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Today marks the beginning of the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. The championships will run from 7th to 15th November 2019 with plenty of exciting action which will include 7 Welsh athlet...

The Bobby Rea International Cross Country event will take place at Billy Neill MBE Country Park, Dundonald on Saturday 9th November. Wales will be sending a men's team and a women's team mad...

The Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting recently took place at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells with a number of key committee appointments being made.   Lynette Harries was re-elected as Pr...

Welsh Athletics & Welsh Schools Indoor Combined Events, Cardiff – November 3 Yesterday, the annual Welsh Athletics & Welsh Schools Combined Events event took place in Cardiff with athletes taking pa...

Welsh Athletics announced and have launched a new seven-year vision for the sport, believing that one of the ways that things can progress is through change. One of the ideas already implemented is th...

Pic: Andrea Rowlands winning Marathon Eryri, Credit: Sports Pictures Cymru Dublin Marathon, Dublin – October 27 Natasha Cockram (MMRT) ran a fabulous race to finish in 5th place in a stunning 2:30.4...

In a month of memorable marathon milestones, Natasha Cockram (MMRT, Tony Houchin) yesterday made her own mark in the history books. Her time of 2 hours 30 minutes and 50 seconds in the Dublin maratho...

Seven Welsh senior athletes have been selected to compete at the Leeds Abbey Dash 10K on Sunday 27th October 2019. Well done and good luck to the Welsh team.  Welsh Team: Men Event Women Ciaran Lewi...

On Sunday 20th October 75 parents, athletes, coaches and practitioners came to together to share in the start of a new journey for our Welsh Athletics community. Setting the scene for the new 7-year ...

As the countdown continues to one of the UK's most historic and inspirational marathons, the 37th edition of the Snowdonia­ Marathon Eryri is ready to welcome 3000 runners from all over the worl...

Wales will be sending a team of three men to compete in the famous Trofeo Vanoni International Mountain Running Relay Race in Morbegno, Italy this Sunday, 27th October. A race rich in history, that ha...

A big THANK YOU to all who attended our wonderful awards night on Saturday at the Vale Resort. It was another memorable celebration of another fantastic year for Athletics in Wales, with the contribut...

Sport Wales Nutrition team have circulated their second newsletter including the following useful info on Recovery Foods   LET ME INTRODUCE: RECOVERY FOODS Last issue I introduced the meal wheel, th...

Earlier last month saw the first West Wales Development Day for throws after the launch of the new Throws Development Programme by new National Talent Development Co-ordinator, Ryan Spencer-Jones The...

Four National Sports Governing Bodies with the assistance of Sport Wales and Cardiff Metropolitan University are teaming up to facilitate a series of coaching and parent engagement sessions across Wal...

Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Canada – October 20 Josh Griffiths ran the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon yesterday, finishing 13th just short of his personal best in 2:15.30   Full...

Cardiff Cross Challenge, Cardiff – October 12 Alongside British Athletics, Welsh Athletics hosted the annual Cardiff Cross Challenge in Llandaff Fields on Saturday with a massive turnout and plenty ...

About three years ago I was approached by Chris, a young man in his mid-twenties to ask if he could train with my group of sprinters. I was subsequently asked by Millie`s father about coaching his tee...

Cardiff Half - Sunday 4 October 2020.   WA members can enter for £32 (£10 saving vs general entry). A small number of spaces will be held back and released around July time, for eligible members wh...

On Saturday 28th September the first Regional Development day, since the launch of the 2019/2020 Regional Development programme in endurance, took place across all 4 regions of Wales. Liz Davies, Nati...