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Weekend Round-Up (25 -26 October)
WELSH INTER-SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – BRECON, OCTOBER 22 The event was held as a stand-alone event for the first time since 2018. A move to a date in the first half-term of the school ye...
Welsh Athletics National Development Programme - Opening Day
The Welsh Athletics National Development Programme (NDP) officially resumed on October 4, marking the start of another exciting year for the first tier of the Welsh Athletics Performance Pathway. The ...
Five Welsh Athletes Announced for the UK Athletics Futures Programme 2025-26
UK Athletics has announced today 15 new athletes with a total cohort of 44 athletes on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26. The Programme – which is supported by Nike and delivered in partner...
Flynn flies the flag for Wales
Flynn flies the flag for Wales The Welsh Team before the Abingdon Marathon At the final Road Masters International race of the season, there were some terrific performances from Welsh athletes with no...
Weekend Round-Up (18 - 19 October)
IAU 24-HOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALBI, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 18-19 Jen Coleman (Les Croupiers) was part of the Great Britain team which won team gold at the at the 24-hour world championships in France...
Opportunity to Represent Wales v England at the Adidas Manchester Marathon
SUNDAY 19 April 2026 Building on the success of the last few years, Welsh Athletics have got an exciting programme of Master Internationals for 2026, not least will be the Marathon International, whi...
Welsh Government Support the Own The Night Campaign to Make Running Safer for Women this Winter
John Griffths MS and Heledd Fychan MS have tabled a Statement of Opinion for the Senedd record supporting Welsh Athletics Own the Night campaign. Last week, Welsh Athletics launched a national campaig...
Steeplechase RDP is back for 2025-2026.
This includes training sessions and competitions throughout Wales. These sessions and competitions are aimed at: those already doing steeple, those who are experienced runners but have not done steepl...
Team Announcement: Schools Combined Events International
Congratulations to the 11 athletes selected to represent the Welsh Schools’ Athletics Association at the Schools Combined Events International on Saturday 6 December 2025, Glasgow, Scotland. Rhys W...
Grassroots Athletics: Project 2030
Welsh Athletics is on a mission to welcome 10,000 mini and junior participants in athletics by 2030. Over the last few months, Welsh Athletics has conducted a national review to understand how we...
Weekend Round-Up (11 - 12 October)
JOHN H COLLINS GWENT CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE – FIXTURE 1 – MARGAM PARK, OCTOBER 12 Dafydd Jones (Swansea Harriers) gained a significant win in the first fixture of the Gwent Cross Country League on S...
Race Walking RDP is back for 2025-2026
This includes training sessions and competitions in North, West and South Wales. These sessions and competitions are aimed at all: those already race walking, those who are experienced runners but hav...
Welsh Athletics Annual Report 2024/25 Now Live
James Williams, CEO at Welsh Athletics, shared: The 2025 Annual Report highlights the sheer depth and scope of the activities that Welsh Athletics either directly delivers or supports across Wales. ...
Welsh Athletics Launches Own The Night Campaign To Make Running Safer For Women This Winter
Running should feel free, safe, and equal but for many women, the reality is very different. Every autumn, as the clocks go back and nights draw in, women across Wales face growing concerns about safe...
World Para Athletics Championships 2025 - Round-Up
Welsh athletes return from New Delhi with two gold medals, three bronze medals, a world record and a European record following a hugely successful World Para Athletics Championships. Here’s how the ...
Weekend Round-up (4-5 October 2025)
WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 5 Welsh athletes will return from India with two gold medals, three bronze medals, a world record and a European record following...
Building the Future of Athletics: Coaching Assistants Course at St Cyres
On Sunday, St Cyres played host to a fantastic Coaching Assistants course, bringing together passionate candidates from across south, east, and west Wales. Representatives came from 11 different clubs...
Sabrina Fortune Sets New World Record
Before Monday’s World Para Athletics Championship F20 shot put final, Sabrina Fortune said she was “determined to smash” her existing world record. At the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, ...
Welsh athletes Trail to victory in Forest of Dean Masters International
The Forest of Dean Rotary Club put on a great community event and even booked some fantastic autumn weather that inspired Welsh athletes to some inspired performances in the fourth of this year’s...
Weekend Round-Up (27 - 28 September)
WORLD MOUNTAIN AND TRAIL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS – CANFRANC, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 25-28 Three Welsh athletes – Eden O’Dea (Deeside AAC), Lizzie Richardson (Highland Hill Harriers) and Kris Jones (Swan...