a great success. And what a place to start; at the last World Para Athletics Grand Prix of the season at Charlety Stadium before the 2024 Paralympic Games.
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It's competition time: design your dream athletics vest for a chance to win!

As nations, or clubs, come together from around the globe to compete there is always a rainbow of kit colours and plenty of patterns on show. So, let your creativity run wild to design your dream kit.
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funetics Summer holiday camps now open!

Back for the Summer, funetics holiday camps offer a safe and supportive opportunity for young children to be active, make new friends or have fun with current ones.
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UKA vacancy – Independent Chair for UK Rules Group

UK Athletics are seeking to recruit a new Independent Chair to lead and oversee the UKA Rules Group. This individual will work collaboratively with the UKA Board, Senior Executives, and other key stakeholders to ensure that the Rules Group operates effectively and functions efficiently in line with the groups wider Terms of Reference.

June 2024: Performance round up

Rounding off with the UK Athletics Championships, which this year acted as the Olympic trials, June has been a busy month of competitions. English athletes shone at the European Championships in Rome, our first England representative para athletics teams excelled in Nottwil and Paris and Molly Caudery and Callum Wilkinson set new British records.
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You can’t beat the adrenaline rush of sport! – Athlete Panel member, Tor Bennett-Williams

For BUCS medallist and Athlete Panel member, Tor Bennett-Williams, his coach Clover Court was instrumental in not only his early athletics career, but in moulding him into the successful adult he is today. We recently caught up to discuss all about his competitive journey through the sport, but also how he balances the dynamic of full-time work with athletics.
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Podcast #64: Olympic hopefuls seal spots in Paris

The latest England Athletics Podcast features a round-up from the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester, where Olympic hopefuls booked their spots at this summer's Paris 2024 Games.