UK Athletics and the home-country federations, governance structure

UK Athletics is the national governing body for athletics across the United Kingdom, with four home-country member federations: England Athletics, scottishathletics, Welsh Athletics and Athletics Northern Ireland. UKA handles UK-wide functions (international teams, rules, anti-doping, and licensing of coaches, officials, competitions and facilities) while the home-country bodies, such as England Athletics, lead grassroots development, club affiliation and domestic competition. Strong organisational fact.