Athletics NI Launch Club Self-Assessment Toolkit

Athletics NI have today launched their new Club Self-Assessment Toolkit in order to support Athletics NI affiliated clubs with their development.

Weekend Review U20 & U23 Athletes Shine in Ireland and England

There were Commonwealth Games standards for Eilish Flanagan and Dempsey McGuigan while Northern Ireland’s U20 and U23 athletes competed at the Athletics Ireland U20 & U23 Championships in Morton Stadium and the England Athletics U20 & U23 Championships in Bedford this weekend.

Weekend Review New Irish Record for Eilish Flanagan

Our NI and Ulster athletes were in action this weekend at the AAI Games in Santry; the BMC Grand Prix in Watford; the World Combined Events Challenge in Arona, Spain and at their local tracks in Antrim and Belfast as well as at the Cairncastle Classic Fell Race.

UK Athletics Launches New Safeguarding Procedures

• Full implementation of the safeguarding review core recommendations.
• Complete overhaul of approach includes increase in ways to report.
• New expert safeguarding officers commence work.
• Launch of best practice industry leading platform for safeguarding management.

Ciara Mageean Sets New Seasons Best in Florence

City of Lisburn AC/ Team New Balance athlete, Ciara Mageean (Coach: Steve Vernon) set a new season’s best at last night’s Diamond League in Florence Italy with a time of 4:04.32 in the Women’s 1500m.

NI and Ulster team announced for the 2021 Anglo-Celtic Plate 100k

Written by Cara Jeffrey

The Northern Ireland Ultra Running Association has announced the Northern Ireland & Ulster team to take part in the Anglo-Celtic Plate 100K Home international on Saturday 21st August 2021 in Mondello Park, Kildare.

Weekend Review Silver for McKillop at European Para Championships

Michael McKillop won silver on Saturday 5^th June at the European Para Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in the Men’s 1500m T37/T38.

Weekend Review- Bank Holiday Action

Athletics is well and truly back with yet another weekend packed full of track and field and road racing action. Athletes from Northern Ireland and Ulster competed at a wide range of events this Bank Holiday weekend, from the Mary Peters Track; Down Royal Racecourse, England and Oregon, USA.

Joint Statement from Athletics Ireland and Athletics Northern Ireland for the Belfast Irish Milers

Athletics Ireland and Athletics Northern Ireland have worked together behind the scenes to jointly support our athletes to facilitate the issue of a European Athletics Permit with Category D ranking points for the Belfast Irish Milers meeting at the Mary Peters Track this Saturday 29^th May.

WHITESPACE NIURA NORTHERN IRELAND & ULSTER 50K AND 100K CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

Written by Cara Jeffrey

Age is just a number for Maghera miracle man Tommy Hughes, 61, as he goes beyond the marathon on Saturday 29^th May at Down Royal in search of yet another world record.