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International Starter Margaret Werrett at Paris Paralympics with athlete

Margaret Werrett: officiating journey started by inspirational teacher

Following on from our other interviews with those playing a vital officiating role in Paris, we spoke with Margaret Werrett just before she left England for France. Margaret has been a Technical Official for over 40 years and took her International Starter exam 10 years ago. But what got her ‘started’ in the first place? As is the journey for many athletes, coaches and indeed officials, it began with an inspirational PE teacher. Although an athlete at school and university, Margaret wanted to follow in the footsteps of her PE teacher Charlie Meldrum who had spent time explaining the role and was keen to answer her questions about starting.
Universal Relay team at Tokyo Paralympics

Paralympic factoid: universal relay

Our Olympic teams won a medal in every relay event. But did you know there is just one special relay event at the Paris Paralympic Games? It's called the Universal 4x100 relay and features four athletes (2 male and 2 female) with different classifications.
Jonathan Broom-Edwards at Tokyo Paralympic Games

Jonathan Broom-Edwards: Reigning Paralympic champion hoping to leap high in Paris

We recently caught up with Jonathan at our Senior Championships in Birmingham as he made final preparations ahead of the upcoming Paralympic Games.
Opening ceremony at Croydon's new throws cage

Member Elected Director announcement

After the closing of the Member Elected Director nominations process, only one person has been nominated and will be confirmed at the AGM.
Holly Archer

England team selected for Copenhagen Half Marathon

England Athletics is delighted to announce the athletes selections to represent England at the 2024 Copenhagen Half Marathon on 15 September.
Jonnie Peacock at London 2012

Paralympic factoid: blade runners

Athletes with classification T/F 61 to 64 compete wearing lower limb prosthetic/s (blades). But even these need to be within the rules - it wouldn't be fair for a sprinter to have overly longer blades than their competitors! So how is this calculated and checked?
Temple Newsam track regeneration

Local clubs coming together to save Temple Newsam cinder track

We recently visited the Temple Newsam track alongside members of Crossgates Harriers, and the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Council to lend a hand and also find out more about this key project.
The Huddle logo

Join our online research community and be rewarded for sharing your views

England Athletics have created a new online research community 'The Huddle' and we’d love you to join. This is a new online forum where members can give feedback on England Athletics’ initiatives and hot topics within the sport.
August 2024 performance round up graphic

August 2024: Performance round up

Whilst the world’s best athletes have been competing in Paris at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, there has also been lots of action at our two track and field internationals, on the roads and in the mountains. Look back on all these events in our August performance round up.
Jonnie Peacock at Tokyo Paralympic Games

More medal delight for ParalympicsGB - Days 4-5 at the Games

Days four and five weren't without drama at the Paralympic Games in Paris with tightly contested finals and even a medal upgrade.