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    Local Clubs Leagues & Competitions Athletics Governing Bodies
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    Local Clubs

     

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    BOJA

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    A Brilliant site for all things Junior

    Birmingham Rowheath

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    Open meetings - Bank holidays & evenings

    Cannock & Staffs

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    City of Stoke

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    Colwyn Bay

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    Open meeting 1st weekend in Sept

    Dudley & Stourbridge H

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    Otherwise known as DASH 

    Deeside AC

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    Open meeting April

    Horwich

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    Liverpool AC

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    Wavertree Athletic Stadium, Liverpool L15 4JN

    Maldwyn Harriers

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    Formally NEWTOWN Powys

    Shrewsbury AC

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    This website has reappeared with a new address

    Stockport

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    Tamworth AC

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    Open meeting Aug Bank Holiday Monday

    Telford AC

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    Open meeting Sept

    Telford Harriers

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    Tipton AC

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    Tipton Games in April

    Trafford AC

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    Numerous Midweek meetings

    Warrington AC 

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    Warrington have open T&F meetings
    most months - usually 12 noon starts

    Wigan Harriers

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    Wirral

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    Wed Ev Track Open meetings

    Wolverhampton & Bilston

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    Wrekin Road Runners

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    Wrexham AC

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    Bryan Wooley Games almost returned in September 2006 - perhaps 2007/8/9????

     

    The following sites are either out of our local area or not regularly updated

    Hereford Couriers

     

     

     

     

     

     

      Local Leagues & Competitions

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    National Young Athletes League

    UK:A YAL Formally The McDonald's League.
    Also now includes results of junior league events
    Oswestry Olympians compete in the  Northern-2-South West Matches

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    National Junior Athletic League

    NJAL - National League for U20s although U17s can compete as U20s
    Oswestry Olympians compete as Border Olympians, a composite team with Bridgnorth AC & Hereford AC.
    Border Olympians compete in the  Midlands - Central division Matches

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    International Athletics

    European Athletics

    European Athletics Website - includes Rankings

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    Federation of French Athletics - FFA

    Results of matches in France. Unfortunately all in French

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    Tilastopaja Oy

    A Finnish site with many International results & rankings. Both Free & subscription content

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    European U20 Rankings

    2006 European Junior top 30 rankings for all Track & Field events

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    European Sportshall Records

    Falk Tipman's EUROPEAN JUNIOR AGE (ATHLETICS) RECORDS

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    Clytoneus Woerden

    International Combined Events Meeting at the end of August in Holland

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      National Athletic Governing Bodies

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    UK. Athletics
    UK:A
    Athletics House, Central Boulevard,
    Blythe Valley Pk., Solihull,
    West Midlands, B90 8AJ.

    Tel:  0121 713 8400
    Fax: 0121 713 8452

      Athletics overall governing body
    Feb 2009 - Sees the relaunch of UK Athletics to be known as UKA in future
    The website address will also alter, so a link to both addresses are featured on the left
    This site has been upgraded & is now much faster. 

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    British Athletics

     

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    AAA of England

    Although UKA has replaced it with England Athletics. The AAA still functions & it produces the Grading system used to measure athletic performance particularly of younger people.

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    England Athletics

    The new body that has taken over from AAA of England

     

    AAW - Athletic Association of Wales

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    Scottish Athletics

      Scottish Athletics, Caledonia House, South Gyle, Edinburgh EH12 9DQ Scotland - 0131 539 7320

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    Northern Ireland Athletics Federation

     

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    Athletics Ireland

     

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    Sports Hall Athletics

    One of the fastest growing areas of athletics

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    English Schools Athletics

    For school years Y7 to Y13

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    BUCS

    British Universities & Colleges Sports - Formed in June 2008 by the merger of BUSA & UCS

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    The Schools Games

    The Government's multi-sport initiative. - To be held in 2010 from 2nd to 5th Sept in Gateshead

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    British Triathlon Association 

    Oswestry Olympians is also a BTA club registered as OO Tri. A great site, full of help & guidance

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    Regional Athletic Bodies

    Midland Counties Athletic Association -
    ALEXANDER STADIUM
    WALSALL ROAD
    PERRY BARR
    BIRMINGHAM
    B42 2LR

    Phone - 0121 - 344 - 4201
     Fax - 0121 - 356 - 9927,

    e-mail Address: athletics@mcaa.org.uk

    Midland Counties Website
    now carries entry forms,
    event timetables,
    (after the closing dates)
    & more -
    Worth a visit

    North of England Athletic Association -

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    North Wales Regional Athletics Board -

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    The New West Midlands Regional Body -

    - Our new regional body

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     M.A.F.E.O. -

    - The new site for Midlands Officials

     

    Wenlock Olympians Society

    Website for the Wenlock Games - now in it's 124th year (2010) - This is where the Modern Olympics started. Athletics (U9 to Seniors) & Pentathlons (U15 to Seniors) & a Seniors Triathlon all held on the Sunday in July following English Schools. Also 14 other sports over a 3 day period - including Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, Table Tennis, Fencing, Bowls, Karate, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Cricket, 5aSide & Archery. From 2010 there will be a new all weather track.

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      Useful reference Sites

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    Official 2010 Olympics Tickets

    Tickets for the London Olympics will be available from 2011 through this website. Register your interest now.

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    BOJA

    No apologies for repeating this Brilliant site for all things Junior

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    Running Track Directory

    If it's There, it's Here - Loads of Info, Maps, Directions - Great site.

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    Running Track Map

    Interactive Track locating map

     

    Neuff

    Dr Alan Neuff supplies just about everything for athletics except clothing

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    Physio Supplies

    All kinds of supplies for injuries & general strengthing

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    Team Decathlon

    Multi-Events (Pentathlon, Heptathlon, Octathlon, Decathlon)

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    UK Hurdles Club

    Lots of useful info

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    GBR Athletics

    Martin Rix's all time bests lists. http://www.athleticsdata.com/

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    Athletics Weekly

    The website for the UK athletics bible

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    Athletics Data

    A Tim Grose site which in 2009 has taken over responsibility for the Power of 10 site

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    The Power of Ten

    The new Target system, aiming to produce 10 athletesabove them in every event

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    TOPS

    The new (1/4/2009) Tops in athletics rankings website

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    Athletics Results.co.uk

    Find results by Event, Club or even Athlete

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    Spikes Magazine

    New Spikes a FREE paper &/or "e" format Magazine

    EAP - European Athletics

    European Athletics Promotion - Calendar, Results etc.

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    Athletics Biographies
    Arachnid         

    A pair of sites edited by the same team - Athletics Biographies with a juniors bias

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    British Vets Athletics Federation

    Rankings Results etc.

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    Official Publications

    UK:Athletics Book Centre - Rule books & coaching information & much more

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    Lilleshall

    Sports Injury & Human Performance Centre

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    Energize ST&W

    Energize Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin - the county sports partnership

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    Can't get Broadband? Speed up your Internet - Dial-up by 500% & even Broadband by 300% for about £2pm. It works by relaying everything you download to a remote server which compresses it & forwards it to your computer, where it's decompressed.

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    AVG - Virus System

    Free downloadable antivirus system which can be set up to update itself

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    PC-cillin or PC-cillin

    Free virus scan on-line - or - Go to the Housecall link

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    SpyBot

    Freeware program to remove Spy Ware programs

     

    AdAware

    Freeware program to remove Spy & Tracking programs

     

       
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