Derby Athletic Club News and updates
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Club membership renewals postponed
Derby Athletic Club has made the decision to postpone membership renewals due to Government action over Covid-19 which has caused the club to close and competitions to be cancelled (at the moment until the end of May – and this includes training at the club). England Athletics has extended the athlete registration deadline and reduced […]
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Statement from England Athletics: athletics in England suspension extended until 31 May 2020
The following statement has been sent to Derby Athletic Club by England Athletics: 24 March 2020: following the further restrictions on movement put in place by the UK Government last night, UKA and the Home Country Athletics Federations have made the following updates to our previous statement issued on 17 March: Extending the suspension of […]
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Derbyshire County Championships among events cancelled for 2020
Derbyshire Athletics has announced, with regret, that all athletics events are suspended, with venues closed for the foreseeable future. This includes the Derbyshire Athletics Track and Field County Championship, due to take place on 30 and 31 May at Harvey Hadden Stadium in Nottingham. This event is cancelled and will not be held at any […]
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Important message: Moorways closed until further notice
Important message for all DAC athletes: with regret we announce that Derby City Council has closed all sports and leisure centres – including Moorways Stadium – as from, and including, today (Thursday 19 March), until further notice. Please do not go to Moorways from today. You will need to train at home or elsewhere. Children […]
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No training at Derby Athletic Club until mid-April
All athletes, parents, coaches and other volunteers need to be aware that following the latest Government advice on Covid-19 (Coronavirus) on 16 March 2020, and updated guidance from England Athletics, all athletic coaching sessions at Moorways track will be cancelled until mid-April at the earliest. This also means that the first events of the summer […]
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Track and field summer events – download the pdf
Lots of parents have asked about a list of track and field events for summer 2020. You can download a pdf which gives details of club and some open events from April to August 2020. There are events for all ages, from U11 to Masters, though some meetings are aimed at a specific age range. […]
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Success for DAC athletes over busy weekend of events
A busy weekend for Derby Athletic Club saw athletes competing in Nationals cross country at Wollaton Park, the England Indoor National U15, U17 and U20 championships at the EIS in Sheffield, and the final Sportshall Mini League event in Chesterfield. Sprinters Florence Beedie, Tom Silcock and Angelica Oparinde all qualified for the England Championships. Tom […]
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Success for sprints group at indoor events
Derby Athletic Club athletes from the sprints ad jumps group have scored successes in indoor championships this winter. Runners from the group competed in the Northern Championships at the EIS in Sheffield in January, with great effort from Eliott, Tye, Ella, Mya, Florence, Angelica and Jade. They gave a good account of themselves in a […]
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Senior Women’s success at northern cross country
The club’s Senior Women were successful at the Northern cross country championships at Bedale in North Yorkshire on 25 January on a tough and muddy course. The Senior Women finished 8th overall, their highest position for many years, beating some big established teams: Lisa Palmer-Blount was 30thChrissie Dover was 33rdCharlotte Reading was 61stRebecca Miller was […]
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Dates announced for summer Mini Leagues
Dates have now been announced for this summer’s Derbyshire Mini League track and field events. There will be four meetings over the summer outdoor season, all at Derby AC’s home track at Moorways, all on Saturdays: 4 April9 May23 May22 August Events are aimed at U11, U13 and U15 athletes, boys and girls (school years […]