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Paj Valley technical official

School athletics led me to becoming an official as a parent

Paj Valley has always had a love for athletics, which was the first sport that he really competed at during school. Paj moved to other sports but was pulled back to it because of his son who had equally found a love for it and is still competing. It was a natural progression to spread his knowledge by becoming an official.
Officials in a briefing meeting

Celebrating the officials supporting our outdoor championships

As we look forward to an exciting summer of outdoor championships in 2025, we wanted to share our gratitude and appreciation to the dedicated officials who will be instrumental in making these events a success. We are delighted to share the list of officials who will be helping our athletes at our upcoming outdoor season.
Birmingham 7 August 2022. Tom Bosworth (England). Photo by Mark Shearman.

Tom Bosworth: Stepping across into the world of coaching

Tom Bosworth, one of the fastest racewalkers in British history has embarked on a new chapter. Following his retirement as a professional athlete in 2022, he now channels his renewed passion for racewalking into nurturing the next generation. We caught up with him to discover more about his transition to coaching and his plans for the next few years.
Masters Manchester Half athletes

Masters team announced for Swansea

We are pleased to announce a comprehensive Masters team to compete in the England Masters vest at the half Marathon in Swansea on 8 June. All those in the team will have competed in one of the five qualification races, been in the top three (male and female in each age category) who registered their interest in being selected, and also have achieved the relevant time standard in the past three months.
Scott Lincoln - Loughborough International

Kickstarting the season at Loughborough International

The Loughborough International marked the first outdoor competition for many athletes - the cobwebs have well and truly been blown away as England retained their title as champions.
Wakefield track

Wakefield's new blue track: a game changer for local athletics

Wakefield Council recently commissioned the refurbishment of the existing track and field facilities at Thornes Park Athletic Stadium. This is fantastic news for Wakefield Harriers, who can now train on a vastly improved facility – it is also set to benefit other public groups, local schools, and Wakefield Triathlon Club. We spoke to Wakefield Harriers to find out more.
funetics mulit-challenge

On your marks, get set, go! Introducing funetics multi-challenge

England Athletics is launching an exciting new competition format to encourage more regular, age-appropriate opportunities for primary school aged children to compete in athletics - welcome to the funetics multi-challenge
Bianca Williams pipping Joy Eze at Manchester International

Manchester International is BACK for 2025!

The Manchester International is back in 2025 with a new, improved format. Once again this event will be held at the World Athletics certified Track, the Manchester Regional Arena on the 30 August 2025.   The Manchester International will no longer be a Team event, in 2025 this event will be an individual event and has a European Athletics Challenger permit, meaning prize money!   Events within this programme have been determined based on competitive opportunities for these event groups to obtain qualification standards for the Commonwealth Games in 2026.
Freya Jones at England Championships

An exciting summer of sport to come - 2025 outdoor championships information

England Athletics is excited to be back at Alexander Stadium this summer for the England Athletics Championships. Birmingham will play host to the U20/Senior and Para Championships and the Age Group Championships this summer, as well as partnering with local club, Birchfield Harriers, for the Relay Championships in August.
Chris Jones at County Championship

County Championships: A celebration of athletics across the country

Last weekend, the Club Support Team and other members of England Athletics staff were delighted to visit a range of championships spanning the country.