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Divine Iheme

The battle of the age groups! England U20, U17 and U15 Open Indoor Championships preview 

World best in his age group, Divine Iheme, is set to star in the 60m, while Shaikira King, Otis Poole and Celine Obinna-Alo are among some of the other highly promising athletes due to appear at these second England Athletics championships of the year - 7-8 February at the EIS in Sheffield.
January 2026 performance round up graphic

January 2026: Performance round up

2026 has started hot out the blocks with great performances throughout January. From our first indoor championships of the year to England teams competing across Europe, let’s look back at all the action.
videographer at Chelmsford during England championships

Help our sport reach further - streaming partner sought

Do you want to be involved in enabling our sport to reach thousands more people? We understand that many of our fans are not able to attend our England Athletics championships as spectators. But we want supporters to be able to watch our events via high quality live streaming and also enable us to provide post event highlights, reels and replays.
call room official with clipboard

Top tips for competition providers to prepare for age group changes

From 1 April 2026, the age groups in which young athletes compete will change from U13, U15, U17 and U20, as is currently the case, to U12, U14, U16, U18 and U20. These changes are grounded in a desire to support athletes with their progression through the sport.
Lewis Church - Senior Combined Events 2026

Senior, U20 Combined Events, Para and Walk Championships – Day 2, a great Sunday for Church

Day two at the England Senior, U20 Combined Events, Walks and Para Championships did not disappoint with personal bests across the multi-events at this early point in the season.
U20 Women's Combined Events Championships 2026

Senior, U20 Combined Events, Para and Walk Championships - Day 1, record start to the indoor season!

The England Athletics Senior and U20 Indoor Combined Event Championships - incorporating the Senior Para and Walk Championships got under way with Swansea’s Matilda Quick crowned the first national champion of the year.
Brass Monkey road race 2025

From 23 to 2000 - the rising success of the Brass Monkey Half Marathon

From making continuous losses to now requiring a ballot - here's how the York Knavesmire Harriers have nurtured the Brass Monkey into a successful half marathon event.
pentathlon hurdlers at indoor champs 2023

Senior, U20 Combined Event Championships (inc. Senior Para and Walk Championships) preview

The England Athletics Senior and U20 Indoor Combined Event Championships 2026 - incorporating the Senior Para and Walk Championships - will take place this coming weekend at the EIS in Sheffield. As ever, the four competitions – the women’s pentathlon, U20 women’s pentathlon, the men’s heptathlon and U20 men’s heptathlon – feature an impressive entry, many of whom have their eye on this summer’s major championships.

Competition Conference 2025 - bringing competition and race organisers together

England Athletics held its annual Competition Conference on Sunday 29 November 2025, bringing together competition and race organisers to learn, connect and share best practice.
Team England’s 2022 Commonwealth games relay squad featuring Asha Philip, Ashleigh Nelson, Bianca Williams, Daryll Neita, and Imani-Lara Lansiquot

Coming up in 2026 

We're looking forward to another exciting year in 2026! We'll have our top athletes competing for England at the Commonwealth Games. Leading up to that - come and watch the indoor champs action in Sheffield and other teams representing on the roads, mountains and cross country. We'll also be at the National Running Show and the Marathon Expo. Later this year we welcome the return of our Hall of Fame and Volunteer Awards.