UK Athletics

Athletics
Events

UK Sport and UK Athletics are drawing up a plan to bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with London being eyed as the host city.
Athletics
Media

UK Athletics has agreed a domestic media rights deal with public-service broadcaster the BBC for its 2024 major events series, providing much-needed exposure for the governing body as it seeks new investment from sponsors.
Athletics
Finance & Law

The continued absence of a title sponsor and long-term broadcast partner has thrown a spotlight on the financial plight of UK Athletics (UKA), which was spared from bankruptcy by Nike frontloading a significant…
Athletics
Events

The UK will host the European Athletics Championships for the first time after hosting rights to the 2026 edition were awarded to the English city of Birmingham
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

German dairy products company Müller will end its long-running main sponsorship of UK Athletics at the end of this year.
Athletics
Events

UK Athletics (UKA) has confirmed elite meetings will return to London Stadium for the first time in four years as the Diamond League heads back to the English capital next year
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sports marketing and data technology company Two Circles has been appointed by UK Athletics to help develop and execute marketing strategies that drive commercial revenue growth for the governing body
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

UK legal firm Irwin Mitchell has signed as the ‘Official Legal Partner’ to UK Athletics in a three-year agreement.
Athletics
Industry Moves

Jack Buckner has today (Thursday) been appointed as the new chief executive of UK Athletics, an announcement that sees him return to the sport in which he made his name as an athlete
Athletics
Media

UK public broadcaster BBC has struck a one-season deal with UK Athletics to become the broadcast partner for the latter’s major events in 2022.
Athletics
Media

The British Athletics Championships will not be shown on mainstream television this year after the UK public-service broadcaster the BBC reportedly decided against paying a fee for the rights
Athletics
Events

UK Athletics has confirmed that this year’s edition of the Anniversary Games, which forms part of World Athletics’ Diamond League calendar, will not be held at its usual destination of London Stadium, wit…
Athletics
Events

The status of this year’s Anniversary Games is up in the air after UK Athletics insisted that London Stadium’s contract to host the event must be honoured amid plans to relocate the meet.
Athletics
Media

UK Athletics has warned that it may not be able to stage any Diamond League meetings next year unless it agrees a new domestic media-rights deal

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Winter Sports
Governance

Jason Gardener, president of UK Athletics and a former Olympic gold medallist, has described how the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association ignored an approach from him to address allegations of racism…
Athletics
Industry Moves

UK Athletics has named Joanna Adams as its new chief executive, while Chris Clark has confirmed that he will be stepping down from his role as chair of the national governing body
Athletics
Media

UK Athletics is set to be met with a fresh challenge, with public-service broadcaster the BBC reportedly only keen to extend its rights deal with the embattled organisation on significantly reduced terms