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Brown turns to gold in the pentathlon - Day 1: England Athletics Senior and U20 Indoor Combined Events, Para and Walks Championships

Catch up with all of the action from day 1 at the England Athletics Senior and U20 Indoor Combined Events, Para champs and Walks Champs
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England Athletics and Macmillan Cancer Support join forces to empower lives through running

England Athletics is thrilled to announce our partnership with Macmillan, one of the UK's leading cancer charities. This collaboration marks a significant step in harnessing the power of athletics to support individuals affected by cancer and promote a healthier, more active lifestyle.
England runner in Spain

England team ready to take on Valencia 10k

A team of six athletes are preparing to represent England at one of the World's fastest 10km races in Valencia on 14 January. The team, which includes a mix of  experienced athletes and debutants will compete against may of the world's best 10k runners at the 10k Valencia Ibercaja race. 
Senior men's hurdles indoor heptathlon 2023

Preview: England Athletics Senior and U20 Indoor Combined Events, Para and Walks Championships

Another season of indoor championship athletics will get under way at the excellent English Institute of Sport Arena, Sheffield, this weekend. The bulk of the action will be in the England Athletics Senior and U20 Indoor Combined Events Championships. Several athletes are also entered for the England Para Championships in the ambulant events and England Walks Championships. The British Milers’ Club will hold a number of races as part of the programme on Sunday.
Zak Mohamed at international cross country

England team selected for Juan Muguerza Elgoibar Cross Country

We are pleased to announce a team of 16 athletes selected to represent England at the Juan Muguerza Cross Country in Elgoibar, Spain this weekend. This year there will be England teams in both the junior and senior races.
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New Year's Honours for athletes and volunteers

Inspirational figures from across athletics and the running community led the New Year Honours List for 2024 with recognition for Olympians, and those driving the sport forward at grassroots level as coaches and officials - and we’d like to offer a huge congratulations to all!
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Season's Greetings to all of our Athletics and Running family

As the year draws to a close, we wanted to wish you and your loved ones a very happy festive period and hope that you find time for athletics and running between the festivities.
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England Athletics congratulates Katarina Johnson-Thompson on placing third at the SPOTY awards

Katarina Johnson-Thompson has ended a fantastic 2023 for the sport of athletics by being voted by the public into third place at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Fatima Whitbread also won the prestigious Helen Rolleson Award which recognises outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. Read more.
plogging with club runners

Plogging group landing locally

England Athletics is pleased to support Planet Earth Games’ launch of four pilot plogging programmes which kick-off off this weekend. Plogging is an eco-friendly activity combining running and picking up litter. This weekend, four new monthly plogging groups are being launched by the award-winning Planet Earth Games in Newham, Wembley (both London), Bristol and Exeter this month.
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Christmas stocking fillers

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas for many without the enjoyment of gift buying and sharing. Today’s Christmas Acrostic (letter) ‘S’ is for Stocking Fillers, and we have the following great ideas/offers from our partners. We are also pleased to share with you some ‘inspiration’ and a ‘warm glow’ moment with a gifting idea from Freddie, who is the first and youngest fundraiser for the Personal Best Founda