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27 May 2020
At Athletics NI we know that our clubs and members do some amazing work in their communities and further afield, through volunteering, working on the front lines or keeping people motivated and moving. Through our Club Heroes campaign we want to take a moment to say a huge thank you and celebrate these individuals and their clubs for supporting their communities, especially during the current lock down.
22 May 2020
Athletics NI are excited to launch another series, focusing on the 'Development of Speed & Power Athletes' where we will host renowned coaches: Dan Pfaff, Fuzz Caan, Benke Blomkvist, Trevor Painter and Nick Garcia.
20 May 2020
At Athletics NI we know that our clubs and members do some amazing work in their communities and further afield, through volunteering, working on the front lines or keeping people motivated and moving. Through our Club Heroes campaign we want to take a moment to say a huge thank you and celebrate these individuals and their clubs for supporting their communities, especially during the current lock down.
13 May 2020
At Athletics NI are know that our clubs and members have been doing some amazing work during this lockdown, either through volunteering, working on the front lines, or keeping people motivated through a host of innovative ideas. We want to take a moment, through our new Club Heroes campaign to celebrate these individuals/ groups and to say a simple thank you to all those who are out there supporting their communities and their clubs.
12 May 2020
Athletics NI are delighted to launch our new series of Coach Development webinars focused on “The Art & Science of Coaching Running.”
07 May 2020
UK Athletics and the four Home Country Athletics Federations; Athletics Northern Ireland, England Athletics, Scottish Athletics and Welsh Athletics welcome the findings of the UK Sport Review of UK Athletics and are committed to working together positively and collectively to support the recommended change plan.
05 May 2020
Athletics Northern Ireland understand the desire for information about the potential competition season for track and field this year, as well as any return to club training prior to that. We’ve been working in conjunction with British Athletics, the other Home Countries and Athletics Ireland, to provide guidance on how we can potentially transition back to activity and a possibly shortened competition season.
01 May 2020
Before Covid-19
2020 started off on a massive high for me. As part of the Marathon Potential 2024 cohort, I attended a two-week training camp near Torre Vieja, Spain, organised jointly by Athletics Northern Ireland and Athletics Ireland. I had the honour of going toe-to-toe with (then) NI marathon record holder Paul Pollock, on the track.
29 April 2020
Following previous statements on 17th March and 24th March, Athletics Northern Ireland, in collaboration with the other Home Country Athletics Federations and UKA, can confirm that the suspension period relating specifically to athletics competition has been extended until at least the 30th June.
23 April 2020
Athletics Northern Ireland is delighted to announce a new partnership with OpenTrack virtual racing. To launch the new partnership, we are encouraging all Athletics NI affiliated clubs to support the Virgin Money London Marathon 2.6 Challenge- a new initiative which aims to raise the £67 million for UK charities that would have been raised by the postponed event.