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UK Athletics (UKA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for overseeing the governance of athletics events in the UK as well as athletes, their development, and athletics officials. UK Athletics introduced the British Athletics brand in 2013 to act as the identity for athletics in the United Kingdom, while UK Athletics continue in the role of governance.
It has four member organisations, one from each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom: England Athletics, Scottishathletics, Welsh Athletics, and Athletics Northern Ireland.
UK Athletics was founded in 1999 as a successor to the British Athletics Federation, which had collapsed for financial reasons. Prominent among the reasons was the cost of the legal bills in the Diane Modahl contract dispute case.
Former long distance runner David Moorcroft, previously Chief Executive of the British Athletics Federation, continued in the same role at the newly formed UKA. He headed the organisation until 2006 when he stepped down after Great Britain's worst performance at a European Athletics Championships for twenty years. The results in Gothenburg (their sole gold medal coming in the 100 m relay) were below expectations and failed to meet the target for improving British athletics in preparation for the upcoming 2012 London Olympics. Moorcroft's departure triggered a restructuring of the organisation and the creation of the role of chairman, to which businessman Ed Warner was appointed. The current chief executive is Niels de Vos.Lynn Davies, the former Olympic champion long jumper, is the incumbent president.
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Day 1 is Robbie Nevil's third (and, to date, final) studio album, released in 1991.
Grand Prix (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃pʁi], meaning Grand Prize; plural Grands Prix) may refer to:
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Men's 100m Finals - Sainsbury's British Athletics Grand Prix Championship 2015
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British Athletics Outdoor Season 2017
British Athletics 10,000m Championships 2014 - Women's Race
Watch our 3 minute highlights package from day 2 in Sheffield, where Katarina Johnson-Thompson stole the show breaking the British high jump record to secure the British Indoor title with a 1.96m jump.
Footage from the senior mens race at the British Athletics Cross Challenge at Sefton Park, Liverpool.
The British Athletics Endurance squad, including double Olympic Champion Mo Farah, prepare for the 2013 track season at the High Altitude Training Centre in Iten, Kenya.
Check out all the action from the EIS in Sheffield on day 1 of the Sainsbury's British Athletics Indoor Champs, where the UK's leading athletes will battled it out for British titles, and potentially places on the GB & NI team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Poland.
Men's 100m Finals - Sainsbury's British Athletics Grand Prix Championship 2015
Our outdoor season begins with the British Athletics Team Trials on 30 June - 2 July at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. On Sunday 9 July we return to the former Olympic Stadium for the Müller Anniversary Games, with Sir Mo Farah already confirmed to headline what is set to be a memorable day of world class athletics action. We round up our outdoor season with the Müller Grand Prix on 20 August, the Birmingham leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League series. For more information and tickets go to www.britishathletics.org.uk.
2014 saw the British Athletics 10,000m Championships combined with the emerging Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs for the first time. Despite the wind and rain, there was a carnival atmosphere, and winner Jo Pavey returned from the birth of her second child to take the British title and book her place on the GB & NI team for the European Championships in Zurich later this summer. 1. Jo Pavey 32.11.04 2. Beth Potter 32.45.69 3. Rhona Auckand 33.09.58 2nd outright was French athlete Sophie Duarte (32.36.32) who wasn't eligible for the British Championships.
Watch our 3 minute highlights package from day 2 in Sheffield, where Katarina Johnson-Thompson stole the show breaking the British high jump record to secure the British Indoor title with a 1.96m jump.
Footage from the senior mens race at the British Athletics Cross Challenge at Sefton Park, Liverpool.
The British Athletics Endurance squad, including double Olympic Champion Mo Farah, prepare for the 2013 track season at the High Altitude Training Centre in Iten, Kenya.
Check out all the action from the EIS in Sheffield on day 1 of the Sainsbury's British Athletics Indoor Champs, where the UK's leading athletes will battled it out for British titles, and potentially places on the GB & NI team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Poland.
Men's 100m Finals - Sainsbury's British Athletics Grand Prix Championship 2015
Our outdoor season begins with the British Athletics Team Trials on 30 June - 2 July at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. On Sunday 9 July we return to the former Olympic Stadium for the Müller Anniversary Games, with Sir Mo Farah already confirmed to headline what is set to be a memorable day of world class athletics action. We round up our outdoor season with the Müller Grand Prix on 20 August, the Birmingham leg of the prestigious IAAF Diamond League series. For more information and tickets go to www.britishathletics.org.uk.
2014 saw the British Athletics 10,000m Championships combined with the emerging Highgate Night of the 10,000m PBs for the first time. Despite the wind and rain, there was a carnival atmosphere, and winner Jo Pavey returned from the birth of her second child to take the British title and book her place on the GB & NI team for the European Championships in Zurich later this summer. 1. Jo Pavey 32.11.04 2. Beth Potter 32.45.69 3. Rhona Auckand 33.09.58 2nd outright was French athlete Sophie Duarte (32.36.32) who wasn't eligible for the British Championships.
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Chariots of Fire. The true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Check out all the action from the EIS in Sheffield on day 1 of the Sainsbury's British Athletics Indoor Champs, where the UK's leading athletes will battled it out for British titles, and potentially places on the GB & NI team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Poland.
Chariots of Fire (1981) Based on the true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four, including Best Picture.
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Based on the true story of British athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four, including Best Picture.
Two British track athletes, http://bit.ly/2cF1NL3 one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
Check out our coverage from the EIS in Sheffield on day two of the Sainsbury's British Athletics Indoor Champs, where the UK's leading athletes will vie for British titles, and potentially places on the GB & NI team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Poland.