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Luke Sinnott T61 long jump

CEO Blog: September 2024

It has been a wonderful summer of athletics and running, with some outstanding performances from English athletes on the biggest stage of all – in Paris at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. However, we have also witnessed some fantastic achievements from the emerging young stars in our sport at an international and national level, in events held in the UK and further afield.
Archie Peake v Scotland and Wales in mountain running

England mountain running team retain Edinburgh Trophy

The England junior mountain runners have been in action in Ireland as they battled some steep inclines to retain the Edinburgh trophy.
Hugo Milner - National XC

Cross Country season kickstarted at the delayed National Cross

September hosted this year's delayed National Cross Country on a warm Shropshire day. Read all about it in our round-up.
Blurred legs running past England Athletics banner

Age Group changes: transition plan update

The Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) are today releasing further key pieces of information on how the Age Group changes will be implemented when they come into effect in 2026. This information includes the technical details related to each age group, including the specifications of throwing implements, maximum and recommended race distances on and off the track, and hurdle heights and race distances.
Water station at Keith Hall Memorial 10k Thorney RC

Keith Hall Memorial 10k: 40 years of road races in the local community

2025 will mark the 40th anniversary of road races in Thorney, a village situated in the Cambridgeshire Fens. The races have changed over the years to adapt to new roads, demand in the local running community and volunteer capacity. We caught up with Race Director, Laura Greenwood, ahead of the 40th anniversary race to see what makes Thorney road racing so special.
Sara Willhoit at Vertical Kilometre end

Trofeo Nasego World Cup Mountain Race

An England Team travelled to Italy for the Nasego World Cup weekend which involved two races; on the Saturday it was a VK (Vertical Kilometre) which climbs 1000m over a distance of 4.2km, the following day it’s a classic 21.5km up and down race. They also competed as part of a Three Nations competition with Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Rafi Solaiman at England Champs

Para-athletics factoid: Frame Running

Frame Running (previously called RaceRunning) is a relatively new para-athletics event - announced by World Para Athetics (WPA) as an official track discipline in 2017. Frame Running is for athletes with severe coordination and balance impairments such as cerebral palsy and the wheeled frame enables the legs to propel the athlete while helping to aid balance. Athletes can be classified into categories T71 and T72. Events range from 60m to 1500m.
Universal Relay team at Tokyo Paralympics

Paralympic factoid: universal relay

Our Olympic teams won a medal in every relay event. But did you know there is just one special relay event at the Paris Paralympic Games? It's called the Universal 4x100 relay and features four athletes (2 male and 2 female) with different classifications.
Jonnie Peacock at London 2012

Paralympic factoid: blade runners

Athletes with classification T/F 61 to 64 compete wearing lower limb prosthetic/s (blades). But even these need to be within the rules - it wouldn't be fair for a sprinter to have overly longer blades than their competitors! So how is this calculated and checked?
August 2024 performance round up graphic

August 2024: Performance round up

Whilst the world’s best athletes have been competing in Paris at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there has also been lots of action at our two track and field internationals, on the roads and in the mountains. Look back on all these events in our August performance round up.