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CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE - CARDIFF, NOVEMBER 9 The Cardiff Cross Challenge returned this year for the 27th edition and it enhanced its status as the UK’s premier Cross Country event on Saturday. Tho...

The Cardiff Cross Challenge once again enhanced its status as the UK’s premier Cross Country event on Saturday. Thousands of competitors and spectators descended on Llandaff Fields as some of the wo...

Today UK Athletics has announced a cohort of 35 athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme for 2024/25. This cohort includes six Welsh athletes: Hollie Arnold, Ol...

One of the jewels in Cardiff’s sporting crown will attract athletes from across the globe to the capital on Saturday.   Some of the world’s finest runners, including the man dubbed “Europe’s...

TATA STEEL RICHARD BURTON 10K – CWMAFON, 3 NOVEMBER Dewi Griffiths (Swansea Harriers) raced to victory for the fourth time in a row on the streets of Cwmafon on Sunday morning. The two-time Commonwe...

This month, we were pleased to collaborate with partners from Caerphilly County Borough Council to host our inaugural Coaching Assistants course at Rhymney Valley Athletics Club, located at Rhiw Syr D...

We are pleased to announce this year's indoor Track and Field fixtures have now been confirmed. Please see below for a list of events taking place over the indoor season. Further information and e...

We are delighted to announce the UK’s no. 1 online retailer for run, gym and hike, Sportsshoes.com will be sponsoring the prestigious Cardiff Cross Challenge for the third year in a row. The 2024 Ca...

Olympic finalist Niels Laros is amongst a trio of talented young Dutchmen who have added their names to the Cardiff Cross Challenge entries for 9 November. Laros heads the contingent as the European U...

MARATHON ERYRI – LLANBERIS, OCTOBER 26 The 40th edition of Marathon Eryri produced a bonanza of broken records in perfect conditions on Saturday morning. Starting on the outskirts of Llanberis, runn...

The 2024 Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday in Cardiff (with a virtual link enabling members from across Wales to be part of the meeting). A key decision agreed on Saturday ...

Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of U16 and U18 athletes who have been chosen to compete for Wales on Saturday 16 November 2024 in Glasgow. This will be an exciting and invaluable e...

The Commonwealth Games Federation has announced Athletics is confirmed as one of the sports for the 2026 Games in Glasgow. James Williams, CEO of Welsh Athletics reacted: We are delighted to finally ...

DAVID ALUN WILLIAMS NORTH WALES CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE – FIXTURE 2, WREXHAM, OCTOBER 19 The second fixture of the North Wales Cross Country Senior League, in association with Grand Prix Express, took ...

The Welsh Athletics National Development Programme (NDP) is the first tier of the Performance Pathway. Aligned with the organisation’s broader performance vision, the NDP plays a crucial role in gui...

Three Welsh athletes have been nominated for membership to join the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2024/25.  Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole AC), Jeremiah Azu (Ma...

JOHN H. COLLINS GWENT LEAGUE – PEMBREY, OCTOBER 12 The new cross country season started with a bang in the sunshine at Pembrey Country Park on Saturday. Hundreds of athletes of all ages from all ove...

At the recent Welsh Athletics Awards Evening hosted at the Vale Resort, 12 former athletes were inducted into the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame. The first Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame took place at the...

In February, Welsh Athletics joined forces with Mind to co-design a mental health champion role to improve mental health within running communities across Wales. This is the first partnership of its k...

The Steeplechase and Race Walking Regional Development Programme (RDP) has been established to provide athletes with the opportunity to access events they might not otherwise be exposed to and to pr...