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Athletics

Athletics offers the widest range of choice of any sport as its various disciplines provide the opportunity to throw, run or jump.

An Overview of Athletics

The range of disciplines across the track, field, road and off-road provides an incredible diversity of events for different people with different skills and abilities. For other people athletics is about fitness and participation but the range of age groups, events, competitions and clubs means that athletics really is a truly inclusive sport. In many different ways athletics really is one of the most exciting, diverse and vibrant sport there is. For many the sport provides the ultimate challenge to their competitive abilities.

Benefits

  • Field events such as shot put help develop physical strength
  • Cardiovascular benefits from the running disciplines.
  • Social benefits from group training sessions

Costs

Disciplines such as running only require the cost to purchase suitable shoes. There are many beginners running groups across the country that are free to join and some that charge a small price of £1-2 per session. For more specialised athletic disciplines a membership with a club is likely to be required.

Involvement

Everyone. The different disciplines suit different body shapes and sizes.

Adaptations and Equipment

Equipment needed is dependent on the discipline. But the key piece of equipment needed is some running shoes.

Facts

  • The very first race of the modern Olympics in 1896 was the men's 100m sprint.

Find Athletics Clubs/Groups Near You

Use the search below to find local organisations near you.

National Governing Bodies

British Athletics

Contact Name
General Information
Contact Telephone
0121 713 8400

England Athletics

Contact Name
General Information
Contact Telephone
0121 347 6543
Contact Email
enquiries@englandathletics.org
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Tonbridge Athletic Club

Local athletics club providing coaching for all ages and competitive league competitions

PADDOCK WOOD AC

PADDOCK WOOD AC

Paddock Wood Athletic Club was formed in 1986 and now has membership of over 350 members.
Membership starts from 8 years old, there's no upper age limit!
We train all year round. Run, jump or throw whatever you want to try. Beginner, improver or experi

Sevenoaks Sport & Wellbeing

Sevenoaks Sport & Wellbeing

Sevenoaks Sport & Wellbeing is a free magazine in the Sevenoaks District in Kent which hosts an annual Showcase Event for local sports clubs.

Small Champions Multi Activity Club

Small Champions Multi Activity Club

We are a family run child & parent multi sports activity club for ages 1.5 Years - 5 years every Saturday!

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Medway Fit

Medway Fit is a friendly Medway based running and fitness community group that seeks to promote physical fitness & well-being through well managed exercise, fun training experiences & positive relationships - And all for free!

RTW runners

RTW runners

A fun and friendly running group providing a variety of sessions for beginners, intermediate and advance runners.
Sessions are based in Southborough & Tunbridge Wells, Kent and Forest Row, East Sussex.

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Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun

A free, weekly & timed 5km event open to people of all ages and abilities. Every Saturday at 9am.

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Swale Combined Athletics Club

Swale Combined Athletics Club offer track and field training for all event groups; sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws and distance running from 9 years old up to seniors

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Bexley ac

Athletics club catering for all abilities from the age of 7. Track and field, and road running.

LimbPower

LimbPower

LimbPower was launched in November 2009 to engage amputees and individuals with limb impairments in physical activity, sport and the arts to improve quality of life and to aid lifelong rehabilitation

BRITISH UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES SPORT

BRITISH UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES SPORT

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the national governing body for Higher Education (HE) sport in the UK, a membership organisation, and a company limited by guarantee with charitable status, and our vision is simple, to enhance the student e

Special Olympics Great Britain

Special Olympics Great Britain

Special Olympics offers a lifetime of learning through sport and benefits individuals of all ages and ability levels – from those with low motor abilities to highly skilled athletes.

UK Sport

UK Sport

UK Sport provides strategic investment to enable Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes to achieve their full medal winning potential.

Invicta East Kent

Invicta East Kent

Invicta East Kent is an Athletic Running Club, based in Canterbury.

Lloyd Cowan Bursary

Lloyd Cowan Bursary

The Lloyd Cowan Bursary will support the next generation of UK athletes by awarding grants of up to £500 once a year. They will be available to coaches, and to unfunded athletes, aged 16-23, for whom cost is a barrier to accessing developmental opportunities in athletics.

England Athletics Club Improvement Fund

England Athletics Club Improvement Fund

The Club Improvement Fund will provide grants of up to £500 to support clubs with projects that aim to reduce some of the barriers current or future members are facing. England Athletics want to fund projects that will help clubs to provide a safe, sustainable and welcoming environment for their athletes and runners.

England Athletics Club Improvement Fund

England Athletics Club Improvement Fund

The Club Improvement Fund will provide grants of up to £500 to support clubs with projects that aim to reduce some of the barriers they are facing.

Run Together Support Officer

A vacancy has arisen at England Athletics for a Permanent RunTogether Support Officer, to support the Participation and Programmes Manager in identifying new partners to expand the RunTogether Network and work alongside Club Support Managers.