Get Involved

The Welsh Athletics transfer committee meet once a month to discuss and approve applications submitted by athletes in order to:

• move from a first claim club to another or
• move to a higher claim club for British League
• obtain eligibility to compete for Wales.
• Athlete Transfer form

2024 Transfers will now include atheletes with Welsh eligibility

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Athletes are now also able to submit their transfer requests online via their myAthletics portal

Eligibility Criteria to compete for Wales

Grounds for eligibility:

1. Birth
2. Parentage - athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove they have a Welsh parent.
3. Residency – 3 years continuous living in Wales. Athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove they have lived permanently in Wales for at least 3 years.
4. Retention – athletes who have competed for Wales at senior level and gone through the eligibility system but have moved out of Wales. (has previously gone through eligibility on residency grounds. 

If you have any queries, please contact jacqueline.brace@welshathletics.org

• If you are moving from a Welsh club to an English club you will need to complete the paper transfer form and send to England Athletics.
• If you are moving from an English club to a Welsh club you will need to complete the paper transfer form and send to Welsh Athletics.
• NOTE: All athletes who have been registered with a club within the last 3 years will need to go through the transfer process.

In addition to an athlete having a First Claim Club an athlete is permitted to become a member of a Second Claim Club. Whilst this may be for social, coaching, or other reasons, that athlete may compete for that Club in competitions that specifically state in its rules that its competition is open to Second Claim Members. Such an athlete is hereafter defined as a Second Claim Member. Any club that accepts a Second Claim Member must confirm with Welsh Athletics that the athlete is already registered through their first claim club.

1. Applications must be received by the tenth of the month and will take effect from the first day of the following month. Any applications received after the tenth will be held over to the next month.
2. Most transfers are automatic now, but if an athlete makes a second transfer application within a twelve month period the transfer date is not the first of the following month but takes effect three months later. In certain circumstances athletes are eligible to appeal against this decision.
3. Both clubs and athletes are entitled to appeal against the decisions of the Eligibility Committee on transfer matters. 
4. Athletes are reminded that all applications to compete on a higher competition basis must be received by 1 March. These applications apply for one year only and are renewable each season.

Where a Club has not registered for Open/Team Competition in a particular discipline, then the athlete can join another Club for First Claim Open Team Competition solely for the purpose of competition in that discipline. Should the athlete wish to register for First Claim Other they must complete the Other Discipline Form and send to Welsh Athletics for processing. Each year the athlete must register with Welsh Athletics through their First Claim Club.

Please use this form.

Under UKA Rules, individuals may apply to become "second claim members" of clubs competing in higher-level competitions. The requirement of being registered with Welsh Athletics and fulfilling eligibility criteria remain valid in order to compete in the Welsh Championships.

• Higher Claim Application Form

All applications are valid for one year only and must be renewed annually.

Any athlete has the right and ability to end their Welsh Athletics membership at any point throughout the membership year.

Any athlete wishing to no longer be affiliated to Welsh Athletics, must write to jacqueline.brace@welshathletics.org stating their wish to cancel their membership, the person must state their first claim (and second claim if relevant) club and their URN as confirmation of their decision. Welsh Athletics will then inform the club that the athlete is no longer registered with Welsh Athletics and will be removed from the platform as an active member.

The Welsh Athletics membership fee will not be refunded, the athlete will need to request any club membership fees to be reimbursed directly with the relevant club.

Welsh Athletics will write to the athlete informing them that their membership has been cancelled, the date of this correspondence will be the effective date of the cancellation.

The athlete will be able to re-register with Welsh Athletics at the start of the next affiliation year following the normal club membership process.