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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.
U17 women's 60m final in the Age Group Indoor Champs

An update on the vision for track and field

Following last month’s announcement that an independent group of leading experts in sport are working to develop a vision for the future of track and field in the UK, to address the decline in youth track and field participation, we can now share the following progress update.
Dylan Bhatti winning 60m at Reykjavik Games 2026

Great results at Reykjavík Games

A small team of athletes represented England at the Reykjavík Games this weekend; strong performances from all athletes resulted in medals and indoor PBs.
Thomas Röhler and Mark Hoile at javelin masterclass

Olympian bringing the javelin community together with outstanding masterclass

Last week the UK javelin community had the privilege of working with the 2016 Olympic Javelin Champion Thomas Röhler. This was the third time he had visited (the last time was in 2019) and this was by far the most successful masterclass in the last decade - with 114 athletes and 40 coaches over the three days at Loughborough University.
Isla Pain at 2026 heptathlon

England's best combined eventers to take on Sweden

After the successful partnership with Swedish Athletics for this team trip last year, England will be sending a team to compete against the best Swedish combined event athletes at their national championships on the 7 and 8 February. With the England Championships acting as the trial event, the selected team have shown fantastic form finishing in the top positions in their age group. We have a great mix of debut athletes and experienced seniors, all hoping to continue their positive start to the indoor season.
Joe Appiah officiating at SEAA championships

Joe Appiah – more than an MBE

Joe Appiah was recently recognised in the New Year Honours with an MBE for services to Sport, to Public Health and Public Service. But, as with many of our volunteers, there’s more to the man than an MBE. We spoke to Joe to find out how he got involved with athletics and his journey to becoming a masters champion and multiple record holder, a performance coach and a Level 3 technical official.
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.
Trainign session at Birchfield Harriers

Birchfield Harriers - England Athletics x Athletics Weekly Club of the Month - January

As part of our new England Athletics x Athletics Weekly Club of the Month features, we took a look at life at Birchfield Harriers including the history of the club and its home, the Alexander Stadium, as well as speaking to the coach who introduced Matthew Hudson-Smith to athletics.