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Scottish Athletics
SportAthletics
AbbreviationSA
Founded1 April 2001
AffiliationUK Athletics
ReplacedScottish Athletics Federation
Official website
www.scottishathletics.org.uk

Scottish Athletics,[1][2][3] stylised as scottishathletics, is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Scotland. Established as a limited company on 1 April 2001,[4] it succeeded the Scottish Athletics Federation (SAF) and is a member of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland. Scottish Athletics is part of UK Athletics, the national governing body for the United Kingdom.

The organisation has a small staff, but is largely supported by volunteers. It deals with approximately 170 athletics clubs and roughly 14,000 members.[5] Individual clubs differ in size from less formal and small number of members to customary clubs with hundreds of members. There are specialist clubs and other clubs which incorporate all areas of athletics.

Sponsors and partners

sport scotland

The major partner for providing funding for Scottish athletics is sportscotland. They are Scotland’s national agency for sport and greatly believe that there are great benefits to be gained from sport. The benefits they believe that can be gained include enjoyment and achievement from taking part and the shared pride that is created from national success. Their mission is to encourage the people of Scotland to take part in sports and develop a sporting experience. Therefore, increasing the number of participants and the performance in sports in Scotland. They aim to reach their goals by assisting and inspiring their partners and applying funding in key areas while advising on future strategies and policies.[3]

Joma Sport

The official supplier of athletics gear to Scottish Athletics is Joma Sport, who provide kit to all Scottish international teams, their coaches and officials, heading towards the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[2][6]

Lindsays

The law firm Lindsays began sponsoring the Scottish Cross Country season in 2014,[7] and this sponsorship was renewed in 2016 until 2020.[8]

Others

A number of other organisations and groups support and partner with Scottish athletics,[5] the most notable of which are:

Previous

The following companies and organisations were notable previous sponsors:

Governance

Scottish Athletics is a Limited Company (SC217377[4]), with no Share Capital. Its membership is primarily affiliated athletics clubs in Scotland and members, but may also include schools, companies and associate members. Only clubs, schools and associated members may vote at the AGM, through mandated delegates. The Chief Executive is Colin Hutchinson.[9]

The Board of Directors oversees the operation of the company. The President is Ron Morrison.[10] The role of chairman has been held by David Ovens since September 2021.[9]

Commissions

Formal commissions oversee the day to day operation of specific areas,[11] including the operation of certain championships and series, team selection and development of officials.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home - Scottish Athletics". scottishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2018. Copyright © 2014 Scottish Athletics
  2. ^ a b McGhie, Laura (8 May 2018). "Scottish Athletics chief executive Mark Munro backs new testosterone rules". BBC.com. BBC Scotland.
  3. ^ a b "Scottish Athletics celebrate a further year of Lottery Funding". sportscotland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  4. ^ a b "Scottish Athletics Limited, Company Number SC217377". companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. 11 Nov 2019.
  5. ^ a b "2019 Annual Report". Scottish Athletics. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Joma Sport are our new kit suppliers". scottishathletics.org.uk. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  7. ^ "New sponsor for Scottish cross country". Athletics Weekly. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2019-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ News, Scottish Legal. "Lindsays agrees four more years of support with Scottish Athletics". Scottish Legal News. Retrieved 2019-11-11. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ a b "Colin Hutchison steps into Scottish Athletics CEO role". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  10. ^ "Plenty to celebrate both on and off the track for Fife AC". Fife Today. October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Commissions". scottishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-10.


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