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Track & Field

For information on schools track & field competition please visit the Dorset Schools Athletic Association

Six track and field clubs in Dorset

Dorset has six main athletics clubs that can help you prepare for, and compete in, track & field events, be it sprints, endurance, throws or jumps.  All have senior and junior sections.  Follow these links to see what they can offer: 

Bournemouth Athletic Club
Dorchester Athletic Club
Poole Athletic Club
Poole Runners
Weymouth St Pauls Harriers
Wimborne Athletic Club

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:

Shot putt Dorset

Track and Field Leagues

Dorset athletics clubs compete in a number of track & field leagues.  Click on the buttons to find out more about these leagues and which clubs take part.

Relay Race Dorset

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)

Team Dorset Athletics Network

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.

Athletic Clubs Dorset

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.

Endurance running Dorset

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..

Jumps coaching Poole

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.

Sprints coaching Poole

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.

Athletics Track Bournemouth
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