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LoginIf you are organising an athletics event, your first step should be to read this guide and read the information below about organising a licensed athletics event.
scottishathletics can provide information on potential date clashes, risk assessment, insurance, licence standards for events, levy collection, race organiser affiliation and more. To prepare to host your own event, visit our Event organiser FAQs page, or contact our Events Administrator.
If you wish to organise an athletics event, be it a track and field meeting, road race, cross-country event, hill race or highland games, you will require a licence. Power of 10 and Runbritain Rankings will only include performances from licensed events.
Licences will only be issued to organisations who are current members of scottishathletics. This includes athletics clubs, associate members and event organisation members (formerly called corporate members). If you would like an event licence and are not currently a member, register as an event organisation member through the ‘Signup’ link at the top of the page.
Click here if you are ready to apply
Guidance on athletics event health and safety, as well as further information on the insurance cover for licensed events can be found by following these links:
British Athletics Health and Safety Guidance
Medical info for reverse of numbers
Online accident reporting form
UKA Risk Assessment guidance
Cross Country Risk Assessment Template
Risk Assessment Form – Road Races
Safety at hill races – important reminder
Road Medical Information – RunBritain Guidance
Minimum Medical Services – Small Road Events (up to 500 runners)
Insurance
All licensed events must comply with current UKA rules for competition (incorporating IAAF rules), and are expected to meet the standard of delivery laid out for their licence-type.
UKA and IAAF rulebook 2018-2020
Specific Rules: Traditional Scottish Heavy Events at Amateur Highland Games
Licence Standards – Cross Country
Licence Standards – Heavy Events/Highland Games Throws
Licence Standards – Hill Running
Licence Standards – Road and Multi-Terrain
Licence Standards – Track and Field
Licence Standards – Trail and Ultra
To encourage participation, the following guidance is available to assist you in making sure your event is accessible to as many participants as possible.
Any road race held over an advertised, specific distance must hold a certificate of course measurement, issued by AUKCM, before its results can be used for ranking purposes. Your course measurement certificate should be submitted alongside your event licence application. Any road race that does not hold an official certificate of course accuracy will be recorded as ‘NAD’ (Non-accurate distance).
Association of UK Course Measurers
Course Measurement Procedures
Course measurement certificates are valid for one year. Course measurement renewals can be completed online if the course is exactly the same the next time the race is run. To renew your certificate for a subsequent race, click here. If you do not have a renewal code (older certificates), please get in touch by e-mail to renew.
If you have any questions about course measurement, please contact our Course Measurement Co-Ordinator Mike Burns on measurement@scottishathletics.org.uk.
Following any licensed event, event organisers must send to scottishathletics a completed event return form, a copy of their entries list (including SA numbers) and a copy of their results within 28 days of their event taking place. Road race organisers should also complete a medical return form, and any levies collected from Road/MT, Cross Country or Trail/Ultra races should be paid at the same time.
Event Return Form
Road Race Medical Return Form
Event Support Officer Role Information
Important information about updates to licensing processes and other events news is sent to Event Organisers in a regular e-mail. Previous editions can be viewed below, and to join the Event Organiser mailing list to receive future updates, click here
Update 1 – December 2017
Update 2 – January 2018
Update 3 – March 2018
Update 4 – May 2018
Update 5 – June 2018
Update 6 – August 2018
Update 7 – October 2018
Update 8 – December 2018
Forestry Comission Land-use Guidance
Hill Running Commission Champs Guidance
HRC Guidelines for junior hill running events
scottishathletics Road Running and Cross Country Commission
Scottish Highland Games Association
Scottish Hill Runners
Scottish Association of Track Statisticians
Road Races
The link below provides an overview of the main things to consider when planning to host a road race. Follow the link and then click on the circles, zoom in and out by scrolling with your mouse, or use the arrows at the bottom of the page to explore the topic and find out more.
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9 hours ago
HILL RUNNING HANDBOOK
We've updated our International Handbook for the months ahead to cover Hill Running.
The section should give you all the info required about race dates, selection races and international events in 2019.
READ MORE:
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Hill Running International handbook - Scottish Athletics
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12 hours ago
GLASGOW 2019 ENTRY LISTS . . .
Exciting moment for our athletes, and all headed to the Emirates Arena or watching on TV, as the entry lists are revealed for the European Indoors.
These confirm those who could be lining up in a week's time and include Ingebritsen x 2 in the men's 1500m with Neil Gourley and Ingebritsen x 3 in the men's 3000m with Chris O'Hare and Andy Butchart. German Konstanze Klosterhalfen is listed for both the women's 1500m with Jemma Reekie and Laura Muir and the women's 3000m with Laura and Eilish McColgan. Top Polish and Swiss opposition in women's 400m with Zoey Clark and Eilidh Doyle.
SEE EUROPEAN ATHLETICS WEBSITE:
www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-athletics-indoor-championships/news/article=fina... ...
European Athletics - Final entries available for European Indoor Championships
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Scottish Athletics
15 hours ago
FIGHT to the FINISH . . .
It was all quiet at Falkirk late on Wednesday afternoon but this section of Callendar Park will play host to tales of glory - and disappointment - tomorrow.
Just over 100 clubs represented and 2458 names on start-lists: who's ready for the Lindsays National XC?
And there's history attached, too, with the course for 10 races taking in the Antonine Wall.
Bet they didn't have drone footage back in 142AD . . .
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