Links to Various Web Sites
| Web-Sites of Athletic Organisations | |
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Midland Counties AA . The Avon AA clubs now come under the Midlands and South-West region of England Athletics. |
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Welsh Athletics. Several Avon-resident athletes are eligible by birth or parentage to compete in Welsh Championships or to contend for places in Welsh teams; others travel into Wales for competition, including for the South-West Indoor T&F Championships. So here is some information about Athletics Across The Bridge. |
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British Athletics is the consumer brand of the governing body “UK Athletics”. UKA is the Member Federation of the IAAF responsible for athletics in the United Kingdom. |
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England Athletics The organisation which controls the nine regions organising athletics within England -- there is a section of the site dedicated to the South-West region (which includes Avon). You can download championships entry forms this site. |
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English Schools Athletic Association Loads of information about Schools athletics, including those vital qualifying times for the English Schools Track and Field Championships |
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British Masters Athletics Federation If you've reached the age of 35 ... you now become a "Master" not a Veteran |
| Magazines and Web Sites for Athletics | |
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The Rio 2016 Website. So the Rio Games / Paralympics have gone: at least their logo was better than the 2012 horror. If you're still nostalgic for the London Games, you can visit The 2012 Games Site, or Watch Some Videos from London. |
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The RunBritain website. This has taken over as the main UK website for Road Running information (including on-line race entries). |
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UKA Coach website. Lots of information on coaching, including essential reading for coaches chasing qualifications. |
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Athletics Weekly. The best weekly magazine covering athletics in Britain? Well, there aren't any others at the moment. |
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The Power Of Ten. One of the better initiatives in athletics: using the power of modern IT to provide a comprehensive service of athletics performance data. |
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Neuff Athletic Equipment. If you need the 2018 UKA Rule Book, or the ESAA Handbook, or might benefit from another book on coaching your event, this is a suitable mail-order source. |
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IAAF Website. Visit the 'Records and Lists' page for virtually every statistic you could want to know about World-level athletics. |
| Links To Associated Sports | |
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British Orienteering Federation Running and Thinking! |
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British Triathlon Association |
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Long Distance Walkers Association The tough but non-competitive side of Walking (Long = usually 20 miles upwards). |
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Spoof Site ... or The Real Thing? You decide! For something more technical try This Site to help you make up your mind? |
| Links To Non-Associated Sports | |
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Nepalese Elephant Polo. The "Screwless Tuskers" team might not be quite what you think ... |
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Underwater Hockey. Some comedian's joke, maybe? Well ... |
| Health Issues | |
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Cardiac Risk in the Young. A quote from the site: "Every Week in the UK at least 12 young people die suddenly from undiagnosed heart conditions". The site goes into some of the issues involved. |
