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At Welsh Athletics we have been working hard with Sport Wales, British Athletics, the other home country athletics federations and other partners to plan and try to keep the sport as active as possibl...

Back in January of this year, long-time Chief Exec, Matt Newman, stood down and the organisation has since been led by Interim CEO, James Williams. As planned the Board of Welsh Athletics is now loo...

Everyone's mental health is being challenged during this difficult time. With it being Mental Health Awareness Week, we know how important it is to prioritise yours and others’ well-being, and w...

Welsh Athletics Governance Sub-group Vacancies We are looking for committed, passionate volunteers from within our athletics community in Wales to join our Governance sub-group. We are particularly in...

In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A full history of Welsh Athletics can be explor...

As we are currently unable to deliver our face to face coach learning programmes, to support the development of all our licensed leaders and coaches by offering  UKA are offering FREE access to a cou...

As mentioned in our statement of 28th April, we have been reviewing the situation regarding other athletics activity, and in light of the announcement made by the Welsh Government on 8th May, the boar...

Morning and hope you are well and staying safe. We hope that you and your family are well during these uncertain times. We at Welsh Athletics would like to thank you for all your hard work and contrib...

Welsh Athletics would like to congratulate the following on passing your respective levels in February, March and April 2020:   February: Jo Wood                      Level 1 Tr...

MILTON KEYNES 1980 - ANOTHER MARATHON TALE In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A ful...

#SupportYourClub This week, the #SupportYourClub features some clubs that have been innovating and engaging with their members; using technology and the power of the sport to spread some positivity du...

This weekend saw the first of a series of online challenges using the virtual racing platform developed with our partners Opentrack. Over 350 people of all ages and abilities took part from across Wal...

On This Day in 1969 In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A full history of Welsh Athl...

UK ATHLETICS AND HOME COUNTRIES COMMIT TO UK SPORT REVIEW RECOMMENDED CHANGE PLAN Welsh Athletics, alongside UK Athletics and the other Home Country Athletics Federations; Athletics Northern Ireland, ...

Officials Reward Scheme Launch As part of our commitment to recruit and support officials, we are delighted to launch the Welsh Athletics Officials Reward Scheme.  This has been developed in order to...

We have already featured a range of clubs from across Wales throughout this campaign this week we are looking at a couple what clubs have been doing to keep their members engaged and also do some grea...

Helping you to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic Welsh Athletics are pleased to announce a series of three online training sessions (webinars) to help our clubs and groups deal with the...

In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. As this weekend would have been the London Marat...

Following previous statements, Welsh Athletics, in collaboration with the other Home Country Athletics Federations and UKA, can confirm that the suspension period relating specifically to athletics co...

Over the coming weeks, we will be supporting the community to “Stay Involved” by creating opportunities to engage with other coaches, practitioners, and useful information around coaching process ...