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The Bank Holiday Round-Up
We hope you’ve enjoyed your Bank Holiday Weekend - there were some great performances that we’ll cover in this week's round-up! The World Relays took place in Poland Silesia, where Joe Brier�...
Financial Support Packages for local Track & Field Competition
Welsh Athletics are pleased to be able to announce a financial support package for clubs and competition providers to host local competition during the 2021 track & field season. Due to the ongoing im...
Lliswerry Runners Return to Group Running
Over the past month the combination of falling transmission rates and increasing numbers of fully vaccinated people have meant a rapid change and relaxation of the COVID regulations for Wales. Follo...
Magnificent Seven selected for GB para athletics championships team.
Congratulations to all seven Welsh para-athletes who've been selected for the British Team to compete at the World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland between 1-5 June. [F...
Big discount available to Clubs on Joma kit bundles
As part of our ongoing partnership with Joma Teamwear, we are offering all affiliated clubs a 35% discount* (on RRP) on kit bundle packages. Kit bundles include a Quarter Zip, a T Shirt and a Vest and...
The Weekend Round Up!
ICYMI Midweek Action With restrictions still in place in Wales, meaning that only athletes with elite exemption can access competition, Welsh Athletics hosted another Endurance Invitational meeting on...
Loughborough International Selection meeting moved to Friday 14th.
**UPDATE: Selection for Loughborough International has been moved to Friday 14th May 2021 at 12:00** Welsh Athletics are pleased to confirm that they will be selecting a team to compete at the Loughbo...
Ivor Arnold has sadly passed away.
The late Ivor Arnold – Clive Williams remembers a great servant to athletics in Wales who died recently. The Welsh athletics community will be sad to learn of the death of leading official Ivor Arno...
Coach Education Dates
As restrictions ease from the latest lockdown, we are pleased to announce the return of Coach Education. The upcoming plans to allow 15 people indoors and 30 people outdoors allows for us to organise ...
Weekend Round Up - Simpson and Jones Secure Their 2nd Standard!
We start this Weekend round-up at the War Eagle Invitational (US) where Deeside athlete Amber Simpson is showing us how hard she has worked this year. On the 16th of April Simpson competed in the Ham...
#FeatureFriday - Reports on the 1981 BSIAB and 1981 Inter Association Cross Country Matches
April 11th – the END of the Cross-Country season in 1981 Forty years ago, last weekend, on April 11th, 1981, the cross-country season came to an end for our talented young endurance athletes. The We...
UKA & Home Countries Safeguarding Review – Additional Support Webinars
Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce two additional support webinars following the recent UKA and HCAF review. These meetings are intended for Club Chairs and Club Welfare Officers (male and female)...
CLUB AFFILIATION FOR 2021-22 IS NOW OPEN - CLUBS SHOULD ALL AIM TO AFFILIATE BY 30TH APRIL.
The new Club Affiliation period for 2021-22 is now open. It is important that your club affiliates to Welsh Athletics as we see the sport beginning to return to activity. The affiliation process allow...
Weekend Round Up – Simpson gets her Standard
It was only a matter of time for our US-based athlete Amber Simpson to throw a Commonwealth Games qualifying standard in the Hammer throw. Simpson had been showing incredible form in her early competi...
Weekly Round up – Welsh Record at the Podium 5K
Welsh endurance running is currently in a great position with athletes producing great times over the past few weeks from around the world! We first look back to the Podium 5K on the 3/04/2021, (find ...
World Autism Day - '60 Seconds with’… Sadie Graham-Mulvaney
World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2021 ‘60 Seconds with’… Sadie Graham-Mulvaney via UK Athletics For advice and guidance about autism contact: National Autistic Society (NAS) The fourteenth a...
Schools Athletics & Virtual Conference
To date, there are 91 attendees booked for Friday 9th April Schools Athletics Virtual Conference if you know of anyone else who may be interested. It is free to attend, the content will include: Prese...
Statement on the latest proposed date for a return to adult outdoor sport
Following the most recent Welsh Government announcement regarding the timetable for unlocking of COVID-19 restrictions in Wales, Welsh Athletics feels compelled to make the following statement on beha...
Looking back - what athletics actually happened in 2020?
"We're proud of the history of our sport in Wales, and thanks to Clive Williams and others, we have this updated record of the key milestones tracking all the significant events and changes to Ath...
#Unite Virtual Youth Development Coaching Conference
Saturday 27th March saw the staging of the first-ever virtual Youth Development Coaching Conference, under the banner of the #Unite Conference Series. It was great to see over 71 attendees across the ...