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NASUWT U14 & U16 Cup & Plate Finals
14/07/2026 00:00, In Blog /
On Wednesday (July 8), 63 teams from a total of 37 schools across the 8 School Districts descended on Brecon for the last event of the WSAA Summer Track & Field programme.
The Welsh Schools NASUWT Cymru Cup & Plate Final was the second National event inside just 5 days for the Association.
Hot and humid conditions greeted the athletes, officials and staff, but this did not detract from an excellent day of competitive end-of-term athletics.
The event was a team competition for under 14 (year 7 and 8) and under 16 (year 9 and 10) age categories with all districts having organised its own qualifying matches in the past three months. The winners in each qualifier progressed to the cup final, with the runners-up contesting the plate.
The cup and plate final is the largest and mostly keenly contested grass roots athletics competition held in Wales during the year, with experienced club athletes and school pupils contesting a limited programme of events which was condensed into a 4.5 hour timetable.
The 2026 edition saw 10 new Cup and Plate championship best performances set, over the course of the day, congratulations to:
Olivia Thomas – Bro Edern - Under 14 Girls Cup 100m – 12.40
Katriel Udoh – Olchfa - Under 16 Girls Cup 100m – 12.0
Mia Johnson – Brynhyfryd – Under 16 Girls Cup 200m – 24.7
Beca Elfyn – Bro Myrddin – Under 16 Girls Cup 300m – 41.90
Katriel Udoh – Olchfa – Under 16 Girls Cup High Jump – 1.70
Olchfa – Under 16 Girls Cup 4 x 100m – 50.49
Toby Evans – Whitchurch – Under 16 Boys Cup 300m – 36.37
Abbi Beadle – Llanishen – Under 16 Girls Plate 100m – 12.31
Llanishen – Under 16 Girls Plate 4 x 100m – 51.60
Zac Munn – Under 14 Boys Plate 1500m – 4:31.34
The team events were as usual highly competitive affairs with many medal placings coming down to the 4x100m relay races on the track, the team winners were:
Under 14 Boys Cup – Cardiff High School (Cardiff & the Vale)
Under 14 Girls Cup – Ysgol Gyfun Bro Edern (Cardiff & the Vale)
Under 16 Boys Cup – Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni – Y Gwyndy (Glamorgan Valleys)
Under 16 Girls Cup – Olchfa School (Afan Nedd Tawe)
Under 14 Boys Plate – Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf (Cardiff & the Vale)
Under 14 Girls Plate – Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf (Cardiff & the Vale)
Under 16 Boys Plate – Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf (Cardiff & the Vale)
Under 16 Girls Plate – Llanishen High School (Cardiff & the Vale)
Charlie Hughes Trophy Winners – Ysgol Glantaf (Cardiff & the Vale)
Our thanks to everyone involved in delivering a memorable finale to another domestic schools’ athletics programme in Wales in 2026.