scottishathletics (Scottish Athletics Ltd) is the National Governing Body for Athletics in Scotland. A company limited by guarantee (established 2001), scottishathletics is affiliated to UK Athletics, which is in turn affiliated to the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).
We are in practice an organisation made up of our member clubs. There are approximately 150 athletics clubs across Scotland – offering opportunities for people of all ages to try out, train, embrace and compete in the various disciplines of athletics – and at all levels from jogging (through our jogscotland network) to Olympic and Commonwealth Games levels. As an organisation, our structure and business is to a large degree controlled by the Memorandum and our Articles of Association.
The Articles are regularly updated at the Annual General Meeting, whilst the Memorandum remains unchanged since 2003. In broad terms, the remit of scottishathletics is to:
To find out more, you can read Building a Culture of Success – the Scottish Athletics Strategy 2018-2026.
You can download our most recent Annual Report, using the link on the menu at the left of this page.
You can read the research A Sport For Change: The wider impact of athletics in Scotland 2018-19.
Other relevant documents include:
Scottish Athletics Code Of Conduct For Partakers
Scottish Athletics Complaints Procedure
Scottish Athletics Disciplinary Policy For Partakers
Scottish Athletics Media And Social Network Policy Guidelines For Partakers
Scottish Athletics Social Media Policy For Partakers
Scottish Athletics Sports Betting And Anti-corruption Policy
Scottish Athletics Whistle Blowing Policy
Scottish Atheltics Data Protection Policy
scottishathletics, as a members’ organisation, is ultimately controlled through democratic structures at the Annual General Meeting. The AGM is held in September each year– in line with the Articles of Association.
The strategic leadership for scottishathletics comes from the Board of Directors, who in turn task and hold the Chief Executive to account for the operational work undertaken and delivered by the staff team. The Board operates with a number of sub-committees in order to ensure strong governance for the sport.
Core elements of our structure include our Commissions. Representing key disciplines within athletics, they are:
Our postal address is: scottishathletics, Caledonia House, South Gyle, Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ, Scotland.
Email admin@scottishathletics.org.uk
You can find contact details for individual members of staff in the Staff section.
Our office hours are:
Mon-Thu 9am to 5pm
Fri 9am to 4.30pm
During the coronavirus outbreak, the office is closed, but staff are working from home – their contact details can all be found in the Staff section linked above.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES . . . 2017
BOBBY GAVIN'S FAVOURITE PHOTOS
We continue our look back at recent years with a series of shots from 2017 - with mud and medals to the fore.
Photographer Bobby Gavin is picking his favourite images and it is great to see the interest these albums are generating.
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From the Archives 2017 - Photos by Bobby Gavin
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