Athletics club member running along the track

Athletics Club

We strive for success in competition and work on building strong family values

If you are looking to enrich your university experience to the fullest then look no further than the University of Portsmouth Athletics Club. We are a club that accepts people of all experience, background and confidence. As much as we strive for success in competition we also work on maintaining and building the strong family values for our new and returning members. This consists of a healthy balance of training, competition and socials.

Ready to join? Get your club membership now, it's just one payment for the 2025/26 season.

Please note, for most compete teams you will need to have completed trials before joining the team. If you aren't sure which membership is for you, contact the club.

Club membership - 2025/26

  • Compete: £120

Competitive Athletics Club Membership covers training, coaching competition entry & equipment. Affiliation not included

  • Development: £100

Development Athletics Club Membership covers training, local competition entry & equipment. BUCS competition not included. 

  • Play: £70

Play Athletics Club Membership covers weekly social athletics sessions & equipment.

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Training sessions

  • Tuesday 7.00pm-8.00pm: Southsea Common distance training
  • Thursday 7.00pm-8.00pm: Mountbatten Athletics Track distance training
  • Sunday 2.00pm-3.00pm: Competition training
  • Group runs Monday 6.30pm-7.30pm around Portsmouth
  • We also take part in Southsea parkrun every Saturday morning at 9am

Competitions

Saturdays and Sundays - Competitions will take place on selected weekend days at various locations.

Three students before a sports game

Play Memberships

Lots of our Team UOP Sports Clubs offer Play Memberships, a more casual way to play without committing to a year membership. Most Play Memberships are a one-off payment of £70 for the year (with some exceptions).

The sports included are:

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