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England Athletics is the governing body for the sport of athletics in England. [1] It was set up as a limited company in 2005, taking over the role of the Amateur Athletic Association of England. [2] England Athletics works closely with UK Athletics, the national governing body for the sport in the United Kingdom.
UK Athletics was founded in 1999 as a successor to the British Athletics Federation, [3] which had collapsed for financial reasons. Prominent among the reasons was the cost of the legal bills in the Diane Modahl contract dispute case.
The Amateur Athletic Association of England or AAA (pronounced 'three As') is the oldest national governing body for athletics in the world, [citation needed] having been established on 24 April 1880. Historically it effectively oversaw athletics throughout Britain and Ireland (until 1923).
The 2024 British Athletics Championships (sponsored by Microplus Timing) [1] is the national championships in outdoor track and field for athletes in the United Kingdom, which also served as a qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [2] The event was held on the 29 and 30 June 2024 at the Manchester Regional Arena.
The London Athletics Meet, formerly known as the London Grand Prix and subsequently as the Anniversary Games and London Diamond League, is an annual athletics event held in London, England. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League .
In April 2023, UK Athletics confirmed that the 2023 British Athletics Championships would be held in Manchester on 8 and 9 July. [1] The Championships were used as the main qualification method for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in August 2023; [2] competitors qualified automatically for the World Championships if they finished in the top two in the event, and reached the competition's ...
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The track and field championships have been held every year since 1925 (except for 1940–1945 due to World War II), are the 4th largest athletics event in the world and since 2003 have been held at the major athletics venues of Birmingham Alexander Stadium, Sportscity, Manchester,Gateshead International Stadium and former Sheffield Don Valley Stadium.