COMPETITION
IMPORTANT
AGE GROUP CHANGE
NOTICE FROM ENGLAND ATHLETICS ​
April 2026
The current age groups (categories in which young athletes compete) have been revised.
From April 1, 2026, young athletes will compete in the following age groups, so that England athetics aligns with World Athetics:
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U10: school years 3 and 4
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U12: years 5 and 6
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U14: years 7 and 8
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U16: years 9 and 10
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U18: years 11 and 12
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U20: year 13, 14
These changes are currently for CLUBS only.
(Schools competitions will remain U13/U15/U17 categories and their Junior/Inter/Senior titles until 1st October 2026).
AFFILIATION to Compete
To compete for LAA you must be pay to be registered with a club as an affiliated athlete.
Affiliated athletes of LAA will receive an email in March each year, to remind them to renew their affiliation for the start of the affiliation year every 1st April.
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HOW DO I COMPETE?​​
To compete, you must a registered athlete with LAA.
Talk to your coach about your training.
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Purchase an LAA competition vest - HERE