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Weekend Round Up (12/13th March)
British Athletics Cross Challenge Final - Loughborough This weekend saw the last fixture of the British Athletics Cross Challenge, incorporated with the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, hel...
Welsh 10km Championships
The Welsh 10km Championships is returning again this year as part of the Welsh Road Running Championships. To be incorporated into the Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10km. Taking place on the 16th May, the r...
The Officials Conference Returns
Sunday 6th March saw the return of the in-person, Welsh Athletics Officials Conference! The event took place at the Vale Resort Hotel, who provided excellent service and hospitality for our conference...
Anglo Celtic Plate British 100k Championships Team Announcement
This years Anglo Celtic Plate British 100km Championships is to be held in Perth, Scotland, in North Inches Park, on Sunday 3rd April. Welsh Athletics are delighted to be sending 2 female and 5 mal...
Brian Williams Obituary
It's with great sadness we share the news that Brian Williams, a long-standing Official for Welsh Athletics passed away on Monday 7th March. We thank Brian for his many years of service and dedi...
Partnerships Extended with ACE Feet in Motion and Orthotix
We are are thrilled to announce we will be extending our exclusive partnership deal with Ace Feet in Motion and Orthotix. The renewed partnerships will allow funded Welsh athletes to benefit from expe...
Welsh Athletics Clubs & Run Wales Conference March 2022
Saturday 5th March saw the long-awaited return of the Welsh Athletics & Run Wales Conference at the Vale Resort Hotel. It was a fantastic day, with representatives from clubs and groups across Wales i...
Five New Hall of Fame Inductees
This weekend at our Annual Awards Dinner we were delighted to welcome five new members to our prestigious Hall of Fame! Along with 32 others, these sporting greats have brought honour and distinction...
Annual Award Winners
The Annual Awards Night was once again a massive success and enjoyed by all who attended. Getting the opportunity to celebrate our sport and all who is involved within it is a fantastic chance to remi...
Weekend Round Up (5/6th March)
World Race Walking Championships - Muscat 2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist Bethan Davies (Cardiff) had arguably one of the races of her life at the World Race Walking Championships in Muscat fi...
Oakdale Athletics Facility Officially Opens
The new community athletics facility at Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School in Oakdale officially opened today after being operational for some months as both a school and community hub for countywide club...
Athlete Feature: Andy Davies
They say age is just a number, and in Andy Davies case, this is certainly true. In fact, you could go as far as saying that Andy is a fine wine, continually getting better and better with age. And n...
Weekend Round Up (26th/27th Feb)
British Athletics Indoor Champs With a place on the British Athletics team for the World Indoor Championships at stake, all eyes were on Birmingham this weekend. Bethan Davies (Cardiff) warmed up for ...
A Day in the Life of a Volunteer
Ever wondered what it is like to volunteer for Welsh Athletics? Evan and Ollie are both third year students at Cardiff Met doing a Sport Event Placement and have been spending time working alongside ...
Welsh Cross Country Championships Preview
The 117th Welsh Cross Country Championships return to Pembrey Country Park this weekend. The 11 race programme starts at 11:00am with the Primary School Races and concludes with the U20 Men’s Champi...
Weekend Round Up (19th/20th Feb)
This weekend has yet again provided some incredible perfomances over an array of different disciplines. Seville Marathon - Spain Josh Griffiths (Swansea) had the race of his life at the Seville Mara...
Weekend Round Up (12th/13th Feb)
It has been another busy weekend, full of strong performances by a number of Welsh Athletes on the track, the roads and over the mud. Welsh Schools National Cross Country Championships - Brecon It w...
Jenny Nesbitt & Jake Heyward Shine Indoors
There was great news for Jenny Nesbitt in Boston this weekend where she ran 5000m in 15:19.22 - well inside the Welsh Commonwealth Games standard of 15:30 which she has been so close to breaking s...
Meritorious Award for Roger Harrison Jones
Photo: Roger (centre) with Russell Godwin, Chair of the North Wales Cross Country League, and Bernie Jones, Secretary ROGER HARRISON JONES On Saturday 5th February 2022, Roger Harrison Jones was prese...
Sospan Road Runners
“The friendliest running club in Wales” Sospan Road Runners is a local running club from Llanelli, South Wales who prides itself on giving everyone a very warm welcome and providing members with a...