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Didi Okoh at Loughborough International

Podcast #66: Didi Okoh & Jonathan Broom-Edwards on the Paralympics

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, Great Britain's Didi Okoh tells her story ahead of making her major championship debut in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Chris Jones by hammer cage

CEO Blog: August 2024

I would like to congratulate all the competing English athletes and team support staff for all that they achieved at the 2024 Olympic Games representing Team GB. And good luck to all the competing English athletes wearing a ParalympicsGB vest.

Join funetics and SFACTOR at the ParalympicsGB Fan Zone at Battersea Power Station

To support the first-ever ParalympicsGB Fan Zone, funetics and SFACTOR Academy are joining forces to showcase athletics, not just a pivotal sport in the Paralympics but as a fun and accessible sport for all.
Tether between blind runner and guide

Katrina’s journey to becoming a DeafBlind guide runner

Guide running is an enjoyable and rewarding activity which can support visually impaired people to be active, enjoy the outdoors and meet new people. Being a guide runner involves running alongside a blind or partially sighted person, often both holding on to a tether, to support them in navigating a safe and enjoyable running path.

July 2024: Performance round up

Two action-packed weekends at the England Athletics Championships concluded a successful month of competition for English athletes. Future stars shone in Slovakia, Championship records were broken at the National Championships and the London Diamond League proved fruitful for British athletes. 

England Athletics Age Group & Para and U20/Senior Combined Events Championships Day 3: Building dreams

Birmingham’s magnificent Alexander Stadium proved to be the perfect setting for day three of these championships. It’s been two years to the day since England hosted the Commonwealth Games at this venue and now judging by the weekend’s results, a new generation of world class athletes are benefitting from everything this huge arena has to offer.
Birmingham 2022 100m wheelchair final

British Paralympic team selection

We are pleased to share the athletes who have been selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the Paralympic Games later this summer.
Para Classifications graphic

Para Athletics Classifications explained

With a busy summer of sport ahead, we want everyone to enjoy all the action. To help you with this, we've provided a guide to help explain what all the different para classifications mean, so you can understand the different events across our sport.
Danson - England Champs

England Athletics U20/Senior Championships and Senior Para Championships: Day 3 report

As the dust settled after a sensational London Diamond League the previous afternoon, it was back to business in Birmingham at Day Three of the England Championships.
Brandon Ballard T20 1500m at Paris Grand Prix 2024

England para team success at Paris Grand Prix

A first for England Athletics - taking a team of ambulant para athletes to an international competition - was a great success. And what a place to start; at the last World Para Athletics Grand Prix of the season at Charlety Stadium before the 2024 Paralympic Games.