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British Indoor Championships cancelled
British Athletics has today confirmed the cancellation of the British Athletics Indoor Championships, due to be staged at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena 20-21 February: The decision was taken in light of ...
Rownd Gyntaf o Gyfnewidiadau Rhithwir yn boblogaidd ledled Cymru!
Over the last month, runners from all regions of Wales have taken to the roads in the Regional round of our Virtual Road Relay series. We were delighted to see performances submitted from over 1000 at...
Representatives needed for Senior Athlete Advisory Group
Senior Athletes Advisory Group As part of our commitment to ensuring we are always learning and listening to our members, we have established three Athlete Advisory Groups – Junior, Senior, and Mast...
Equal Opportunities in Cross Country
UK Athletics, working in collaboration with the Home Country Athletics Federations can now outline the future stages of the sport-wide consultation capturing thoughts on how Cross Country can provide ...
Unite Virtual Conference Series Announced!
Welsh Athletics and Run Wales are inviting you to join them for the inaugural ‘Unite Virtual Conference Series’ taking place throughout March and April. The conference weekend is usually a highlig...
Welsh Athletics & Run Wales celebrate the 2020 Award Winners through their ‘In Conversation With…’ series.
In Conversation With . . . At the end of 2020, we announced the Welsh Athletics Award Winners, amongst them the prestigious awards that go to members of our community who work tirelessly to support ou...
Welsh Athletics Release New Webinar Series!
Welsh Athletics are excited to announce the launch of a new series of webinars aimed at supporting Clubs. Topics will range from how to ensure your club is following best practices when it comes to go...
Update on Elite Athlete Status
Whilst we are in Alert Level 4 in Wales, only Elite Athletes are being given dispensation to train and to travel to do so. We appreciate that many Welsh athletes train and compete at a very high stand...
Travelling to train is not permitted
Welsh Athletics has been made aware that a number of athletes and coaches have been travelling to train at a facility in RCT. The Welsh Assembly Government have issued clear guidance that prohibits t...
Self Care for All
Be Kind to Yourself It is understandable that during this period of National Lockdown, where we are revisiting the tightest of restrictions, people may be experiencing various feelings and emotions, s...
Well done to all the Officials that upgraded in 2020
Welsh Athletics would like to congratulate the following twenty officials on passing your respective levels from January - December 2020: January February March April June July August December Colin...
Annual Membership Survey now LIVE
A year like no other 2020 will be remembered as one of the most challenging years in living memory, how did we do? Our annual membership survey is now open and we would love to hear your views on how ...
WSAA Statement SIAB CROSS COUNTRY 2021
Welsh Schools Athletic Association today confirms the cancellation of the 2021 SIAB Cross Country event which was due to be held at Callendar Park, Falkirk, Scotland on Saturday, March 20th. We unders...
Welsh Athletics Pathway Athletes 2020-2021
With a very busy 18 months ahead of athletes and their support teams, Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce that it will support a total of 44 Athletes during 2021. This is in addition to the 5 athl...
Diwrnod Lansio - #FromYourDoor
Ar ras drwy redeg yn ysbrydoli ymgyrch newydd Rhedeg Cymru yn gweld 18% o'r boblogaeth sy’n oedolion yn rhedeg yn ystod y cyfnod clo Yn ystod cyfnod clo 2020 camodd dros...
Disability Inclusion Training Opportunities
With the recent Lockdown in Wales we at Welsh Athletics wanted to provide our members with opportunities for e-learning. As part of our partnership with DSW, members can access all these excellent co...
#TellYourStory - Welsh Forum
#TellYourStory is a major research programme exploring race and racism in sport. We want you to get involved and share your experiences to help create real change. If you’re a sportsperson – ...
Welsh Indoor and Welsh XC Championships cancelled due to COVID-19
The Welsh Government have placed Wales into Alert Level 4 for an unquantified time period due to the severity of the current COVID-19 situation. In light of this, discussions have been held regard...
Sub 4 miler Bob Maplestone passes away
Cardiff-born Bob Maplestone [no.8 in image], the first Briton to run a mile indoors in under 4 minutes died on Saturday (January 2nd) in his adopted home of Seattle, USA aged 74. He ran 3.59.5 indoors...
Primary Schools Virtual XC Results
Between Monday 30th November and Friday 18th December was the virtual Welsh Schools & Welsh Athletics Primary Schools 1km challenge. We were very pleased to see so many schools taking the opportunity ...