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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.
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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
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Gabrielle Garber looks towards the new season

Ron Pickering Memorial Fund and England Athletics have had the pleasure of having a quick get-to-know conversation with up and coming high jumper, Gabrielle Garber. Backed by the ‘incredible’ support of these organisations, Garber opens up about her thrilling 2023 season, the journey to securing a coveted spot in the European U20 Championships , and the roots of her strong passion for the sport.
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WADA 2024 prohibited list and tramadol ban

Tramadol will be prohibited in-competition from 1 January 2024 and the update will come into effect with the 2024 World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.
Coach Tom Dobbing at World Javelin Conference

Talent pathway javelin coaches learning from the world’s best

Last month two England Athletics Talent Pathway coaches headed to the Kuortane Olympic Training Centre in Finland to attend the 7th edition of the World Javelin Conference. Belgrave’s Tom Dobbing and Banbury’s Felicity Dawes represented England at the conference with their jointly funded by European Athletics and England Athletics.