Sale Harriers Manchester is one of the foremost athletics clubs in the country, boasting an ever-present record in all League competitions. The club was founded in 1892 and refounded in 1910 and has since developed a reputation well known across the country and the rest of the world.
About us
A Legacy of Excellence: Premier Facilities and Competitive Opportunities
Founder members of both the British Athletics League and the UK Women’s League, the Club is also well represented in Age Group League Competitions, the National Junior League and the UK Young Athletes’ League.
The Club has benefited greatly from the legacy of the Commonwealth Games. Wythenshawe Park was upgraded and is a superb base for all throws. The Club also has access to the warm up track and the Indoor Centre at the SportCity complex. The Indoor Arena is already available for training and competitions have already been held, including a number of Club promotions. The Arena has a 200m track and all Field event facilities.
The outdoor track has seating for 6000 spectators. Work was completed during the summer 2004 and a number of major events and Championships were held in 2004. Similar events, AAA Senior Championships, Domestic Challenge Final, Paralympic World Cup and under 23 International events have since been staged there.
The Club stages a number of indoor and outdoor Open Meetings and continues its road race promotions with a series of 5K races within Wythenshawe Park.
Commitment to Equality and Inclusion
This club is committed to ensuring that equity is incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges and adopts the following Sport England definition of sports equity: Sports equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them.
It is about changing the culture and structure of sport to ensure it becomes equally accessible to everyone in society. The club respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/economic status.
The club is committed to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free from threat of intimidation, harassment and abuse. All club members have a responsibility to oppose discriminatory behaviour and promote equality of opportunity. The club will deal with any incidence of discriminatory behaviour seriously, according to club disciplinary procedures.
