UK Athletics is the governing body for the sport of
athleticsTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
.
UK Athletics was founded in 1999 as a successor to the
British Athletics Federation, which had collapsed for financial reasons.
Following
Great BritainGreat Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 59.6 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1000 smaller...
's worst performance at a European Athletics Championships for twenty years, CEO and former long distance runner
David MoorcroftDavid Robert Moorcroft is a former English middle and long distance runner and 5,000 metres world record holder. His athletic career spanned the late 1970s and 1980s. He was also the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He was awarded an MBE in 1983 and an OBE in 1998 for services...
announced on 24 August 2006 that he would step down from his position at UK Athletics:
"I am convinced that I am taking the right decision at the right time." The results in
GothenburgThe 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between August 7 and August 13, 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...
(not one individual gold medal being obtained) were the latest in a string of disappointing medal hauls at major championships with the 2012 Olympics looming large on the horizon.
On 9 January, 2007 businessman Ed Warner was named chairman.
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UK Athletics is the governing body for the sport of
athleticsTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
.
UK Athletics was founded in 1999 as a successor to the
British Athletics Federation, which had collapsed for financial reasons.
Following
Great BritainGreat Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 59.6 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1000 smaller...
's worst performance at a European Athletics Championships for twenty years, CEO and former long distance runner
David MoorcroftDavid Robert Moorcroft is a former English middle and long distance runner and 5,000 metres world record holder. His athletic career spanned the late 1970s and 1980s. He was also the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He was awarded an MBE in 1983 and an OBE in 1998 for services...
announced on 24 August 2006 that he would step down from his position at UK Athletics:
"I am convinced that I am taking the right decision at the right time." The results in
GothenburgThe 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between August 7 and August 13, 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...
(not one individual gold medal being obtained) were the latest in a string of disappointing medal hauls at major championships with the 2012 Olympics looming large on the horizon.
On 9 January, 2007 businessman Ed Warner was named chairman. The president remains
Lynn DaviesLynn Davies CBE was captain of the British Olympic long jump team in 1964.- Olympic Gold Medalist :...
, the former British Olympic champion
long jumpThe long jump is an athletics event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible....
er.
UK Athletics is also responsible for governing over the countries'
Athletics OfficialAlso known as athletics technical officials, athletics officials are responsible for judging the various sports under the umbrella of athletics. Athletics officials can be sub-divided into four main groups; field judges, track judges, timekeepers and starters. Within the United Kingdom, athletics...
s.
UK Athletics has
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as its principal sponsor.
Athletics clubs, coaches, teachers and competitions can be found at
www.uka.org.uk The official site of UK Athletics.
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