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Racing into the Record Books : Hannah Brier
Hannah Brier (Swansea) may still only be 24 years old, but the new Welsh 100m Record holder will be heading to her second Commonwealth Games, after competing at the 2014 games in Glasgow. Arriving in ...
Commonwealth Marathon - Come and join the party!
The start of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is only two weeks away, and one of the first events will be the marathon on the morning of Saturday 30th July. Dewi Griffiths, Natasha Cockram, and...
Jac Palmer is heading to The Commonwealth Games
We are delighted to share Team Wales have announced today, Jac Palmer will be joining the team heading to the Commonwealth Games this summer! Jac will be competing in the Hammer throw at Alexander Sta...
Clubs benefit from over £11,000 in Welsh Athletics grants
Over £11,000 in grants awarded to clubs from the Commonwealth Games Legacy Fund 2022. Welsh Athletics are pleased to share detail of the funding we’ve been able to award to clubs from across Wales ...
Masters Road International, Tenby
Wales hosted a Festival of Running at Masters International level within the Long Course Weekend at Tenby on Sunday 3rd July 2022. Approximately 250 athletes from England and Wales represented England...
Weekend Round Up (2-3rd July)
Welsh Schools Championships, Cardiff The Welsh Secondary Schools & Colleges U15, U17 & U20 Track & Field Championships took place on Saturday, with some of the best young athletes in Wales battling it...
Just Run Penybont VI Walk to Run Programme
Back in 2021 a few of the run leaders of Just Run Penybont attended the Guide run course held with Welsh Athletics and Disability Sports Wales. Following this they were keen to look at how they coul...
Team Captains Announced for Birmingham Commonwealth Games
We are thrilled to announce Commonwealth gold and Paralympic bronze medallist Olivia Breen, and Welsh record hammer thrower, Osian Jones, will be the Team Captains for Team Wales’ athletics continge...
Friday Feature : Lauren Evans
Competing for Cardiff AAC, Lauren Evans competes in the Heptathlon. A discipline which combines seven events over two days, Lauren takes on the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m sprint, long jum...
Welsh Schools’ Athletic Association National Track & Field Championships Preview
This Saturday will bring about the 73rd edition of the Welsh Schools Athletic Association National Track & Field Championships at Cardiff International Sports Campus. The event will take place in its ...
Healthspan Porthcawl 10k Preview
Some of Wales’ top road runners will compete at the second round in the 2022 Welsh 10km Road Race Series at the Healthspan Porthcawl 10k. The current Welsh Cross Country Champion James Hunt will be ...
Masters Road Running International Preview
Large Welsh teams will compete in a Master’s International against England at the Long Course Weekend in Tenby. The event will also host the British Masters Championships over Half Marathon. A total...
Queen's Baton Relay is Coming to Wales
The Queen's Baton Relay will begin its 5 day journey across Wales tomorrow as it will arrive in Anglesey from Northern Ireland. It will travel to towns, villages and key landmarks across North, Mi...
Great Britain take Silver in the Mixed Sprint Relay at the first sprint-only World Orienteering Championships
Sunday saw the first race of the World Orienteering Championships, the Mixed Sprint Relay. Taking place in the complex old city centre of Kolding Denmark, the route choice involved railway and river a...
British Championships Round Up
Welsh athletes warmed up for this summer's Commonwealth Games in spectacular style at the Muller UK Athletics Championships. There were British titles on the track and in the field, World Champion...
Weekend Round Up (25-26th June)
On a weekend where most of the attention was on the British Championships, where highlights included a Welsh 100m Record from Hannah Brier (Swansea), Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff) storming away with the 100m...
Apply for London Marathon Championship Entry Now!
Welsh Athletics would like to invite you and your club mates to apply for a Championship entry place in the 2022 TCS London Marathon, which is taking place on Sunday 2 October. The Championship q...
British Championships : Preview
This weekend all roads lead to Manchester. With the British Championships and World Trials commencing on Friday, there are a number of Welsh Athletes heading over the boarder (and from all around the ...
Weekend Round Up (18-19th June)
England Athletics U17 & U15 Combined Events Championships Jessica Lee (Carmarthen) was victorious in the U17 girls Heptathlon, scoring 4656 points, whilst Sophie Lisk (Cardiff Archers) came third with...
Friday Feature : Adele Nicoll
From a small town with a big ambition, Welshpool’s Adele Nicoll has certainly got drive. After representing Britain in the bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, she is now preparing to c...