We were blessed with good weather and had an amazing 942 finishers in the Primary Schools Cross Country event on Saturday 5th October. The results times can be found by clicking here A massive thank you to Quex Park as always for letting us use their stunning venue, to the volunteers from Thanet AC many of whom started setting up the course before 7am and to Margate Ambulance, Educational Life and Thanet Passport for supporting the event. #Results #News

End of season report Thanet athletes have had a busy summer season competing in various competitions up and down the country. The club sent a team of U15 and U13 boys and girls to the Kent Young Athlete League. The team competed in three league meetings. In June they finished 5th in the match, July finishing 3rd in the match and August where they accumulated enough points to finish an astonishing 4th in league division 2 narrowly missing out on third place by 1 point!!! Alth

Thanet Athletics Club hosted the last of the U11 summer series on Friday 5th July 2019. After record numbers of entries in the first two meetings, Friday topped the records with over 70 young athletes competing, meaning that the whole series attracted several hundred entires overall. As well as Thanet based athletes, including those from several local schools, the club welcomed competitors from Dover Road Runners, Invicta East Kent AC and Central Park Athletics Club in Dartfo

14 athletes from Thanet Athletics Club competed in 38 different events on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May at the Kent athletics championships held at the Julie Rose stadium in Ashford. Despite the appalling weather conditions on the Saturday, a host of medals and pb’s were achieved by the Thanet athletes. Adam Wall (SM) Konrad Farrall, Connor Neal, (both U20M) and Joe Lowes (U17M) all competed in their age groups in the 100m, and despite very strong competition form other a

Athletes from Thanet Athletics Club competed at the Kent indoor championships held at the Lee Valley Stadium North London over the weekend 16th-17th March 2019, mustering an array of medals and personnel bests. On the Saturday, George Seery won gold in the U17mens 60 metres hurdles, and then went on to win silver in both the U17 men’s long jump and shot. This was followed by Konrad Farrell who took the bronze in the U20 men’s 60 metre hurdles, as well as qualifying for the fi

Connor Neal and Jack Seery from Thanet Athletics club were selected to represent Kent on Sunday 8th July at the U17 Inter-Counties meet in Lee Valley. Connor had a good run in the 400m race and finished 2nd with 51.49s. He then jumped 5.83m in B String long jump, finishing in an amazing 1st place. George Seery had been selected for the triple jump at Kent Champs earlier in the season, but due to an unfortunate last-minute injury he was unable to compete. His brother Jack step

The results from the Thanet, Swale and Folkestone Club Championships can be found below: Combined Championships - Full results Thanet AC Results #Results #News

With League meetings starting in April we are looking for athletes in years 6,7,8 and 9 to compete for the club in the Kent Young Athletes League (KYAL) and Youth Development League (YDL) Both leagues are designed to provide an introduction to competitive athletics in a supportive environment. It is a team competition and encourages athletes to try different events and to support one another. Several coaches and volunteers also attend each of the meeting to provide practica

Thanet Athletics Club eclipsed their best ever medal tally at the County Indoor Championships by taking away 10 medals over the two day event consisting of 3 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals. Diana Adegoke, ranked no.10 in the UK, took gold in the U20 age group with a distance of 5m48. This was a little below her best so far this year, but considering that she was unwell it was another fantastic achievement to take her into the outdoor season with a lot of confidence. Diana

Thanet AC athletes scooped more medals on Sunday 7 February at the fourth Kent Sportshall competition of the season. The indoor competition comprises five events which U13, U15 and U17 athletes compete in both individually and as part of a team of four. Jessica Wood was part of the U13 Girls Team that won the team gold with Wood also coming first in the Shotput with a PB of 7.70m. Aston Fredericks scooped team gold with the U13 Boys team and finished first in both the 4