The Open national athletics championship is Mencap Sport’s competition for athletes with a learning disability.
When?
26 June 2010 at 10.30 am.
Where?
Regional Athletics Arena, Sportcity, Eastlands, Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Manchester, M11 3FF
Who can enter?
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You can enter if you
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are an athlete with a learning disability
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are 13 years old or older
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have been told you have a learning disability or an IQ of 75 or less by a doctor or another medical person like a consultant
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have reached the entry standard in another competition since 26 June 2009. You can find out about the entry standards below.
On your entry form tell us the times you got in your last competition.
Please send an envelope with your address and a stamp on it if you would like us to tell you that we have received your money and form.
Festival of athletics
At the Open national athletics championship there is another competition called the Festival of athletics. The festival is for people with more severe athletics. The festival is for people with more severe learning disabilities.
The Festival of athletics events happen from 12 noon to 2pm.
If you are in the under 15 but over 13 years old group you must also have an INAS (international) or UK (national) classification. Ask your coach about this or find out how to get one at the Mencap Sport website www.mencap.org.uk/sport
You can enter either the Festival of athletics or the Open national athletics championships. You cannot enter both.
The people who are in charge of the athletics championship and the festival decide if you can take part. We will only contact you if there is a problem with your entry.
The number of events you can take part in
Under 15 but over 13 years old group = 3 events
You have to be these ages on 31 August 2010.
Under 17 but over 15 years old group = 3 events
You have to be these ages on 31 August 2010.
Under 20 but over 17 years old group = 4 events
You have to be these ages on 31 August 2010.
Senior group = 4 events
You have to be these ages on 31 August 2010.
How to take part
1. Fill in the entry form. You may need your coach or
You may need your coach or supporter to help with this.
2. Write a cheque to Mencap for your £7.50 entry fee.
You send this with your entry form.
3. Send the form and the cheque to Mencap Sport, 6a Caldervale Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5PE.
Please make sure we have your entry form and cheque by 5pm on Friday 5 June 2010. Otherwise you will not be able to take part.
The rules
You can find the rules of the competition at www.iaaf.org
Bringing your friends and family to watch
You can bring people to support you on the day but they are not allowed on the track.
If supporters want to take any photos or film they must give their details to the people at reception. This includes taking photos or filming on a mobile phone. This is so we can make sure we know who is taking photos and filming. This is to keep everyone safe.
Photographs
Mencap may take photographs of you or film you at the event. They may use the photos or films on their website or in things like magazines and adverts. They will not give out your name and address or any other details about you.
If you do not want to be filmed or be in photos please tell us on your entry form.
For more information please download the PDF file here. It contains all the information above plus the entry form and entry standards details.
Also please download this Mencap Diversity form to complete.