European Championships cancelled
scottishathletics can confirm that all licensed events due up to June 30 this year have been suspended due to the coronavirus crisis.
This follows on from announcements made by the Scottish Government yesterday (April 23) around the whole process of continuing to contain and combat the virus while adopting a phased approach out of lockdown.
A whole host of athletics events scheduled for the next couple of months have already been cancelled or rescheduled and these can be checked on our Events Section calendar.
scottishathletics will now not sanction any licensed events until July at the earliest.
And, in line with the current advice from the Scottish and UK Governments, we stress that group training activities or face-to-face coaching should be taking training should not be taking place in any shape or form.
Given the need to continue following social distancing guidelines, scottishathletics can confirm:
*No championship events will take place until August at the earliest
*Event specific meets will not be scheduled until July
*Event organisers with events planned between now and June 30 will have their event licence suspended
*If you are one of those event organisers please complete the short form here to let us know if you plan a cancellation or are postponing to another proposed date
*If your event is already listed as cancelled or postponed on our Events Section, then you don’t need to do anything else at the moment
Insure and license your Virtual Event
scottishathletics are now able to offer event licences for virtual races, including public liability insurance cover for organisers of these virtual events.
If your event cannot take place as planned, but you wish to offer it as a virtual event, please contact us for more information on updating your existing event licence to a virtual event one.
If you hold an event licence for a date in July of August 2020, your event licence is still currently valid and you should continue to plan for your event. However, a number of Summer events are facing cancellation due to closed facilities and unavailability of officials and volunteers.
Should you need to cancel or postpone an event planned for July or August, please also complete the form below.
Revisions to this advice
This advice remains in force until amended. It will be maintained and revised in light of developments. Please check the website regularly for any further updates to advice concerning event organisers.
Contact Details
If you have any queries regarding events, contact us on events@scottishathletics.org.uk
Tags: Coronavirus, Events, licensing, Virtual Challenges
Latest Facebook update
Scottish Athletics
13 hours ago
ENTER NOW
LINDSAYS VIRTUAL ROAD CHALLENGE
We're back on the road again for solo runs over the weekend of Fri 29 Jan to Mon 1 Feb.
Open to all age groups from U11 and there's a half marathon option this time in the older age groups.
Don't miss the chance for some semi-competitive action . . .
www.scottishathletics.org.uk/61476-2/ ... See MoreSee Less
Photo
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Linked InShare by Email
Latest Twitter update
Scottish Athletics
@ScottishAthleticsMILES FOR JOHN Certain many in our ultra community and beyond will want to know about this tribute planned for this… https://t.co/MP3sSK04ez
twitter.com/scotathletics9 hours ago
Scottish Athletics
@ScottishAthleticsRT @pjbr11: Great article about Mel’s journey and progress she continues to make. Exciting times ahead for her... @scotathletics
twitter.com/scotathletics9 hours ago
Scottish Athletics
@ScottishAthleticsDON'T MISS OUT @lindsaysnews Virtual Road Challenge happens in a fortnight and we'd love as many entries as possibl… https://t.co/O5EWJgQxKd
twitter.com/scotathletics11 hours ago