@langleap

Jumps and Combined Events Manager at England Athletics, UKA Level 4 performance coach, MSc in Performance Coaching. GAIN member

 Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined July 2010
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticOct 9
Just over one week left to apply for our brand-new Regional Event Mentoring Programme! 📢 The programme is designed to support jumps and combined events coaches regionally, who are developing athletes with future pathway potential. Learn all about it ➡ bit.ly/EAEventMentorProgramm…
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticOct 8
Applications for the 2027 Competition Grants funding are now open. We are pleased to re-open our funding to support the evolving needs of affiliated competition and event providers in England. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4jJVVzo

Competition Grants now open for applications - England Athletics

We're delighted to welcome applications from key stakeholders to support the delivery of competitions across England.

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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticSep 11
Calling club and pre-pathway jumps and combined events coaches! 📢 We're delighted to introduce our brand new Regional Event Mentoring Programme. Learn more and submit your application here ➡ bit.ly/EAEventMentorProgramm…
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticSep 7
📅 One week to go until applications close for the our Performance and Talent Development Programmes Get your application in before the deadline at 9am on 14 September. Talent Development Programme ➡ bit.ly/EA_TalentDev Performance Programme ➡ bit.ly/EA_Perform
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticSep 2
📅 Less than one week to go until applications close for the Youth Talent Programme. If you completed your GCSEs earlier this summer and are regularly competing, make sure to get your application in before 9am on Monday 7 September. Apply now ⬇ bit.ly/EA_YTP

Youth Talent Programme - England Athletics

The Youth Talent Programme is the first step on the talent pathway designed to meet the needs of identified, talented athletes aged 16 to18

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EnglandJumps@Englandjumps1Aug 12
📢 BIG ON TOUR FINAL 📅 Saturday 29 August 📍 Bedford International Stadium 🏟 Long Jump | Triple Jump | High Jump A great end-of-season competition opportunity for jumpers — get your entry in and be part of the Big on Tour Final 👉 entry4sports.co.uk/app-v3/#/… Please share #BigOnTour
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticJul 29
.@jadeodowda wins silver in the women’s heptathlon at #Glasgow2026! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥈
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EnglandJumps@Englandjumps1Jul 13
COMBINED EVENTS: Entries are now open for the @EnglandAthletic National U16/U18 Combined Event Championships. For more information and to enter, please go to meets.rosterathletics.com/pu…
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticJul 1
📣 Applications for all three programmes on our Talent Pathway are now open Find out more about each programme and apply now: bit.ly/3IVhQmS 💻 There are also upcoming webinars to provide more information about the programmes and application process.
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticJun 15
England Athletics is seeking a new Field Events or Combined Events representative to join its Athlete Panel, giving current or recently retired athletes the chance to help shape the future of the sport. Find out more and apply now ⬇ bit.ly/4fMpIFY

Athlete Panel seeking a Field Events representative for 2026 and beyond - England Athletics

England Athletics is seeking a new Field Events or Combined Events representative to join its Athlete Panel.

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IanHodge8@ian_hodge8Jun 14
Super jumping from @lucy_hadaway at Birmingham uni with 6.75m (zero wind) a pb for the Euro u23 medallist, commonwealth standard at a critical time
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IanHodge8@ian_hodge8Jun 13
Kimani jack maintains his super form to win the NCAA high jump with 2.28m.. the world leader this summer (2.31m) he becomes the first Brit (male or female) to win this event at the us collegiate champs..
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EnglandJumps@Englandjumps1Jun 10
Replying to @EnglandAthletic
@EnglandAthletic National U20/Sen Championships: Entry standards update for combined event athletes. For more information, please go to englandathletics.org/news/en…

Entry standards update for combined event athletes - England Athletics

We have updated the entry standards for U20 and senior combined event athletes to better support athletes wishing to enter our Summer champs.

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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticJun 3
Last weekend, we travelled to the Canary Islands for the Fuerteventura International Combined Events Championships 🤩 There were many fantastic performances with qualifying standards met for this year’s European U18 and World U20 championships. 🗞 bit.ly/4o5rYKl

Fantastic performances in Fuerteventura - England Athletics

There were a number of fantastic performances by our Youth Talent Programme team at the Fuerteventura International Combined Events Champs.

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IanHodge8@ian_hodge8May 31
In typical fashion.. @Ellen_Barber finishes the Gotzis Heptathlon with a pb 800m 2:09.39 for a total of 6169 points- up from 6037.. moves her to 11th all time ahead of the likes of @tessasanderson and @morgan_a_lake
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IanHodge8@ian_hodge8May 25
Super trike jumping at Bedford. Sean Atafo adds 56cms to his pb with 16.07m (0.0).. World u20 standard. Harley Henry also a standard for Eugene with a pb 15.93m and Tito odunaike 15.79m - a Euro u18 standard.
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IanHodge8@ian_hodge8May 15
Encouraging results from our next generation of Heptathletes today with Lucy Fellows 21, scoring 5618, Katie chapman 22, 5586, seren Rodgers 21, 5575 and Eden robinson 19, 5558.
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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticMay 12
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 📣   We're delighted to share the strong team of athletes selected to represent England at Loughborough International on 17 May 2026. We wish them the best of luck as they look to retain the title from last year! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎉   Read more ⬇ bit.ly/4tqnNd7

Loughborough International: England team announced - England Athletics

England Athletics have selected a strong team of athletes in our quest to retain the Loughborough International team title from last year.

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England Athletics@EnglandAthleticMay 8
Our outdoor championships are fast approaching! 🏆 Here's everything you need to know about each of our upcoming championships ⬇ bit.ly/4fffpcS
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EnglandJumps@Englandjumps1May 1
Competition opportunity - 32nd BIGish Jumps & Throws Fest. For more information and entries, go to bedfordgames.co.uk
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