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POV: Team manager at English Schools 2024

The English Schools Track and Field Championships are a highlight in the athletics calendar for many young athletes. Teams from over 40 counties came together in Birmingham over the weekend to compete for national schools’ titles. We caught up with two team managers to discuss their experiences and highlights from this event.
Abbie Donnelly competing for England

Athletes selected for the Home Nations 5k

We are pleased to name the sixteen athletes selected to represent England for the Home Nations 5k in Bute Park, Cardiff next month.
England Masters runners at Chester Half Marathon

Masters 5k team announced

England Athletics are pleased to announce the selection of a Masters team for the Representative International Race within the Mid Cheshire 5k on 23 August 2024. Following a meeting of the selection panel we would like to congratulate the following athletes on their selection.
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Club Standards: Obtaining the Safeguarding standard by 2025

As our network of clubs is aware, next year will see a significant step forward with regards to our sport providing genuinely safe and welcoming environments, which allow everyone to participate, flourish and share enjoyment of running and athletics.
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Top tips to engage your club in the Games

As excitement builds ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, we thought we'd share some ideas for ways that clubs can make the most of the increased interest around athletics and running. These are our top tips for how clubs can engage their members and athletes in the Games.
Chris Cohen at Beijing 2015

Chris Cohen: officiating trailblazer

Continuing our series of interviews with British officials who will be volunteering at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, we got the chance to ask Chris Cohen a few questions about his officiating journey and experiences along the way. This year is a notable one for Chris – not only is he celebrating 50 years of officiating, but 2024 is a first for him – and for our country; his first time as Technical Delegate at an Olympics. The TD is the most senior competition management position and Chris is the first British official to be TD at an Olympics AND a World Championships! His role is to oversee overall competition organisation from appointment to completion of competition reports.
Men's sprint at Crystal Palace Grand Prix in 2000

Crystal Palace to celebrate 60th anniversary

The Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is noted for its heritage, scale, and diversity – and has played host to multiple world firsts and record-breaking achievements. And sixty years after its conception, there will be a celebratory event which will include the opening of the newly refurbished and TrackMark accredited indoor and outdoor tracks.
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Amy Eloise: The importance of race pacers

We caught up with Amy Eloise Neale at the Night of the 10,000m PB’s where she played an important role in helping the competing athletes to achieve the qualifying time for the Olympic Games. Learn about the responsibility of pacing and how innovative technology has made this job easier.
Blurred legs running past England Athletics banner

Age Group implementation update

As the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) continue to work alongside stakeholders to implement the age-group changes which will come into effect in April 2016, Implementation Project Co-ordinator, Dean Hardman, provides an update on recent progress.
Olympic team announcement

Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic team announcement

We are excited to share that the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team will feature 53 English athletes from across 49 affiliated clubs.

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