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Regional Councillors announced

England Athletics is delighted to confirm the appointment of a host of new Regional Councillors, following an open election process at the start of this year. Applications were sought and encouraged from across the sport, to add new faces, expertise and passion to our existing Regional Council network – a key aspect of our governance structure. With one region - the North West - needing a ballot to decide the successful candidates, the new and returning councillors from the other eight regions are as follows:
Events team at EA AG indoor champs 2025

What is the role of the events team at an England Athletics Championships?

Lots of work is completed by our events team to make the championships possible, headed up by Nichola Skedgel, Competition and Partnerships Manager. We caught up with her following our Age Group Indoor Championships to find out more about the role of the events team in the lead up to, during and after a championships.
Charlotte Payne hammer throw Loughborough International 2024

Winter Long Throws Championships 2025: preview

This weekend throwers from across the country will come together for the inaugural UKA/England Athletics Winter Long Throws Championships. There will be lots of talent on show in Loughborough across all three throwing disciplines.
Nemiah Munir Pole Vault

All the action from the British Indoor Champs

The weekend was full of action in Birmingham at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships with team spots secured for the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands next month. Here’s a breakdown of the weekend's events. 
Denise Lewis at Hall of Fame 2011

Dame Denise Lewis: Finding the lifelong joy of movement

Dame Denise Lewis had an impressive athletics career culminating in an Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Games in Sydney. We recently caught up with Denise at the National Running Show to find out more about how her experience of running has changed throughout her life, from a child, to a professional athlete, to a parent.
Armagh team 2025

Double team titles for England at Armagh International Road Race

The Armagh Internation Road Race celebrated its 33rd year in style with good conditions resulting in 154 men finishing the 5k in under 15 minutes and 41 women running sub 10 minutes in the 10k.  The England teams were also celebrating by claiming the men's and women's team titles.
Help shape our work

Take the opportunity to shape our sport

With less than a week of the nominations window to go, athletics enthusiasts are urged to take your opportunity to ‘shape our sport’ by applying to be a Regional Councillor.
Talent Hub Training

Strengthening our commitment to Talent and Performance Development for the next four years

England Athletics is pleased to announce that the organisation has successfully secured a further four-year investment from Sport England to support our Talent and Performance Programmes.
EA staff at Age Group Indoor Champs in Sheffield

Behind the scenes with staff at the England Athletics Age Group Championships 2025

Last weekend the best junior athletes from across the country all travelled to Sheffield to compete for national junior titles. But what does it take from the team at England Athletics to make the Age Group Championships a success? Here is a snapshot of the action behind the scenes with the events team and wider England Athletics staff.
Home Countries International 2025 junior men's team

Impressive performances from England athletes at the 2025 Home Countries International

A misty cold day met the athletes as they took to the start line at Temple Newsam, Leeds for the 2025 Home Countries International. The course ahead of them was a continual rolling set of hills that would be very demanding, although firm underfoot. All the England athletes took the challenge in their stride producing a series of impressive performances.