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Weekend Round Up
Llanelli Half Marathon It was a great weekend at the Llanelli Half Marathon. The men's podium consisted of Dewi Griffiths taking the victory in with a strong run of 1:09.14, Andrew Horsfall-Tu...
#FeatureFriday - Afghan Refugees Welcomed at ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K
A group of refugees who have recently arrived in Wales from Afghanistan were introduced to the world of mass-participation running at the ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K on Sunday, just two months af...
Welsh team take on Italian mountains
Vanoni Mountain Race, Italy In the individual female 5km race, Anna Bracegirdle ran well to finish 11th overall in a time of 24:14:06. The race was won by Italian based African, Lucy Wambul Murigi in ...
UK ATHLETICS AND HOME COUNTRY ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS LAUNCH UK-WIDE COACHING STRATEGY
UK Athletics, Welsh Athletics, and the other three partner Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) has officially launched the Coaching Strategy for the sport of athletics in the UK. The formation ...
National Development (NDP) Camp
This weekend saw the first National Development (NDP) Camp of the 2021-22 season held at the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff. The 2021-22 NDP is a fully inclusive programme for talented We...
Applications for Welsh Championship Races Now Being Taken
We are delighted to now be welcoming applications for hosts for Welsh Road Running Championships in 2022. Please review the hosting criteria when submitting an application and provide any details tha...
The Weekend Round Up - A weekend of Records
British Grand Prix of Race Walking Commonwealth Bronze medallist Bethan Davies (Andi Drake) set a new 35km British record of 3.00.24 in her first race at the distance. Despite having to battle tough...
insport Schools Resource – Athletics Activity Cards Released
The partnership between Disability Sport Wales and Welsh Athletics continues to grow, as Welsh Athletics support DSW with a new insport schools resource. Welsh Athletics are delighted to have worked c...
Vanoni Italy International Preview
After missing out last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Wales will once again be competing as they have done, (except for last year) since 2010 in the famous “TROPHY ENZIO VANONI” which is now i...
Everything You Need To Know About The ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K
The ABP Newport Wales Marathon is returning this Sunday, set to be the largest mass participation event to take place in Wales in 2021. 8,000 people have signed up to run the marathon, 10K, or family ...
49 Athletes set to join National Development Programme
Following the recent application process, we're delighted to be able to announce that 49 athletes and their coaches will be part of our National Development Programme over the next 12 months - thi...
7 Welsh Athletes make the British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme
42 athletes (including 7 Welsh athletes) have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22. Paralympic Podium Hollie Arnold (David Turner), ...
Weekend Round - Arter Claims Victory at the Cardiff Cross Challenge
Catching up from last weekend, there were two stand-out performances on the roads. Ciaran Lewis, Cardiff Athletics, won the Manchester Half Marathon Elite race on his debut at the distance. His time o...
Jake, Piers, & Jeremiah join Melissa on World Class programme
Jake Heyward (Cardiff Athletics, Mark Rowland; Photo: Athletics Images) joins the British Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22 after this stellar Olympic debut at Tokyo where he ...
Regional Development Programme – Day 1
Sunday, October 10th saw the return of the Welsh Athletics Regional Development Programme. Regional Days were held across the 4 regions of Wales in each event group (Speed, Endurance, Throws, and Jump...
Call out for Casual Coaches
As life and sport have returned, demand for athletics has grown and we have been delivering more activity out in the community across Wales with children and young people. To help us keep meeting this...
North Wales athletics’ officials honoured at special “Hall of Fame” induction ceremony.
Last week the North Wales regional Athletics Council held their first Hall of Fame presentations, honouring their many years of dedicated service to Athletics. Many long-serving and distinguished offi...
Junior opportunities to represent Wales on Road & XC available
The selection policy for the first of these opportunities to represent Wales is available here - Liverpool Selection Policy - and more information is available via the Competing for Wales page. Race ...
Cardiff joins World Athletics Cross Country Tour
Welsh Athletics are delighted to confirm that this coming weekend's Cardiff Cross Challenge has been confirmed as one of the first events in this year's World Athletics Cross Country Tour. Ja...
New Bridgend track gets official launch
Bridgend AC were delighted to finally officially open their new track on Saturday 2nd October following COVID postponements. Welsh Athletics and Bridgend AC would like to extend our thanks to Sport Wa...