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Parents in Sport Week - Volunteering
Volunteers are the lifeblood of athletics. They are the everyday heroes who make running competitions, growing talent and providing opportunities possible. Become part of something special, gain skill...
Parents in Sport Week - Sports Parents & Families
During previous lockdowns Sport Wales on behalf of Welsh Athletics produced and released some very informative webinar presentations on Parent Club Relationships. Firstly, the Sports Parents and Famil...
Parents in Sport Week - Safeguarding:
Parents in Sport Week is now in its 6th year and as the campaign progresses, we always look to develop our aims to suit the changing landscape of sport. We start the week with updates on Safeguarding,...
Run Leader Development Pathway Launch
Welsh Athletics and Run Wales are excited to announce the launch of the new Run Leader Development Pathway! The pathway has been shaped to visualise a potential Run Leader journey, inclusive of the...
London Mini Marathon
As well as The 2021 London Marathon happening on the weekend, some of our junior athletes were selected to compete in the London Mini-Marathon, see the full team list here. U13 Boys Alfie Shiland ...
Weekend Round Up - The 2021 London Marathon
At the London Marathon, Josh Griffiths was the 2nd Brit to cross the finishing line finishing 8th overall. The Swansea Harrier athlete just missed out on a new lifetime best running 2:13.39 but was ...
Welsh Athletics Sport Science Internship
During the 2020-21 academic year Welsh Athletics and Cardiff Metropolitan University created two internship opportunities. Following a competitive interview process, two students from the Cardiff Metr...
Coed Glas Primary hosts top athletes for Daily Mile
Olympian Joe Brier and European U23 Champion Jeremiah Azu were among the athletes to join pupils at Coed Glas primary school this morning for their Daily Mile. Along with the other home nations and UK...
Transgender Inclusion Report welcomed
During 2020 the Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) commissioned a Review into Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport in the UK. Subsequently a wide-ranging consultation took place with many peopl...
Non Perfect Parent 2021/22
Welsh Athletics is delighted to confirm that the widely acclaimed parent expert Richard Shorter is to embark on a third series of Non Perfect Parent workshops over the next year. Since the parent pro...
Disability & Para-Coaching Development Initiative September Update
This disability coaching Initiative is a partnership project with Disability Sport Wales. The aim is to create a better overall picture, and shared awareness, of coaches across Wales providing inclusi...
Weekend Round Up
[Photo: Masters medallists, Credit Llanelli AAC ] SIAB International The 67 young athletes did their school's proud in Derby bringing home a host of medals, PBs and great performances. Report Full...
Two new directors join Board of Welsh Athletics
We’re delighted to be able to announce that Jonathan Ford, former Chief Executive Officer of the Football Association of Wales (FAW), and Lorna Kerr, Chief People Officer at Principality Building So...
SIAB Track & Field International
Steve Jones reports on a successful SIAB event: Moorways Stadium, Derby – Saturday September 25th. 67 of our brightest and best young athletes made the journey to the traditional showpiece event of ...
Virgin Giving London Mini Marathon
36 athletes have been selected to compete for Wales at the Virgin Giving London Mini Marathon on Sunday, October 3rd. Those selected will race against athletes from across the UK over the final 2.6km ...
Welsh 10k Champs return to Cardiff Bay this weekend
Dewi Griffiths (28:27) will look to regain his title from 2017 at the Brecon Carreg Cardiff Bay Run on Sunday. Griffiths set the course record at 29:07 on that occasion and returns to the race a week ...
Welsh Athletics partners with The Daily Mile
As part of an exciting new partnership, Welsh Athletics – as well as UK Athletics, Athletics Northern Ireland, England Athletics and Scottish Athletics - has entered into a formal partnership with...
Welsh Athletics Indoor Fixtures Confirmed!
We are delighted to confirm the programme of Welsh Athletics indoor fixtures for the 2021/22 season. After forced cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic 12 months ago, we are delighted to be worki...
Less than one month until the Cardiff Cross Challenge returns
Less than one month until the Cardiff Cross Challenge returns – we are looking for event volunteers! After a year lost to COVID disruptions we couldn’t be more excited for the return of the Cardif...
Welsh Athletics Coach Assistant Support Programme
At Welsh Athletics we are committed to supporting the ongoing development of our community of coaching assistants and we are excited to announce our October start date for the virtual Coach Assis...