England Athletics news

The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end on 31 March leaving thousands set for closure or service ... More

More than 40 sports industry leaders from across the UK have signed an open letter urging the main political parties to address the “alarming public ... More

England Athletics is looking to expand its Funetics programme across schools and the physical activity sector by actively looking for new partners to deliver the ... More

Gym chain DW Fitness First has revealed its strategic vision to become the UK’s largest sports participation brand. Formed following DW Fitness' takeover of Fitness ... More

TV journalist and presenter Dr Michael Mosley has been announced as a keynote speaker for this year’s inaugural Elevate Conference in London. Mosley, who presents ... More

British Rowing has expanded its indoor rowing programme with the introduction of two online videos; a 20-minute workout and a beginner’s guide covering technique. Developments ... More

Sport England and England Athletics are set to pump £465,500 (US$605,585, €537,636) into the refurbishment of Wavertree Athletics Centre outdoor running track. Councillors at Liverpool ... More

Grassroots athletics clubs across England will support members and people in their wider community with mental health problems by appointing designated volunteers. The Mental Health ... More

A consortium headed up by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) has bagged a £4.5m (US$6.4m, €5.9m) grant to get people active across 18 ... More

The world’s first ever Compact Athletics Facility (CAF), designed to allow track and field facilities to be built in places where there is limited space, ... More

Image: PopUpArena includes a 40m running straight More than 700 schoolchildren from across Sheffield have become the first to experience the PopUpArena - a small-scale ... More

National governing bodies for netball, running, cycling, lacrosse and canoeing have secured a £3.5m funding boost from Sport England in a bid to help increase ... More

London mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed the 18 sports across the capital to receive a share of £2.4m to help encourage more people to take ... More

A new athletics network has been launched at Newham Leisure Centre in Plaistow, east London, which is one of 10 pilot networks to be rolled ... More

England Athletics (EA) has announced the first ten grassroots projects which are to receive a share of a £300,000 funding package as part of its ... More

London-based sports trust Greenwich Leisure (GLL) has appointed an athletics development manager to maximise opportunities for young athletes in the lead up to London 2012. ... More

Freedom Leisure has hosted what it believes to be the first inter-county athletics final event for year six primary school children, from across Kent, Surrey ... More

Sport England has announced a major funding package for athletics, worth £14.6m, to encourage greater participation in support of the structural changes made after the ... More

The construction of a new £6.5m Regional Centre for Athletes in north east of England is now underway in Gateshead following receipt of planning permission ... More