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Welsh athletes looking to bag themselves a medal and a ticket to Doha this weekend in Birmingham
Over 30 Welsh athletes are traveling up to Birmingham this weekend to compete at the 131st Muller British Athletics Championships in the famous Alexander Stadium. This will be the last Championship ev...
Vacancies: Regional Coordinators for Sprints & Hurdles
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead one of the Wales Regional Sprints & Hurdles programmes across the North, South, East and West of Wales. The Regional Development Programme is part of an init...
Jock Anderson has sadly passed away
By Gwyn Williams Welsh Athletics was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of coach Jock Anderson on Friday evening. Scotsman Jock Anderson has been one of Britain's most successful coaches wi...
Weekend Roundup: Cardiff U20 Girls Break 4x100m Club Record
IAAF Diamond League, Birmingham – August 18 Jake Heyward ran in a competitive 1500m, finishing 12th in 3:43.72. Rhys Jones finished 2nd in the T35-38 100m, with the quick time of 11.84. In the women...
Welsh team show good form in the Manchester International
Another wet Manchester International last night but that did not scare off the team of Welsh athletes that made the trek to compete both for individual medals and team points on Wednesday 14th August ...
Welsh Athletics Statement – Phil Banning
Welsh Athletics Statement – Phil Banning Welsh Athletics acknowledges the conviction and subsequent sentence handed down to Phil Banning following his appearance at Winchester Crown Court. Office...
Weekend Round up August 10th & 11th
The adverse weather conditions this weekend caused a lot of Welsh competitions to be cancelled but some competitions still went ahead and here is a quick round-up of the weekend. European Team Champio...
Experienced athletes selected to represent Wales in the Manchester International
A strong and experienced team have been selected to represent Wales at the Manchester International this year including Commonwealth and Olympic athletes. The team includes Kirsty Taylor fresh from ...
WELSH ATHLETICS LEAGUE - EVENT CANCELLED
It is with regret that due to the adverse weather warnings in place, we have taken the decision to cancel the final Welsh Athletics League Fixture that was due to take place in Swansea on Saturday 10t...
Coaching Community: Philip Oliver
Today in my 32nd year of involvement in athletics I can honestly say that I still get that same “buzz” working for the best interests of my athletes and club, long may it continue My association w...
West Wales win the Inter-Regional Championships whilst Reynolds and Jones break Welsh Records
Welsh Inter-Regional T&F Championships, Aberdare – August 4 Athletes from each of the four regions of Wales descended upon the new Ron Jones Stadium in Aberdare to see who would be crowned the Inter...
JOMA become exclusive technical sportswear partner to Welsh Athletics
A 5-year deal has been by agreed between Welsh Athletics and Spanish sportswear giant, JOMA. The agreement will see a new range of kit for athletes representing Wales up to 2023, including the Birming...
Four Welsh U20 athletes named in U20 GB team for Manchester International
Four Welsh U20 athletes have been selected to represent the U20 GB team ahead of the U20 Manchester International on Wednesday 14th August including Owain Lloyd Hughes who will don his first GB vest.�...
Welsh Team selected for the Combined Events International in Manchester this weekend
This weekend, Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th August 2019, sees the Combined Events Home Countries International take place in Manchester. The Welsh team selected are: Senior Women Lauren Evans (Cardiff ...
Young official soars at the Island Games and continues on his journey to major championships
Not only did the Island Games give athletes the chance to showcase Ynys Mon’s talent but they were also able to showcase their young officiating talents too. Eban Geal is a British Athletics qualifi...
The future looks positive for young athletes in North Wales
“The Island Games was the most incredible experience. The whole experience was so amazing and the atmosphere was so memorable, it was nice to mix with other athletes from different Islands. Taking ...
Weekend Roundup July 27-28th
Welsh Mountain Running U16, U18 & U20 Championships, Betws Y Coed – July 27 Mike Spill, Samia Jones (Stephen Livett) and Joe Reardon were the outstanding race winners of the Welsh Athletics Junior M...
Welsh Athletics Ltd AGM Preliminary Notice
The Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics Ltd will be held at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells on Saturday the 26th of October, commencing at 1pm. Clubs are reminded that they have until ...
Osian Jones breaks Welsh record again as Tom Hewson gains his first GB senior vest
The wind settled for a sunny evening at the Welsh Athletics International in Cardiff yesterday which brought out an array of incredible performances from all athletes. After his entry into the 70m clu...
Weekend Roundup: Osian Perrin breaks 43 year old U17 3,000m Welsh record
SIAB International, Swansea On Saturday, The SIAB International was held at Swansea University Athletics Stadium and hosted by the Welsh Schools’ Athletics Association and Welsh Athletics. Wales put...