The Latest Breaking News from UK Athletics

Reece Prescod accuses UK Athletics of emotional blackmail over relay row

Reece Prescod has accused UK Athletics of emotional blackmail following his withdrawal from the 4x100metre relay squad at the World Athletics Championships.

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2023

World Athletics Championships: Zharnel Hughes leads race for gold as downsizing Brits hope to profit

Great Britain are sending their smallest team for 15 years to Budapest as UK Athletics hope streamlined selection will pay off

Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2023

Reece Prescod quits Great Britain relay team on eve of World Athletics Championships

Prescod was part of the medal-winning men’s sprint quartet at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

Jack Buckner calms fears UK Athletics could go bankrupt - and says Olympic funding is ring-fenced

“It’s a bit like a hard season, you’ve got to work your way through it. We’re going to be okay. I’m optimistic I’ll be in front of you for a few years yet. But I’m not jumping around”

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

Chris Thompson says track and field must learn from 'Glastonbury' of athletics

All roads lead to Highgate for Night of 10,000m PBs and UKA boss Jack Buckner admits: "It would be great to see more innovation like this across the sport"

Daily Mirror · May 20, 2023

Susan Egelstaff: Kids competing against adults in elite sport is never a good idea

The sporting adage “if you’re good enough, you’re old enough” has been repeated countless times since Welsh rugby legend Gareth Edwards…

The National (Scotland) · May 14, 2023

London Marathon in talks to help save cash-strapped UK Athletics

Event director Hugh Brasher said: ‘We have a responsibility to the sport’ as the governing body is embroiled in a financial crisis, having lost £1.8m last year

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023

Ultra marathoner disqualified after GPS data reveals she used a car

Joasia Zakrzewski covered a mile in under two minutes during the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race

Advnture · Apr 19, 2023

Marathon runner who finished third disqualified from Manchester race for using car

Joasia Zakrzewski, a 47-year-old GP from Dumfries in Scotland, had finished third in the gruelling, 50-mile GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race staged on April 7, Good Friday

Manchester Evening News · Apr 19, 2023

UK Athletics bans transgender athletes from female competition

UKA confirmed on Friday it had received the required assurances from relevant bodies that the sporting exemption in the Equality Act 2010 applies to the Gender Recognition Act 2004

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023