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Club updates for Safeguarding as directed by UKA - April 2023
There has been some great work completed since the independent review of Athletics in 2020. Particularly with our Club Welfare officers, the majority have completed the necessary training in Time to l...
Kids' Athletics Day
We are pleased to announce that we will be joining World Athletics in inviting kids across Wales to move, play and explore in celebration of Kids’ Athletics Day 2023. An annual celebration which tak...
Weekend Round-Up (29th & 30th of April)
Cardiff 5K Race for Victory, 30 April It was a great evening of running in Whitchurch on Sunday for the Cardiff Race for Victory which incorporated the Welsh 5k Championships. First across the finish ...
2023 Loughborough Throws
Welsh Athletics are looking for expressions of interest for a throws specific event on the 27 May in Loughborough University where there will be teams from all home nations. The event is focused on an...
Competing for Wales: Track & Field Opportunities
There are a number of Track & Field representative opportunities this summer for both Wales and Welsh Schools. Chris Type, Head of Performance added “We are pleased to announce a number of exciting ...
Welsh 5km Championships Preview
The Cardiff 5k Race For Victory returns this Sunday evening. The event will again incorporate the Welsh 5km Championships for U17, U20, Senior and Masters age-groups. The race takes place in the Whi...
2023 Red Kite Challenge inc the Welsh Trail Championships Preview
On Saturday the Red Kite Challenge incorporating the Welsh Trail Championships will take place in Devils Bridge, Ceredigion. For the first time in 20 years Dic Evans will not be organising the trail r...
Thousands of children across Wales take part in the World Daily Mile Day!
Today we celebrated the first World Daily Mile Day! Children across Wales and the world ran, jogged, walked or rolled for 15 minutes and experienced the great benefits of the Daily Mile. Across Wales...
Weekend Round-Up (22nd & 23rd April)
TCS London Marathon, 23 April Welsh road runners took to the streets of London on Sunday, as the London Marathon returned to it’s April slot. In his first marathon Stephen Morris set a new T20 Briti...
The sky Is the limit for young para thrower Mike Jenkins
Over the weekend at the Coventry Spring Meet, Pembrokeshire Harriers athlete Mike Jenkins broke the F38 European Discus Record throwing a distance of 52.02m! It was an incredible weekend for the young...
Team Announcement: Welsh Masters Chester Half Marathon
Congratulations to all athletes selected to represent the Welsh Masters Team at the Chester Half Marathon International against England on Sunday 21st May. Once again the Welsh Team is in 10 year age ...
TCS London Mini Marathon Preview
On Saturday 22 of April 36 athletes will represent Waled at the London Mini Marathon. The event will see a number of current Welsh Champions compete, and for many athletes their second time representi...
Speakeasy Club presents... Rhys & Scott Jenkins
The Penarth brothers, who widely credit their ultra endurance running exploits to a prominent member of Speakeasy Club, will take us through that first race at the 2008 Llanelli half marathon to runni...
Manchester to host 2023 UK Athletics Championships
UK Athletics confirmed today that the Manchester Regional Arena Track will host the UK Athletics Championships and World Trials this summer, with an action packed two days on the weekend of 8 -9 July...
Weekend Round-Up (15th & 16th April)
ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K, 16 April In the Marathon Dan Nash (Cardiff Athletics) was victorious completing the course in 2:19:46, the first sub 2:20 performance set in South Wales since 1986. ...
Summer School Fixtures & Opportunities
Exciting school opportunities this summer. Secondary School and Colleges Track & Field Championships The Welsh Secondary Schools & Colleges U15, U17 & U20 Track & Field Championships will be held at ...
Off Track Trial Races
Over the next few months there are a number of off track Welsh trial races. Red Kite Challenge, 29 April There are two trial races incorporating in the Red Kite Challenge later this month. The U18 r...
Maria Wallpott Obituary
Maria Wallpott (nee Yarnold), a member of Newport Harriers in the 1980/90s obtaining Welsh Vests as a junior and senior athlete in track - sprinting and hurdles, died at St David’s Hospice Newport...
South Wales Hurdle Workshops
Over the month of March, to further assist athletes and their coaches with their preparation for the Summers competition season, three separate Hurdle workshops took place. South Wales Hurdle Worksh...
Weekend Round-Up (7th - 9th April)
CHOCOHOLICS 5KM RACE, 7TH APRIL Aled Breeze of host club Maldwyn Harriers was a convincing winner at the Easter Friday Chocoholics 5km Race in Newtown with a time of 16:38. Clubmate Madison Hughes was...