The SIAB hosts a very small number of track and field and cross country running competitions annually for elite junior athletes.
The SIAB competitions are one of very few events where junior athletes, especially at under-15 level, can gain international status without achieving senior standards.
The SIAB events are extremely elite and the competitions are designed as incentives and a reward to junior athletes for their hard work and commitment to training.
The international athletics events put on by the SIAB are highly regarded and those involved in its organisation have achieved national recognition.
[2] The events have provided an opportunity for teenagers in the UK and Ireland to taste international athletics competition for the first time and have in the past provided a platform for such UK international athletes as Steve Cram, Paula Radcliffe, Denise Lewis, Mo Farah, Darren Campbell and Colin Jackson.