Athletics is by far the most popular sport that cadets participate in. It's not surprising when it offers so many options, from sprinting to high jump to discus throwing. You'll always feel like you want to achieve better results, and we help give you the motivation to push your abilities to the max.

Athletic events are normally held in the summer months and age groups for teams are normally:

• Under 15 Boys
• Under 17 Men
• Junior Men
• Under 15 Girls
• Junior Women

Track & field

The normal athletics events you can take part in are:

Track

• 100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 4x100 metres relay

Field

• High jump
• Long jump
• Javelin
• Discus
• Shot put

Each year we have a Wing Sports event where all the Squadrons compete. The winners of each individual event then get selected to go forth to represent our Wing at Regional Sports. All our events are governed by the rules of the UK Athletics Association.