Track & Field
Dorset County Track & Field Championships
The Dorset County Track & Field Championships are held in May each year at Kings Park athletics track in Bournemouth. You do not have to be a member of a club to enter but must be either resident in Dorset or have been born in Dorset to qualify. The youngest age group in the Championships is Under 13. A Quadkids (Under 11) event is held at the same time as the Championships. Medals and trophies are awarded for event and category winners.
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The 2024 Dorset County Track & Field Championships were held on Sunday 12th May at Kings Park.
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Please follow the link below to see all the results on Power of 10 plus a summary of the Quadkids results:
Team Dorset Composite Team
The Team Dorset Composite Team is comprised of athletes from Dorchester AC, Poole AC, Poole Runners and Wimborne AC and competes in two track & field leagues: the UK Youth Development League (for Under 13s and Under 15s) and the Southern Athletics League (for Under 17s, Under 20s, Seniors and Veterans)
Wessex Young Athletes Track & Field League
The Wessex League is one of the main opportunities for young athletes in the county to compete in track & field. The league includes clubs from Dorset, Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Wiltshire with 24 clubs taking part in 2023. Each club competes in four fixtures typically from April to July. Athletes compete in age groups: Under 11, Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 with Under 20s able to take part as non-scorers. All participation is arranged via member clubs.
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Five of the six of Dorset's T&F clubs compete in the Wessex League.
UK Youth Development League
In January 2013, through an initiative set up by UK Athletics, the existing National Junior Athletic League and the National Young Athletics League amalgamated to form the UK Youth Development League for athletes under 20 years of age.
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The League is divided geographically (Northern, Midland and Southern) and by age group (Lower Age Group for Under 13 and under 15 and Upper Age Group for Under 17 and Under 20.
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Team Dorset and Bournemouth AC compete in the Lower Age Group of the Southern Region. Bournemouth AC also competes in the Upper Age Group of the Southern Region.
South West Athletics League
The South West Athletics League comprises clubs from across the counties of the south west of England. Typically four fixtures take place across the track & field season, all at Exeter Harrier's track in Exeter. Competition takes place in age groups from Under 13 through to Senior/Veteran.
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Dorchester, Poole AC and Wimborne AC currently participate in this league..
Southern Athletics League
The Southern Athletics League is the area track & field league for clubs in the South of England Athletics Association region that wish compete with joint male and female teams of Under 17, Under 20 and Seniors/Veterans.
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The league is divided into three divisions, each of which has sub-divisions by geography. For 2024 clubs will compete in four fixtures spread across the season.
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Bournemouth AC and Team Dorset are in Division 3 West of the SAL.
National Athletics League
The National Athletics League includes many of the top track & field clubs from across the whole of the United Kingdom. Established in 2019, the league has 32 member clubs.
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There are two divisions: the Premiership involving eight clubs and the Championship with 24 clubs. The Championship is itself split into four regions (North, South, East and West) each comprised of six clubs.
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Bournemouth AC competes in the Championship Division South.
