Cardiff International Stadium

Entry Costs

£23.50 per competitor

£42 per relay entry

Entry Dates

Entries Open

Tuesday 24 February 2026

Entries Close

Individual Events

Tuesday 7 April at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 9 April at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

Relay Events

Thursday 9 April at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

This competition will NOT operate a staged entry process. As such, please ensure all entries are submitted through BUCS Play prior to the closing date listed above.

Please check to see if your profile is on the World Athletics website, if it is, please use that in preference to Power of 10, as that is still a work in progress. All entries will be checked.

Institutions can request two guaranteed entries (which must meet the equivalent entry standard) and two non-guaranteed entries. For 3 or 4 entries, ALL 3 or 4 athletes must meet the equivalent entry standard. Entry standards must be achieved between 1^st January 2024 and 7^th April 2026 inclusive.

However, should the event reach capacity, BUCS may need to restrict the number of entries per institution. In this circumstance, Institution Administrators will be contacted.

BUCS Play will only allow an Institution Administrator to enter 2 athletes as guaranteed.

For non-guaranteed athletes, if an institution enters more than 2 athletes as non- guaranteed (3 and 4 athletes) these athletes will be automatically moved to the reserve list and be subject to the £2 reserve entry fee.

Institution Administrators MUST rank their non-guaranteed entries before the IA entry deadline. Any unranked non-guaranteed athletes will be moved to the reserve list, and the institution will not be permitted a 3 and 4 athlete in that discipline.

For example, if you enter 4 athletes in the non-guaranteed entry you must rank them 3,4,5 and 6. BUCS will move 5 and 6 onto the reserve list.

The following events will take place at the Outdoor Championships 2025-26:

Ambulant 100m (Men’s and Women’s)

Ambulant 200m (Men’s and Women’s)

Ambulant 400m (Men’s and Women’s)

Ambulant Discus (Men’s and Women’s)

Ambulant Long Jump (Men’s and Women’s)

Ambulant Shot Put (Men’s and Women’s)

Seated Shot Put (Men’s and Women’s)

Seated Discus (Men’s and Women’s)

Wheelchair 100m (Men’s and Women’s)

Wheelchair 800m (Men’s and Women’s

BUCS incorporate events for eligible student athletes with disabilities. Please see Timetable for details and Guide to Parallel Success (Disability) Athletics Entries.

Classification is an integral part of disability athletics to ensure fair competition. All athletes participating in these events must have undergone at least a UKA National Level Classification by the competition date. UKA can advise on details on any classification events coming up soon for athletes requiring a Classification. To do this, please contact Job King.

The Parallel Success events will be eligible for team and BUCS points and medals awarded depending on the numbers of entrants into each event. Events will be mixed categories scored on the RAZA system. If there are vacant lanes in the track events and sufficient space in the field events guest disability athletes may be invited to compete.

The RAZA system enables different classifications to compete against each other and RAZA calculates the best performance (BP) based on world records for each classification. In the Parallel Success events, medals will be awarded for the top three competitors in each event. Following BUCS regulation 16.1.2.1.4, BUCS points will be only available for events where an individual has beaten another individual. For example, if there is only one individual in a race, they will receive a gold medal. If there are two athletes, they will receive gold and silver medals, and the gold medal winner will also receive BUCS points.

Students wishing to enter these events for athletes with disabilities must enter via their Athletic Union/Sports Office in the same manner as all other entries for these events. There is no requirement for athletes to have previously competed in the specific event. For any questions regarding Parallel Success, please contact Maddi Cannell.

BUCS will consider accepting guest entries from non-BUCS member institutions for Ambulant, Seated and Wheelchair events taking place at the Outdoor Championships. Athletes wishing to enter as a guest should contact Maddi Cannell and apply for the event via BUCS Play. This will be taking as an expression of interest, and any applicants will be contacted after entries close to confirm whether they will be given a place at the event or not.

For information about how to enter as a Guest please refer to this help guide.

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for available BUCS Points.

All athletes must provide a link to their Power of 10 Profile (or international equivalent, emailed to Maddi Cannell and translated into English) when applying for the event on BUCS Play. All electronic links for Best Performance will be checked and modified if appropriate.

These standards must have been achieved between 1st January 2024 and entry closing date Tuesday 7^th April 2026.

This applies to Reserves/substitutes as well.

N.B  If an athlete has both a wind assisted and non-wind assisted BP, preference will be given to the non-wind assisted BP and altered accordingly.

All performances must be achieved between 1^st January 2024 and the entry closing date Tuesday 7^th  April 2026 inclusive.

Accepted / Rejected entries will be published on the Tuesday 21^st April 2026. The rejection appeals window will be open until Thursday 23^rd April 2026 at 23:59. After the closure of the rejection appeals window, rejections will not be discussed further.

• No late entries will be accepted regardless of the reason.
• Any entry without a Power of 10 link (or equivalent) will be rejected if it cannot be found easily.
• Entries that do not meet the Entry Standard will be rejected.
• Entries without a PB achieved between 1^st January 2024 and 7^th April 2026
• Entries without a BP submitted may be rejected.

Athletes and teams who fail to advise the BUCS Registration desk of any withdrawals or substitutions prior to the 120-minute deadline before the event will be liable to a fine. 

Any student withdrawing from the final of an event will face a fine and will not be permitted to compete in any other events during the Championships.

Pre-event Clashing Events Forms, Substitutions and Withdrawals will close at noon on Tuesday 28^th April 2026. After this point clashing events forms, substitutions and withdrawals MUST be made at the event using online forms which will reopen at the start of the competition.

Withdrawals and substitutions may be made up to 120 minutes before the start of each event. Team captains must complete a withdrawal/substitution form and submit this to the Withdrawals and Substitutions Desk by this time.

1. The 120 minute deadline will be judged from the clock on the Registration Desk.

2. Substitutions can only be made from the list of reserves submitted to BUCS by institutions electronically prior to the event or with an individual who has already been entered into another event and is listed elsewhere in the programme.

3. Substitutes must have an eligible BP within the qualifying period, i.e. 1st January 2024 and the entry closing date 7^th April 2026 inclusive, for the event they are to be substituted into and will be checked on the day. Standards and permitted performances will also apply to substitutions.

4. Following the closure of entries and any subsequent checking of BPs, athletes on the reserve list will not be allowed to be substituted into an event from which they have previously been rejected if the reason for rejection was failing to provide a BP within the qualifying period, i.e. between 1st January 2024 and the entry closing date 7^th April 2026, inclusive, failing to provide a Po10 link (or equivalent results link) or not meeting the required standard for the 5000m, Pole Vault or Triple Jump.

5. The online withdrawal and substitution forms will be live when entries close for this event. They will remain open until midday on Tuesday 28^th April 2026.  After this time withdrawals and substitutions must be made in person at the event.

6. Mass withdrawals or substitutions may be submitted via email to Maddi Cannell but must be on an excel sheet, in the format of the examples below. They will remain open until midday on Tuesday 28^th April 2026.

Important to note:  

Entry standards will apply to any substitutions. Following the closure of entries and any subsequent checking of Best Performances, athletes on the reserve list will not be allowed to be substituted into an event from which they have previously been rejected if the reason for rejection was failing to provide a Best Performance within the qualifying period, failing to provide a Power of 10 link (or equivalent results link) or not meeting the required standard where standards are necessary. 

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

Reserves can be submitted on BUCS Play for this event. These individuals will be able to be substituted into the competition if there is a reason for withdrawal of another athlete. They must still meet the criteria mentioned above and have a relevant Power of 10 link or equivalent provided upon entry. Please check to see if your profile is on the World Athletics website, if it is, please use that in preference to Power of 10, as that is still a work in progress. All entries will be checked.

Reserves will be charged £2 per entry to cover administrative costs.

Following the closure of entries and any subsequent checking of Best Performances, athletes on the reserve list will not be allowed to be substituted into an event from which they have previously been rejected if the reason for rejection was failing to provide a Best Performance within the  qualifying period, failing to provide a Power of 10 link (or equivalent results link) or not meeting the required entry standard where standards are necessary.

The deadline for informing BUCS of a substitution of a reserve into the competition is 12 noon Tuesday 28^th February 2026. This MUST be emailed to Maddi Cannell before this deadline.

To enter a team into the relays, the Institution Administrator should enter this team on BUCS Play. Athletes DO NOT need to enter this team pre-event. Teams are declared on the day via the BUCS Registration Desk.

Anyone entered into an individual event or on the reserve list is eligible to be declared in the relay team. If an athlete not entering any individual events and only the relay wishes to compete, they must be entered as a reserve on BUCS Play.

An entrant shall be deemed to have made him/herself/their self, familiar with, and agreed to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules.
The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 months from the date of entry, whether or not the licence holder is a citizen of, or resident in, the UK

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event. Once you have completed the form, please go to the BUCS Desk at the event to receive your media accreditation.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

If you wish to take photos or videos at this event, please contact the BUCS Event Lead. 

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