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Own The Night Campaign Unites Wales & Raises Awareness of Women’s Safety Whilst Running
Running in Wales is experiencing fantastic growth at the moment, with 315,000 adults participating regularly through organised and informal activity. However, we are acutely aware that female runners ...
WELSH ATHLETICS MODERNISATION & DEVELOPMENT 2025/26 FUND OPEN
We’re pleased to announce that the Modernisation & Development Fund for 2025-26 is now open for applications! This fund is designed to give clubs & associations a boost and to support activities t...
National Survey for Wales Names Jogging, Running & Athletics as the No.1 Participation Sport
The National Survey for Wales is a large-scale, random sample survey of adults aged 16 and over living in Wales. Managed by the Welsh Government on behalf of public bodies, it provides robust insight ...
Weekend Round-Up (29 - 30 November)
WELSH INTER-REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – NEWTOWN, NOVEMBER 29 More than 1,000 runners from primary school age to over-65 athletes competed at the Welsh Inter-Regional Cross Country Champio...
India to Host the 2030 Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Sport General Assembly confirmed Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad), India, as the host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games. The decision confirms that the world’s most po...
Cari Hughes & Ava Lloyd selected for Team GB & NI for 2025 European Cross Country Championships
A strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team will head to Lagoa in Portugal next month for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships, which take place on Sunday 14 December. A...
Weekend Round-Up (22 - 23 November)
LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE – NOVEMBER 23 Cari Hughes (Cardiff Athletics) overcame illness and a muddy course to win the senior women’s race at the UK Cross Challenge event in Liverpool on Saturday....
Team Announcement: Telford 10km
Congratulations to the 8 athletes selected to represent Welsh Athletics at the Telford 10km on Sunday December 14th, Telford, England. Congratulations to those selected for the Welsh team for the Telf...
Queen’s University and The Daily Mile Foundation Launch Data Linkage Study to Advance Children’s Health and Wellbeing
Queen’s University Belfast has announced an exciting new collaboration with The Daily Mile Foundation to launch a data linkage study aimed at deepening understanding of the impact of physical activi...
Seven Welsh Athletes Announced for 2025/26 Paralympic World Class Programme
A cohort of 41 athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2025/26 among them are seven Welsh athletes. The Paralympic WCP, funded by UK Sport’s National ...
Weekend Round-Up (15 - 16 November)
NCAA DIVISION MID-ATLANTIC REGION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – BETHLEHEM, PENSYLVANIA, NOVEMBER 14 Gwenno Goode (Cardiff Athletics/LaSalle University) qualified for the NCAA National Championship a...
Spotlight on 2025 Annual Award Winners
Relive the action from the Annual Awards Evening! Welsh Athletics & RunWales Annual Award Evening 2025 | Flickr What a fantastic year it has been for Athletics and Running in Wales. This year's...
Jeremiah Azu & Abi Pawlett announced for the 2025/2026 Olympic World Class Programme
UK Athletics has announced that both Welsh athletes Abigail Pawlett and Jeremiah Azu will be apart of the group of 62 athletes nominated for membership to join the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Pro...
Weekend Round-Up (8 - 9 November)
2025 APPALACHIAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (AAC) WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP – KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 7 Ellen-Mary Kearney (Milligan University) smashed the meeting record at the 2025 A...
Cardiff Cross Challenge 2025 Round-up
The Cardiff Cross Challenge – the UK’s only World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold Label date – once again produced a brilliant day’s running which attracted more than 2,000 entries. As well ...
SportsShoes and Nike to sponsor the Cardiff Cross Challenge 2025
The 2025 edition of the Cardiff Cross Challenge will be sponsored by SportsShoes.com and Nike. SportsShoes are the UK’s number one online retailer for run, gym and hike. Their aim is to help the...
Cardiff Cross Challenge 2025 - Preview
Olympians and world championship athletes will once again rub shoulders with club runners of all abilities at the Cardiff Cross Challenge on Saturday. For the fifth year, the hugely popular event boas...
Exciting Start to Our Latest Coach in Running Fitness Course at St Cyres!
On 26th October, we were delighted to welcome a new group of aspiring coaches to our latest Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF) course at St Cyres. This qualification is designed for those who want to get...
Weekend Round-Up (1-2 November)
NORTH WALES JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT OPEN – DEESIDE, NOVEMBER 1 Athletes aged from under-11 to under-15 took part in the North Wales Junior Development Open at the Deeside Indoor Athletics Track. Among th...
Roll of Honour - 35th anniversary
The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame celebrated the 35th anniversary of its ‘Roll of Honour; at The Parkgate Hotel this week by inducting his 200th member. On a spectacular night in the Welsh capital two...