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2023 Welsh Road Relay Championships Preview
The Welsh Road Relay Championships will return to Pembrey Country Park on Saturday the 9th of September. Senior teams will cover a distance of 5,400m in a team of four, where teams will battle it o...
Welsh Athletics Coaching Terms & Conditions
On the 1 of October 2023, the Home Country Athletics Federations (England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) will assume responsibility for the licensing of coaches and leaders across the UK. This i...
Annual General Meeting - 42 day reminder
Welsh Athletics members are reminded that the 42-day deadline for submissions of notices of motion at the 2023 Annual General Meeting is this Friday. Could any member who wishes to submit a notice of ...
Welsh Athletics is seeking nominations for the role of Chair and Secretary to the General Council.
Welsh Athletics is seeking nominations for the role of Chair and Secretary to the General Council. The General Council is a key committee that forms part of the Governance structure of Welsh Athletics...
Weekend Round-Up (2nd & 3rd of September)
Cardiff 10K, 3 September Thousands of runners took to the streets of Cardiff for the return of the CDF 10k. The race was last hosted in the Welsh capital in 2019. Alaw Evans (Les Croupiers) took advan...
Age Group Consultation
To bring our sport into further alignment with World Athletics and European Athletics and to help address the significant drop-out from track and field athletics during teenage years, the Home Country...
Team Announcement: Trofeo Vanoni Relays
Congratulations to the five athletes selected to represent Wales at the Trofeo Vanoni Relays, in Morbegno, Italy on Sunday 22 October 2023. Steve Mitchell, National Talent Development Coordinator -...
Weekend Round-Up (26th & 27th of August)
Welsh Athletics U20 International, 26 August Some of the best U20 athletes across the UK traveled to Cardiff on Saturday for the Welsh Athletics U20 International. Gracie Griffiths (Wales/Pembrokeshir...
Welsh Athletics U20 International Round-Up
As the track and field season draws to an end, Cardiff International Sports Campus welcomed some of the best U20 athletes from Wales, Welsh Schools, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Islands...
Coach Calendar: Super September
Our Coach Calendar is celebrating Super September where we will see the return of coach education courses for our LiRF, CiRF, Athletics Coach and Coaching Assistants courses across Wales following the...
Welsh Athletics U20 International Preview
The 2023 Welsh Athletics U20 International will take place on Saturday at the Cardiff International Sports Campus. The International meeting between Wales, Welsh Schools, England, Scotland, Northern I...
Team Announcement: Welsh Athletics U20 International
We are pleased to announce the Welsh Athletics Team & Welsh Schools Athletics Association (WSAA) Team for the Welsh Athletics U20 International Match, which will take place on August 26th at Cardiff I...
Weekend Round-Up (19th & 20th of August)
2023 World Athletics Championships The 2023 World Athletics Championships got underway on Saturday in Budapest, with four Welsh athletes set to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Joe Brier ...
Dave Voyle Obituary
All at Welsh Athletics have been saddened by the news that Dave Voyle has passed away. Dave was a member of Ferndale/ Rhondda, Birch Grove(Cardiff), Newport (Mon) and Lancaster and Morecambe. A five...
2023 World Athletics Championships: Who & Where to Watch
On Saturday the 2023 World Athletics Championships will get underway in Budapest. The Championships will take place between the 19th – 27th of August. Four Welsh athletes have been selected to repre...
Weekend Round-Up (12th & 13th of August)
2023 Welsh U13/U17/U20 Championships, 12 & 13 August It was a great weekend in Newport for the 2023 Welsh U13/U17/U20 Championships, which saw over 450 athletes compete across two days. The weekend go...
Day 2 Round-Up – 2023 Welsh U13/U17/U20 Championships
Today hosted the second day of the Welsh Junior Championships which was full of action at Newport Stadium. Evie Cooper (Neath Harriers) secured her third Welsh title of the year in the U17 hammer, thr...
Day 1 Round-Up – 2023 Welsh U13/U17/U20 Championships
Today saw the first day of the 2023 Welsh U13/U17/U20 Championships, hosted at Newport Stadium Evie Aitchison (Neath Harriers) took the first track win of the day in the U17 300m hurdles finishing in...
Thursday 10th of August – History made on final day of competition
More history was made on the final day of competition in Trinidad with William Bishop (DSW Para Academy) winning bronze in the men’s T38 long jump, to become the first Welsh para athlete to win a fi...
2023 Welsh U13 / U17 / U20 Championships Preview
This weekend will see the Welsh U13 / U17 / U20 Track & Field Championships take place. Over 450 athletes will compete over the weekend of competition in Newport Stadium. A number of Championship Best...