ATHLETICS participation in England has risen by 5% in the past year, according to Sport England’s Active People Survey.
The yearly survey, which involves 165,000 aged 14 and over, showed that the total number of people taking part in the sport each week, including running, now totals around 2.49 million.
Figures show that people aged 16 and over involved in athletics and running on a weekly basis number 2.35 million.