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Welsh Athletics is proud to support the Foundations Framework Wales, which has recently launched as a best practice guide for those involved in organising, promoting, delivering and enabling physical...

The past 12 months has seen significant investment and progress to athletics facilities across Wales, with funding secured and upgrades completed to ensure they remain fit for competition and communit...

We are delighted to announce, Wales will host the European Athletics U23 Championships Trials at the Welsh Senior, U17 & Para Outdoor Track & Field Championships next June. The trials will take place ...

CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY CHRISTMAS CLASSICS – DECEMBER 15 The ever-popular Cardiff Metropolitan University Christmas Classic took place at the National Indoor Athletics Centre on Sunday. The ...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2025 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport. Following an extensive consultation ...

We are deeply saddened to announce, at the end of last week, Wrexham AC lost ex-President Reg Burke BEM. Reg was President from 2018 to 2023 and was made a life member of Wrexham in 2008. Reg joined t...

EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – ANTALYA, DECEMBER 8 Cari Hughes (Cardiff Athletics) and Dafydd Jones (Swansea Harriers) were part of the Great Britain team which topped the medals table at th...

We are delighted to announce the cohort of athletes for the Welsh Athletics National Development Programme for 2025. Rhys Williams, Pathway Lead and National Talent Development Coordinator at Welsh A...

GWENT LEAGUE FIXTURE 3 – BLAISE CASTLE, NOVEMBER 30 Round three of this year’s John H. Collins Gwent League was held at the scenic Blaise Castle Estate near Bristol on Saturday. Once again hundred...

We’re excited to announce that the Modernisation and Development Fund for 2024/25 is now open for applications! This fund is designed to give clubs and associations a boost and to support activiti...

October signified one year since the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) assumed responsibility for coach and officials licensing, and Welsh Athletics has marked the anniversary by issuing prog...

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Mary Davies passed away on Friday 1 November 2024. Talgarth-based Mary, 86, was married to chief timekeeper Arthur. Both were well-known as long-s...

UK ATHLETICS CROSS CHALLENGE – LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 23 Cari Hughes booked an automatic place in the Great Britain team for next month’s European Cross Country Championships in Türkiye. The Cardiff...

On 2nd November, 11 of the Welsh Athletics Youth Athletics Ambassadors met at Storey Arms Outdoor Education Centre for an action-packed day of activities and workshops. The day started off with an ou...

Admiral has successfully relaunched a Couch to 5K initiative in collaboration with Welsh Athletics, aimed at promoting employee wellbeing. Welsh Athletics created a bespoke Leadership in Running Fitne...

At the 35th British & Irish Masters Cross Country International in Belfast on Saturday 16th November 2024, Ifan Lloyd (Swansea Harriers) finally achieved a long term ambition of his when he won a gol...

School, regional and personal pride were at stake as more than a thousand cross country athletes of all ages headed to Newtown on Saturday. They were taking part in the 25th Welsh Inter Regional Champ...

SCHOOLS COMBINED EVENTS INTERNATIONAL – GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 16 MEDALS of all colours were won by a 15-strong Welsh team at the Schools Combined Events International in Glasgow on Saturday. Leading the...

Welsh Athletics is delighted to announce a 3 year partnership with Front Runner Events that will see the Swansea University Swansea Half Marathon host an annual International Masters International. Th...

UK Athletics have announced today that Eden Robinson (Christian North, Cardiff Archers) has been added to the 2024/25 Olympic Futures Programme and Abigail Pawlett (Ashley Bryant, Trafford AC) is re...