The Welsh Junior League is back!
The Welsh Junior League will be revived for 2023 and will take place across Wales in three separate leagues. Competitions will be available for U11’s, U13’s and U15’s. Clubs will tak...
Club updates for Safeguarding as directed by UKA - April 2023
There has been some great work completed since the independent review of Athletics in 2020. Particularly with our Club Welfare officers, the majority have completed the necessary training in Time to l...
Competing for Wales: Track & Field Opportunities
There are a number of Track & Field representative opportunities this summer for both Wales and Welsh Schools. Chris Type, Head of Performance added “We are pleased to announce a number of e...
Weekend Round-Up (22nd & 23rd April)
TCS London Marathon, 23 April Welsh road runners took to the streets of London on Sunday, as the London Marathon returned to it’s April slot. In his first marathon Stephen Morris set a new T20 B...
Team Announcement: Welsh Masters Chester Half Marathon
Congratulations to all athletes selected to represent the Welsh Masters Team at the Chester Half Marathon International against England on Sunday 21st May. Once again the Welsh Team is in 10 year age ...
Weekend Round-Up (15th & 16th April)
ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K, 16 April In the Marathon Dan Nash (Cardiff Athletics) was victorious completing the course in 2:19:46, the first sub 2:20 performance set in South Wales since 198...
Maria Wallpott Obituary
Maria Wallpott (nee Yarnold), a member of Newport Harriers in the 1980/90s obtaining Welsh Vests as a junior and senior athlete in track - sprinting and hurdles, died at St David’s Hospice...
South Wales Hurdle Workshops
Over the month of March, to further assist athletes and their coaches with their preparation for the Summers competition season, three separate Hurdle workshops took place. South Wales Hurdle Wo...
Weekend Round-Up (7th - 9th April)
CHOCOHOLICS 5KM RACE, 7TH APRIL Aled Breeze of host club Maldwyn Harriers was a convincing winner at the Easter Friday Chocoholics 5km Race in Newtown with a time of 16:38. Clubmate Madison Hughes was...
Weekend Round-Up (1st & 2nd of April)
Anglo Celtic Plate 100K, 2 April At the 28th Anglo Celtic Plater 100k Championships the Welsh Record was broken by Daniel Rothwell (Swansea Harriers) with a time of 6:43:25, 30 seconds inside of the W...
Upcoming Club Affiliation for 2023/24
The 1st of April will see the beginning of the new affiliation period for all Welsh Athletics Clubs for the 2023/24 season. There have been a number of webinars to support the affiliation process as w...
Weekend Round-Up (25th & 26th of March)
SIAB Cross Country International, 25 March On Saturday the SIAB Cross Country International took place at Sefton Park in Liverpool. 40 athletes along with support staff and delegates from the Welsh Sc...
Les Croupiers and friends take flight to Den Haag for their Annual Tour
Over the weekend of the 10th of March, 65 Les Croupiers runners and friends took to the Hague for their annual tour - the first one since the COVID pandemic. The race of choice? The famous Loop Den Ha...
Weekend Round-Up (18th & 19th of March)
Cardiff Taff Trail Half Marathon, 19 March On Sunday the scenic Cardiff Taff Trail Half Marathon took place, with a number of runners claiming new personal bests. Matt Edwards (Cardiff AAC) was the fi...
Team Announcement: London Mini Marathon
Congratulations to all athletes who have been seleected for the London Mini Marathon Championships on the 22nd of April. U13 Girls Athlete Club Coach Heather Watson Deeside AAC &nb...
British Athletics Cross Challenge Incorporating UK Inter Counties Championships
On Saturday the 11 March the final installment of the British Athletics Cross Challenge will take place at Prestwood Hall, Loughborough.The event will also incorporate the UK Inter-Counties Cross Coun...
Weekend Round-Up (4th & 5th of March)
European Athletics Indoor Championships, 2-5 March Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) continued her great indoor season, claiming bronze in the women’s 3000m picking up Great Britain’s fir...
Trafford 10k Preview
On Sunday seven athletes will represent Wales at the Trafford 10K in Partington Sports Village. In the Senior Women’s race, Anna Bracegirdle (Salford Harriers) will be competing in her firs...
37TH ANNUAL BARRY 40 MILE TRACK RACE INC THE 34TH WELSH ULTRA DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 37th edition of the Barry 40-mile track race inc the 34th Welsh Ultra Distance Championships will take place this Sunday at Jenner Park. With the line up including international representation fro...
Important UKAD notice for Clubs
In conjunction with UK Anti Doping, Welsh Athletics have undertaken a review to ensure that the sport of Athletics in Wales has the most robust approach to anti-doping. As part of this review, we have...