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Her Sportshall WSAA
Schools across Wales have been taking part in a National Sportshall event over recent weeks. This involves a pentathlon consisting of standing long jump and high jump, a speed bounce, a chest push of ...
12 Days of Christmas - GIVEAWAY
It's time for a giveaway on the 2nd day of the 12 days of Christmas offer with Welsh Athletics. We have teamed up with the Welsh hurdling legend Dai Greene to gift one lucky person a Dai Greene...
The Glory Years of Cardiff AAC
Clive Williams, a member of Cardiff AAC’s team in the early 1970s when they were British Athletics League champions for three successive years, has put pen to paper to record those achievements in a...
Vote Now for your Performance of the Year
Voting now open for your Welsh Athletics ‘Performance of the Year’ This year, as part of the Welsh Athletics National Awards programme, we are delighted to introduce a new award that is open to a ...
‘LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE’ LEADS TO SPORT -WIDE COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS RACIAL INEQUALITY
The UK Athletics ‘Let’s Talk About Race’ programme launched this summer has culminated in a sport-wide commitment to tackle issues of racial inequality endorsed jointly by UKA and the Home Count...
Commonwealth Games nomination policy released
"We are publishing our policy early so that you, as athletes and coaches, have as much time as possible to prepare properly and to gear your preparations to achieving the standards. We wish you all ...
WSAA Virtual Programme
In addition to the Sportshall Pentathlon Challenge currently on offer to primary and secondary schools across Wales, Welsh Schools and Welsh Athletics today launches the second part of its “virtual�...
UKAD launches Protect Your Sport to boost intelligence reports
There are many ways to report and Protect Your Sport is 100% confidential. Protect Your Sport encourages everyone in sport to share their concerns, no matter how small. UKAD’s campaign to address de...
LIVE!! The 2020 Welsh Athletics Awards
It has been a strange year for the sport however, the way that the athletics community of Wales responded to the challenges bought by COVID-19 has been nothing short of remarkable. As a result, there ...
Non Perfect Parent and Non Perfect Coach Series
Non Perfect Parent and Non Perfect Coach Series Being a parent is tough. Being a parent of a child or children in a national pathway can be even tougher. That’s why Cricket Wales, Welsh Gymnastics, ...
#SupportYourClub
It has been a long wait over the last couple of weeks however today is the day that Firebreak lockdown in Wales ends and clubs and groups across the country will return to training activities under th...
Online Leadership in Running Fitness Qualification
We are pleased to announce that the Leadership in Running Fitness qualification has been revamped to meet today’s learner’s needs, and utilising todays’ technologies, so it can be completed full...
Deaths of Peter Mason and George Holland
Welsh Athletics is sad to learn of the deaths of two former members of Roath Harriers – the club that merged with Birchgrove Harriers to form Cardiff AAC in 1968. George Holland was 80 and Peter Mas...
Athletics memories of John James (JJ) Williams MBE
The extraordinary number of tributes on TV, in the press and online to the late JJ Williams, who died on October 29th aged 72, have quite rightly concentrated on his legendary rugby feats. These inclu...
Cybi Striders Halloween 10k
Despite the horrendous weather on Saturday, 13 runners took part in the Virtual Halloween 10k. Ryan Roberts was 1st in 35:58, Kevin Clark 2nd in 46:58 and Ian Hamblin 3rd in 49:17. The first woman wa...
MADFirebreakChallenge
It's the final week of the #MADFirebreakChallenge! We hope you enjoyed your rest day and that you're full of energy and ready to start the week strong! Last week we reached over 250,000 of you...
12 Year Strategy for Athletics in the UK released
UK ATHLETICS AND HOME COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE NEW STRATEGY 2020 – 2032 Strategy unveiled following period of consultation as the first step in a new era of collaboration between UKA and Home Country Athl...
Snowdonia Marathon Eryri 2020 - Ras y Cewri
The streets of Llanberis we not the same last weekend, as the 2020 Snowdonia Marathon Eryri race was another event that had to be cancelled in this incredible year. In June it was announced that the 3...
2020 Award Winners
The following award nominations were all approved by the Members at the AGM last weekend - Congratulations and Thank You to you all on behalf of all at Welsh Athletics: Life Membership of Welsh Athlet...
Sad passing of Ken Bennett
Clive Williams remembers a fine athlete and administrator: It is with great sadness that the Welsh athletics community has learnt of the death after a long illness of leading official and former Welsh...