A group of 67 athletes have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22. The WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at named milestone targets, namely outdoor track World and European Championships and Olympics Games. The…
The Game Changers podcast, which celebrates trailblazing women in sport, is to receive Sport England National Lottery funding. The grant will enable the producers, Fearless Women Ltd, to broaden the reach of the inspirational content, as they continue to share the stories of women who have challenged the status quo…
A celebration of the extraordinary life of legendary commentator Murray Walker. Murray was the voice of Formula 1 – he managed to the match the thrill of the track with his fast-paced and exhilarating commentary, delivering the euphoria of motor racing to millions. His broadcasting career spanned over 50 years,…
Elfyn Evans stormed to victory at Secto Automotive Rally Finland on Sunday afternoon to keep alive his hopes of a maiden FIA World Rally Championship title. A stunning series of five back-to-back speed test wins on Friday night and Saturday morning propelled the Welshman from fifth to first. He survived…
oday, British competitive gaming organisation EXCEL ESPORTS is excited to announce the signing of FIFA professional, Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing. The signing makes Gorilla the second FIFA professional to join the esports organisation’s newly launched FIFA roster and joins FIFA professional Tom ‘Tom’ Leese and team coach Nathan “Zelonius” Horton on…
Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter, club: Leigh) and Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill) have been shortlisted for the European Athletics’ Golden Track Awards. For 19-year-old Hodgkinson it has been a year to remember as she has broken the world U20 indoor record, won the European Indoor title, lowered the…
The British teams have been selected for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships which are due to take place in Thailand next February. The Championships, which were rescheduled from November due to the Pandemic, will see British teams compete in all five events: uphill and up-and-down mountain races, the junior…
Retired Scots Dragoon Guards Major Michael Stanley, better known as Major Mick, has been taking his Tintanic II homemade tin boat on a tour of waterways around the UK this summer. Raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, Mick and his ramshackle vessel have visited…
Great Britain sweep the podium at the FEI Eventing European Championship History was made today when British quartet Nicola Wilson, Piggy March, Kitty King and Ros Canter secured the team gold medal in Avenches, adding to the World and Olympic titles already held. It was a clean sweep on the…
British competitive gaming culture brand EXCEL ESPORTS is excited to announce it has completed the biggest FIFA transfer ever, signing FIFA professional Tom ‘Tom’ Leese. Bursting into the scene at the ripe age of 17, Tom began competing online against other competitive players and pro players as a hobby before…
Britain’s eventers top the team rankings with two individuals on the podium after dressage Uninterrupted sunshine greeted everyone in Avenches for day two of dressage at the FEI European Championships in Switzerland. As competition got underway, Britain had the advantage in both the team and individual contests, but what could…
On the opening day of the Zagreb Grand Prix, Sam Hall marked his return to the IJF World Tour by winning gold. Former European Junior Championship silver medallist Hall (-60kg) was competing for the first time on the international circuit since The Hague Grand Prix back in 2017. He defeated Maximilian Heyder (GER) in…
Following the conclusion of an open recruitment process, UK Athletics is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ian Beattie as Chair to the organisation. This has been made after conducting an inclusive open recruitment process, in accordance with the Code for Sports Governance. With specialist input from Brewster McBride Executive…