Useful links
Dorset Athletics IS fortunate to work with some great athletic, running and sports partners locally in Dorset, across the south of England and nationally.
Local Partners & Providers
Poole and East Dorset School Sports Association aims to help staff in each member school promote and develop high quality school sport. PEDSSA works with the School Games Organising Committee, National Governing Bodies, local clubs and other partners.
Hosts to the Hampshire Cross Country League and the Hampshire Track & Field Championships , Hampshire Athletics cover both Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Yeovil Olympiads Athletic Club are partnered with Wells City Harriers for cross country and road running. Yeovil boast a track with quarterly open events, including events for athletes with disabilities.
Regional Partners & Providers
Funded by Sport England, Active Dorset works collaboratively to create the conditions for an active population and use the power of movement and physical activity to transform lives.
SportEd is UK’s largest network of community groups supporting half a million young people to overcome barriers to reach their full potential.
National Partners & Providers
Our clubs are affiliated to England Athletics, they are the membership and development body for athletics and running clubs in England.
British Athletics is the consumer brand of the governing body “UK Athletics”. UK Athletics is the National Governing Body for athletics. UKA is the Member Federation of the IAAF responsible for athletics in the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (as defined in UKA Rule book).
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Sportshall Athletics are a non profit organisation that take responsibility for organising the sportshall program nationally.
Power of 10 provide rankings for the vast majority of events across all age groups.
runbritain aim to make British road running the best in the world in terms of organisation, development and performance, powered by England Athletics it's a useful source of information for road runners.
OpenTrack provide a comprehensive list of local, regional and national competitions for the UK.