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The first of this year’s Masters Road Internationals was held within the Great Birmingham Run 10km and a small team (compared to England’s huge team) turned up in Centenary Square, Birming...

This week, 6-12 May, is Deaf Awareness Week (DAW), an annual event that aims to raise awareness about the D/deaf community and their language, culture, and history. Deaf Awareness Week is a time to ce...

As we approach the new outdoor track and field season in Wales, it’s worth recalling that 60 years ago Welsh sprinters were the best in Britain! In 1963, Ron Jones and Berwyn Jones top...

WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS 24 – MAY 4 AND 5 Joe Brier (Swansea Harriers) was part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4x400m squad which secured a place at this summer’s Paris Ol...

Clive Williams looks back at the sporting career of former Welsh shot record holder Paul Rees who died on April 13th aged 78 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Paul was a giant in many res...

Clara Evans, Jenny Nesbitt, Dewi Griffiths and Jonathan Hopkins are amongst the top Welsh athletes entered for the Cardiff 5k - Race For Victory on Sunday 5th of May. The ever popular Whitchurch based...

We are pleased to announce the Welsh Representative Team that will competing at the Senior Home Countries Mountain International, Glenshee, Scotland on Saturday 11th May 2024. We are delighted to sele...

Atrocious weather failed to dampen spirits or performances at Welsh Athletics’ first event-specific meeting of the season. Incessant rain throughout made conditions difficult for the sprinters a...

The four Home Countries Athletics Federations (HCAFs) are in a position to confirm the Officials Pathways for levels 1 to 3 of the track/field and endurance disciplines. This has been based ...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 will take place from 13 to 19 May, on the theme of “Movement: Moving more for our mental health” For Mental Health Awareness week 2024 we've been talk...

Welsh Athletics’ first outdoor track and field meeting of the season – Run with the Wind and Field Events - has attracted an impressive line-up. Entries for Wednesday evening’s ...

MID CHESHIRE 5K – APRIL 26 Emily Kearney (Warriors Pentathlon and Athletic Club) earned an excellent second place finish at the Mid Cheshire 5K on Friday evening. Kearney clocked 15:44 finishing...

Last Saturday, we ventured over to Swansea Sports Campus where a full day of courses were being delivered by our talented team of UKA-qualified Coach Developers.  The morning kicked off with...

As part of the process of implementing changes to age groups and following the series of webinars hosted in March, the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) are pleased to invite expressions...

Welsh Athletics are excited to announce the launch of the Young Athletics Ambassador (YAA) group! The YAA programme will provide a platform to represent the voices of Young Athletes, be involved in de...

Please see below the provisional details of the school district summer term track & field fixtures, schools athletics initiatives, and staff training courses for teaching secondary and primary sch...

In recent weeks, Welsh Athletics orchestrated its annual Performance Programme training camp, a pivotal component in the athletes' preparation for this summer's competitions. Held in Monte Gor...

EUROPEAN OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIAL – CUMBRIA, APRIL 19 AND 21 Kris Jones (Swansea Harriers/Dark Peak/Dundee Hawkhill), who has represented Wales and Great Britain across a number of disciplin...

We caught up with Mrs Dutfield, a Year 2 teacher at Dinas Powys Primary School to hear their success story of introducing The Daily Mile into their Year 2 classes. How long have you been doing The Dai...

Jenny Nesbitt and Justin Davies have been selected to join the Welsh Athletics performance pathway. Jenny will be returning to the Performance Programme and Justin will be joining the Transi...