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Weekend Round-Up (18th & 19th of March)
Cardiff Taff Trail Half Marathon, 19 March On Sunday the scenic Cardiff Taff Trail Half Marathon took place, with a number of runners claiming new personal bests. Matt Edwards (Cardiff AAC) was the fi...
Athletau Cymru yn partneru gyda'r Urdd i lansio fformat cystadleuaeth athletau newydd i ysgolion yng Nghymru
Rydym yn falch i gyhoeddi partneriaeth newydd gyda Urdd Gobaith Cymru i gychwyn fformat cystadleuaeth newydd, cyffrous ar gyfer athletau ysgolion. Mae Urdd Gobaith Cymru yn Gorff Ieuenctid Gwirfoddol ...
Welsh Athletics partners with the Urdd to launch new schools athletics competition format in Wales
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce a new partnership with Urdd Gobaith Cymru to initiate a new engaging and exciting competition format for schools athletics. Urdd Gobaith Cymru is a Nati...
World Record set at the 37th Annual Barry 40 Mile Track Race
Almost 30 years ago to the day, Carolyn Hunter-Rowe (Pudsey & Bramley) decimated the World Ladies 40 Miles Track Record at Jenner Park, Barry with 4:26:43 - a mark which still stands. It seems fitting...
Welsh Schools Sportshall Athletics Final 2023
The Welsh Schools Sportshall Athletics Final, one of the largest grassroots school fixtures in Wales, was staged at Cwmbran Stadium Sports Centre last Sunday. The 2023 edition saw pupils in the under ...
Three Welsh athletes selected for Commonwealth Youth Games GAPS programme
Tomi Roberts-Jones, Will Bishop and Ashton Fish have been selected for the first ever Commonwealth youth programme in South Africa. The athletes, and their coach Morgan Jones leave for Cape Town today...
Weekend Round-Up (11th & 12th of March)
Lisbon Half Marathon, 12 March Three athletes were selected to represent Wales at the Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday. In the Women’s Elite field Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers) finished in 24th ...
Team Announcement: London Mini Marathon
Congratulations to all athletes who have been seleected for the London Mini Marathon Championships on the 22nd of April. U13 Girls Athlete Club Coach Heather Watson Deeside AAC Donna ...
British Athletics Cross Challenge Incorporating UK Inter Counties Championships
On Saturday the 11 March the final installment of the British Athletics Cross Challenge will take place at Prestwood Hall, Loughborough.The event will also incorporate the UK Inter-Counties Cross Coun...
Officiating Course Fees Announcement
From the 1st of April 2023, we will be reintroducing fees for Officiating courses held in Wales. As part of the World Championship Legacy Programme, in 2017 Welsh Athletics Official Education fees wer...
International Women's Day 2023
This International Women’s Day we would like to celebrate all the wonderful and inspirational women that help make a difference in our sport. There are simply too many women within our sport to ment...
Weekend Round-Up (4th & 5th of March)
European Athletics Indoor Championships, 2-5 March Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) continued her great indoor season, claiming bronze in the women’s 3000m picking up Great Britain’s first medal...
Team Announcement - SIAB Cross Country International 2023
Congratulations to all athletes who have been seleected to represent Wales at the SIAB Cross Country International at Sefton Park in Liverpool on Saturday 25th March! Junior Girls Athlete Club Coach S...
Trafford 10k Preview
On Sunday seven athletes will represent Wales at the Trafford 10K in Partington Sports Village. In the Senior Women’s race, Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers) will be competing in her first 10K of...
37TH ANNUAL BARRY 40 MILE TRACK RACE INC THE 34TH WELSH ULTRA DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 37th edition of the Barry 40-mile track race inc the 34th Welsh Ultra Distance Championships will take place this Sunday at Jenner Park. With the line up including international representation fro...
Important UKAD notice for Clubs
In conjunction with UK Anti Doping, Welsh Athletics have undertaken a review to ensure that the sport of Athletics in Wales has the most robust approach to anti-doping. As part of this review, we have...
The Prince and Princess of Wales Take Part in our Physical Literacy Programme, Starting Blocs
Today, we were delighted to introduce the Prince and Princess of Wales to our Physical Literacy Programme, Starting Blocs at Aberavon Leisure Centre in Port Talbot. As part of William and Kate’s vi...
Weekend Round-Up (25th & 26th February)
118th Welsh Cross Country Championships, 25 Dewi Griffiths (Swansea Harriers) claimed his 8th Welsh Cross Country Senior title on Saturday in Brecon. In the Senior Women’s race Olivia Tsim (Pontypri...
118th Welsh Cross Country Championships Round-Up
The 118th edition of the Championships was held at the Penlan Arena, Brecon with over 600 athletes competing across an 11-race programme. With the sun shining it was a great day of cross country runni...
Competing for Wales: Masters Road Racing Opportunities
Building on the success of two road Masters Internationals in 2022 at Tenby and Bristol, there will be more opportunities for Master athletes to represent Wales in 2023 across all distances from 5km t...