Trials

The European U20 Championships Trials (“the Trials”) for all events except combined events will take place on 17-18 June at the England Athletics u20/23 Championships in Chelmsford.

There is the opportunity for the events not staged on the 17 & 18 June as follows:

• Combined events – 27-28 May – (Manchester). This is the England Athletics Senior/U20/U23 Outdoor Combined Events Championships. As such, athletes wishing to compete should enter online at the England Athletics website (englandathletics.org).

In the case of an injury, athletes will be required to provide a medical report to the British Athletics U20 Team Doctor, please contact agegroupchampsinfo@britishathletics.org.uk.

The GB and NI team will travel to the Championships as a single team. All questions related to the selection policy or trial races should be directed to agegroupchampsinfo@britishathletics.org.uk

International Age Group Webinar

Wednesday, 5^th April 2023 8:00 PM London

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZavjYUfdSTG-lgqDcB3cYQ

Previous webinars can be found here: Age Group Championships Webinars | UK Athletics

Selection Standards

The selection standards for this event will be outlined in the Selection Policy found here 2023 Selection Policies | UK Athletics

Eligibility

To be considered for selection, athletes must satisfy the following:

1. be eligible to compete for GB&NI (i.e. full British passport holder);
2. be born in 2004 and 2005. Except for the following
   1. In exceptional circumstances athletes who are 17 years at 31 December 2023 (i.e. born in 2006), may be considered for discretionary selections by the Performance Pathway Manager.

Qualification

To be considered as part of the selection process qualification performances must be achieved from 1^st January 2023 and 23:59 (BST) on 9^th July 2023

I Run Clean

It will be a mandatory requirement for all those competing at the Championships to have completed the ‘I Run Clean’ online course. This can be done by registering using the following link https://www.irunclean.org/. Once completed you will receive a certificate containing a unique code. Please ensure you complete the as urgently as possible.

Planning – Key things to consider

Climate: Average temperature in August ranges 23 – 29^oC, with the warmest times of the day being ~10 am to ~9pm. Therefore, temperature may not start to cool down until after 9pm. Average relative humidity in August ranges 40-47 so it could be humid and slightly muggy. At its highest these conditions could feel uncomfortable. For comparison, London is 14 – 22 ^oC and 60 – 70 % humidity and would feel more comfortable than Jerusalem for the same time of year. For these conditions all athletes would benefit from good hydration strategies, and consideration to how they conduct themselves within these environmental conditions. Endurance athletes may potentially benefit from acclimation prior to travel if competing in a day session.   Please note timetable including daily schedule and especially early session start times

Altitude: Jerusalem, Israel is ~779m above sea level, which although at slight altitude it is considered to have negligible influence on performance.

Time Difference: Jerusalem, Israel is 3 hours ahead of UK time, ie. when it is 11 am in the UK it is 2 pm in Jerusalem. Although the difference is not too great, nearer the time considerations to how to plan the first few days may be required, as travel fatigue could be a larger consideration than jet lag.

• Training Blocks? When to peak?
• Which competition? When? Where? Why?
• Who will be the team staff for your event – start to build relationship
• Assess opposition and what will be needed to progress through rounds
• Nutrition – snacks for championships?
• Lifestyle Planning & extras

Competition Timetable and Official Implements List, Tickets can be found here: European Athletics Championship U20 Jerusalem 2023

Travel:  Depart 4^th August, return 11^th August 2023.

Current information can be found here:

European Athletics U20 Championships | Overview | European Athletics (european-athletics.com)