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Day 1: Welsh Senior & U15 Indoor Championships Round-Up
It was a great first day at the Welsh Senior & U15 Indoor Championships. A busy day of personal bests, club records and Welsh Records! Birmingham Commonwealth Games athlete Lauren Evans (Cardiff Athle...
2023 Welsh Senior & U15 Indoor Championships Preview
The Welsh Senior and U15 Indoor Championships will take place at the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff this weekend. This year’s edition will be the first Welsh Indoor Championship to run ...
Exciting Opportunities within the Welsh Athletics Community
Head of Athletics - Cardiff Met University Part of the Sports Systems Team, the Head of Athletics will provide effective leadership, strategic planning and direction for the Athletics programme, inc...
Weekend Round-Up (21st & 22nd January)
Cardiff Met New Year Non Thomas Open, 22 January On Sunday the Cardiff Met New Year Open was hosted at NIAC, incorporating the Welsh Senior 3000m Championships. Megan Carter-Davies (Swansea Harriers) ...
2023 Commonwealth Youth Games Selection Policy
We are pleased to announce that we will be sending a Welsh team to the Commonwealth Youth Games! The 7th edition of the Games is scheduled to take place in Trinidad and Tobago in August 2023. Due to t...
Weekend Round-Up (14th & 15th January)
VALENCIA 10K 15 JAN On Sunday Michael Ward (Cardiff AC) was the first Welsh finisher in the Valencia 10K with a time of 29:35. There were more great performances with Matt Edwards (Cardiff AAC) finis...
Team Announcement - Armagh 5k Annual International Road Race
8 Athletes have been chosen to represent Wales at the Armagh 5k Annual International Road Race in Ireland on Thursday 9 February 2023! Steve Mitchell, National Talent Development Coordinator - Enduran...
Team Announcement - Anglo Celtic Cup – 100k Championships 2023
5 Athletes have been selecte to represent Wales at the Anglo Celtic Plate - 100k Championships in Craigavon Lakes, Northern Ireland on Sunday 2 April. Arwel Lewis (Eryri Harriers), Team Manager said...
4 Top Tips for Recovery Post-Exercise
Whether you’re a professional athlete, amateur runner or just enjoy staying fit, recovery is an important part of any exercise regime. A good recovery routine can help maximise the benefits from tr...
Physiology of a 400m Runner Webinar
Off the back of the hugely successful ‘Physiology of Endurance Running’ presentation, on the 14th of December (2022) Cardiff Met Physiologist Dan Nash was back, this time presenting on insights fo...
England Athletics Indoor Combined Events Championships inc BMC Round-Up
Welsh athletes enjoyed a highly successful weekend at the England Athletics Indoor Combined Events Championships at the EIS in Sheffield. Cardiff AC’s Lauren Evans finished fourth overall in the sen...
Weekend Round-Up (7th & 8th January)
England Athletics Indoor Combined Events Championships, 7 - 8 Jan Welsh athletes enjoyed a highly successful weekend at the England Athletics Indoor Combined Events Championships at the EIS in Sheffie...
Team Announcement - EDP Lisbon Half Marathon 2023
7 Welsh Athletes have been selected to represent Wales at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon on Sunday 12 March 2023! Steve Mitchell, National Talent Development Coordinator - Endurance at Welsh Athletic...
2023 Welsh 10km Road Race Series
2023 Welsh 10km Road Race Series The Welsh 10km Road Race Series will return in 2023, with the first fixture hosted at the ABP Newport Wales 10k on Sunday 16 April. The Series will incorporate five o...
Welsh Athletics Anti-Doping Review
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...
Weekend Round Up (Christmas & New Year)
Glynneath 5, 26 December Ciaran Lewis (Les Croupiers RC) and Megan Carter-Davies (Swansea Harriers) won the historic Boxing Day race that starts and finishes in the village of Glynneath, in the Neath ...
Announcement of the passing of Anthony Hughes MBE
Disability Sport Wales CEO, Fiona Reid shared: It is with the greatest sadness that we share the news of the unexpected passing of Anthony Hughes MBE on the 30th December 2022. He was a loving fath...
Benefits for new members joining Welsh Athletics in January 2023
Considering getting involved in Athletics or Running this New Year? Looking to make 2023 a healthier year? A great way to boost your health and fitness is to take up a new activity! Athletics and Runn...
2022 Round-Up
2022 saw a return to competition for many as the top Welsh athletes prepared for a busy summer littered with Major Championships. The Welsh Indoor Championships at NIAC in Cardiff saw Hannah Brier h...
Welsh Athletics Transition Programme Athletes 2022-23
We are delighted to announce the Transition Athletes for the next year! James Williams, Chief Execuitve Officer shared: I would like to congratulate all the athletes on their selection to our support...