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Team Bronze Medals Galore at the British Mountain Running Championships
British Athletics Mountain Running Championships, Llanberis – September 21 Sunny & very warm conditions greeted all the Home Countries & Ireland to the Senior & Junior Home International, incorporat...
Inter-Regional and Inter-Schools Cross Country to become Joint Fixture
Welsh Athletics and the Welsh Schools Athletic Association are proud to announce that the Welsh Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships and the Welsh Inter-Schools Championships will be a joint fix...
Welsh Team Announced for the British & Irish Mountain Running Championships
Ahead of the British & Irish Mountain Running Championships on Saturday 21st September in Llanberis, we are delighted to confirm the team that will represent Wales: Men Women Under 17 Rhys Hardman Boe...
Road Relays take place across Wales as Charlie Hulson performs well at the Copenhagen Half Marathon
Welsh Road Relay Championships, Llanelli – September 15 Cardiff AC sealed a Senior race double at the 52nd Welsh Road Relay Championships on Sunday. The event also hosted the Championships for ma...
Cardiff Dominate Senior Races as Carmarthen & Maldwyn Share Junior Victories
Cardiff AC sealed a Senior race double at the 52nd Welsh Road Relay Championships on Sunday. The event visited Pembrey Country Park near Llanelli, hosting a trial race for the ERRA National Road Re...
Welsh Road Relay Championships promises to be close between Cardiff and Swansea Senior Teams
The 52nd Welsh Road Relay Championships will head to Pembrey Country Park near Llanelli on Sunday. Athletes will be hoping for kinder weather conditions than they experienced 12 months ago heavy ra...
New Cross Country Licensing standards
The Home Countries including Welsh Athletics, have been working with UK Athletics to establish a new set of Licence Standards to be used in conjunction with all cross-country races. These set of stand...
"By just joining in and having fun, your progress will come." Why you should join your University athletics club this September
It’s that time of year again. You are moving away from home to spend 3 years in a new city getting your degree. Joining a sports team may be the first thing on your mind or it may be the last thing ...
Weekend Roundup: September 7-8
Les Davies Club Challenge – September 7 Eight clubs made there way to Hereford to challenge for the Les Davies Cup over the weekend with Newport Harriers taking the overall win with 1316 points. The...
Jane Hosgood and the Swansea Harriers Pole Vault Group
Pole Vault? Didn’t you coach Aikido for over 30 years? Yes. Now you coach pole vault as part of a group in Swansea? Yes. Believe it or not the two are not so different, both are about not getting i...
European Super Half marathon series launched
Building on the success of hosting both the World and Commonwealth Half Marathon Championships in recent years, the Cardiff University/Cardiff Half Marathon has now partnered with four of the world’...
SEASONAL ILLNESS PREVENTION - via Sport Wales
This month’s medicine and science update focuses on the prevention of seasonal illness. With many athletes returning to school, college and university over the coming months, one of the most commo...
Jock Anderson - Funeral Arrangements
The funeral for Jock Anderson will take place on the 9th of September at 10.30am at Langstone Crematorium, Newport (NP18 2BP), this will be followed by a burial at Christchurch Cemetery (NP18 1JJ), wi...
AGM Reminder
The Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting will take place on the 26th of October at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells. The preliminary notice can be found here. Members are reminded that any ...
Junior Athlete Voice Applications are now Open
Junior Athlete Voice Applications are now OPEN Application Form The Role We’re looking for young people aged 15-19, from across Wales, to become part of our Junior Athlete Forum. We want to hear ...
Welshman Dan Nash breaks 50km British Record at World Championships!
The IAU 50Km World Champs has got to be one of the best experiences of my life. Having arrived home in Cardiff and slotting straight back into the reality of work, it’s very hard to believe that it ...
Junior Welsh Record Holders win big at English Champs whilst Jake Smith and Charlotte Arter win Cardiff 10K
IAU 50km World Championships, Romania – September 1 Dan Nash raced at the IAU 50km World Championships last weekend finishing 3rd and setting a brand new British Record over the distance in 2:49.01...
Weekend Roundup August 24-25th
U18 WMRA Mountain Running World Cup, Susa, Italy – August 24 Welsh Teams were in action at the 14th Under 18 WMRA Mountain Running World Cup at Susa in Italy on Saturday. Michael Spill of Menai Tr...
Five Welsh medals at the British Senior Championships
The sun came out for the Muller British Championships at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham last weekend to provide some hot conditions for the athletes chasing selection for the World Championships...
Event Preview: World Mountain Running Association's World U18 Cup
Saturday 24th August sees the 14th running of the World Mountain Running Association Under/18 World Cup in Susa, Italy. Wales will compete against teams from the Home Countries, along with Italy, Fran...