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Commonwealth Games 2022: Introducing the Heptathlon
This years 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham kick off in less than a week! Welsh Athletics are proud to introduce Lauren Evans who will be making her way to Birmingham later this week to represent...
Commonwealth Games 2022: Introducing Our Throws Athletes
This years 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham kick off in less than a week! Welsh Athletics are proud to introduce the throws athletes who will be making their way to Birmingham later this month re...
Top Five Tips For Getting Stronger
We all know the importance of warming up and cooling down as part of your exercise and training regime. However, strength training is equally important as it has the potential to reduce the risk of in...
Commonwealth Games 2022: Introducing our Endurance Athletes
This years 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham are coming! Welsh Athletics are proud to introduce the Endruance Athletes who will be making their way to Birmingham to represent Team Wales and compet...
Friday Feature : The Race Walking Duo
Preparing for what will be their second Commonwealth Games, both Bethan Davies (Cardiff), a Bronze medalist from 2018, and Heather Lewis (Pembrokeshire) are putting together the finishing touches on t...
Annual General Meeting - 22nd October 2022
This year's Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics will take place at 10am in person at Sport Wales, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff and online via Zoom - register here Draft minutes and papers from la...
Welsh Athletics Athlete to Coach Programme 2022/23
Welsh Athletics are pleased to announce that the application process for the 2nd year of our Athlete to Coach Programme, is now open! The programme is aimed at encouraging current, and former, Seni...
Welsh Athletes star at SIAB
Saturday 16th July was the highlight of the Welsh Schools Athletic Association summer programme with the return of the 2022 Schools International Athletic Board’s U17 Track & Field International. I...
Beth Kidger substituted in for Charlotte Arter for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Chris Jones, National Coach at Welsh Athletics announced: "We can today confirm that sadly Charlotte Arter has been withdrawn on medical grounds from the 5000m & 10,000m at the Birmingham 2022 Common...
Weekend Round Up (16-17th July)
England Athletics Senior and Disability Championships In Bedford, at the England Athletics Senior and Disability Championships, Aled Davies achieved a result he said had been waiting for, for over 5 y...
Snowdon International Team Selection
After a 3 year hiatus Râs Yr Wyddfa/ International Snowdon Race returns to Llanberis for its 45th running. The iconic 10mile Welsh mountain race which climbs 1038 meters to the summit of Snowdon and ...
4 Welsh Athletes ready to take on the World
Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff), Joe Brier (Swansea), Melissa Courtney - Bryant (Poole) and Josh Griffiths (Swansea) take on the world this week as they begin their campaigns at the World Athletics Championshi...
Club Feature: Cardiff Athletics and Cardiff Archers
With the return of a full competition programme after two years of disruption, both Cardiff Athletics and Cardiff Archers found that the absence of schools’ sports days had left many of their younge...
Weekend of top Welsh off-road racing in prospect
Two off the top off-road races in Wales take place this Saturday with Welsh teams competing at the Castell Howell International Snowdon Race in Llanberis and the Welsh Trail Running Championships taki...
Queens Baton Relay Review
The Queen’s Baton Relay began its journey through Wales on June 29th, starting in Anglesey before making its way across North, Mid and South Wales. On its journey, the Queen’s Baton arrived at the...
Welsh Schools Athletic Association Team Announcement
Congratulations to all the athletes who have been selected as part of the Welsh Schools Athletic Association Team to compete at the SIAB Track and Field International in Belfast on Saturday 16th July ...
Regional Development Programme roles on offer
Without engaged athletes and coaches our sport would not function. We have a range of paid and voluntary roles across all disciplines and across Wales to help coordinate and support our successful Reg...
Weekend Round Up (9-10 July)
European U18 Athletics Championships, Jerusalem Ophelia Pye (Malborough) came into the championships with a personal best of 59.74s over the 400m hurdles and left as European U18 Champion and with a n...
London Mini Marathon Selection Policy
The London Mini Marathon is a unique and inspirational event that is integrated into the TCS London Marathon programme. The event provides an exciting development opportunity for young Welsh athletes ...
Fun-filled Summer Camps now Available
Kick-start your little ones athletic journey with a fun-filled summer camp! With the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games just around the corner, there is no better time to get children inspired by athl...