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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.
Claire Austridge - Blackheath and Bromley Club Welfare Officer

Safeguarding and the rewarding role of a welfare officer: Claire Austridge’s story

As we draw closer to April 2025, it is vital that all affiliated athletics and running clubs across the country do their part to ensure they abide by the Club Safeguarding Code of Conduct as outlined in our Club Standards for 2025 and beyond to both protect their athlete’s wellbeing and stay compliant with England Athletics’ club affiliation requirements. We have been working closely with our affiliated clubs to ensure a fun and safe environment is available to their athletes and coaches by appointing club welfare officers before the April deadline.
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.
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New Clean Coach eLearning course now available

Coach Clean is an easy-to-follow eLearning journey hosted on UKAD's Clean Sport Hub. The course is for coaches who want to know more about clean sport and understand their own responsibilities with regards to anti-doping. Developed in collaboration with UK Coaching, this programme has been fully endorsed against CIMSPA professional standards and ensures that the most up-to-date information is available in one course relating to the coach’s role.
Victoria Maleski - Chair of Seaford Striders running club

From Couch to 5k to Seaford Striders club chair: Victoria Maleski's running journey

Based in Seaford on the south coast, Seaford Striders Running Club welcomed valued member, Victoria Maleski, into the role of club chair in 2023. As someone who only started running eight years ago, we wanted to catch up with Victoria to talk about her journey into Seaford Striders and find out more about how she became chair. 
Shaikira King U20 women's 800m championship best performance

England Athletics Open U20/U17/U15 Indoor Championships: Record-breaking Sunday

Competitors and officials alike barely had time to draw breath after the intensity of day one of these championships before an equally frenetic competition got under way. If Saturday was memorable for the superb sprinting on display, not to mention the amazing pole vault that capped eight hours of intense excitement, so Sunday was all about England’s strength in depth in every event.
U17 women's 60m final in the Age Group Indoor Champs

England Athletics Open U20/U17/U15 Indoor Championships: An electric Saturday

The atmosphere buzzed with excitement and anticipation in the packed Sheffield Indoor arena. Partly that was because of the large crowd but more as a result that day one of this lightening-charged championship produced a string of scintillating, world class performances. To win a medal at this event is always incredible, but this year it really did need something special to stand on the rostrum.
Divine Ihemi under 15 boys 60m

Preview: England Athletics Open U20/U17/U15 Indoor Championships

World age-15 60m best-holder Divine Iheme and European heptathlon medallist Thea Brown headline what could be a fantastic weekend of athletics as the top young athletes in the country gather at the EIS in Sheffield this weekend for the England Athletics Open U20/U17/U15 Indoor Championships.