Scottish Athletics, stylised as scottishathletics, is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Scotland. Established as a limited company on 1 April 2001, 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. 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.

Joma Sport

The official supplier of athletics gear to Scottish Athletics is

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, who provide kit to all Scottish international teams, their coaches and officials, heading towards the

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in Birmingham.

Lindsays

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

Others

A number of other organisations and groups support and partner with Scottish athletics, the most notable of which are: * Scottish Government * Scottish Association for Mental Health * Local Authorities in Scotland

The following companies and organisations were notable previous sponsors: * Bank of Scotland *

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- Supported championships events and the jogscotland programme.

Governance

Scottish Athletics is a Limited Company (SC217377), with no

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. Its membership is primarily affiliated

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in Scotland and members, but may also include schools, companies and associate members. Only clubs, schools and associated members may vote at the

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, through mandated delegates. The Chief Executive is Colin Hutchinson. The

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oversees the operation of the company. The President is Ron Morrison. The role of chairman has been held by David Ovens since September 2021.

Commissions

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

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Commission * Officials Commission * Road and Cross country running Commission * Track and Field Commission

References

External links

Scottish Athletics Official website

Power of 10 ranking website

UK Athletics limited official website

Scottish Association of Track Statisticians

Scottish Athletics Road Running & Cross Country Commission
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