1980's
Race Chairs
Wheelchair Racing comes of age
Convening the sport.
The annual TAFi Forum brings together coaches, officials, athletes, volunteers, clubs and partners to discuss the future of inclusive athletics and to shape it together.
When
12 August 2026
Where
UKA House
Theme
The evolution of para-athletics
About the Forum
A single evening. Four speakers. One question that will define the next decade of the sport.
A conversation about the next decade of para-athletics.
The TAFi Leadership Forum brings together athletes, governing bodies, academics and leaders to discuss what athletics must achieve by 2036 to shape how we move those with disabilities in sport from participation to positions of genuine influence.
82
Years of Progress
10
Years of Opportunity
4
PANEL MEMBERS
1
Leadership Conversation
The Exhibition
Forty years, told in objects.
A journey through the moments and the equipment that expanded what para-athletics could be.
1990's
The PETRA Running Bike
The Running Bike creates new opportunities.
2000's
Technology
Prosthetics redefine athletic performance.
2012
The transition Games
London shapes perception of disability sport..
2017
Frame Runner
Frame Running gains international recognition.
2026
The Next Chapter
We move from participation to influence?
Questions Still Unanswered
Meet the Speakers
The people on the panel.
Danny Crates
Hosts
A voice you'll recognise, guiding the room through the evening's arc.
Katie Jones
UKA - Head of the UKA Paralympic programme
The head of the paralympic progrogramme, and former athlete.
Sophie Hahn
Track - T38
A generational sprinter reshaping expectations on and off the track.
Didi Okah
Track - T63
A British para-athlete who specialises in sprint events and won a Bronze medal in 2024.
Zac Shaw
Track - T12
A visually impaired sprinter who competes in the T12 classification.
VIP Speaker
Special Guest Speaker.
Richard Whitehead MBE
Track -Gold Standard Para Athlete
Paralympic Medallist, Marathon Runner, Diversity Champion and Inclusion Consultant.
09:30
Welcome & opening reflections
TAFi leadership
Main hall
10:00
Keynote — Why we preserve.
In conversation with our founder.
Main hall
11:15
Panel — The invisible labour of community athletics.
Coaches, volunteers, officials.
Main hall
13:00
Workshops — Recording your club's heritage.
For clubs and community leads.
Main hall
15:00
Panel — Athletes on belonging.
Para-athletes, first-generation athletes, coaches.
Main hall
16:30
Closing — What we do next, together.
TAFi leadership + partners.
Main hall
A single conversation, for the people who
keep the sport moving.
The TAFi Leadership Forum, a conversation about the next decade of athletics.