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#FeatureFriday - Aber’s young runners making up for lost time
As our schools re-open and a new term begins, Aberystwyth Athletic Club is once again able to roll out its junior running sessions. The past year has undoubtedly been challenging for our young people ...
Regional Athlete Development Programme Launch 2021/22
The Regional Development Programme is a fun and engaging initiative for young athletes across Wales. It is the first step on the Performance Development Pathway and is an opportunity for young athlete...
The Weekend Round Up
Paralympic Games Co-Captain Aled Davies (Ryan Spencer-Jones) defended his Paralympic title in style as he threw three 15m+ throws that would have beat the competition. Davies' winning throw w...
Applications open for National Development Programme
Welsh Athletics is pleased to launch its updated and inclusive National Development Programme. The National Development Programme is the 2nd level of support on the Welsh Athletics performance pathwa...
BRITISH & IRISH JUNIOR MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland on Saturday 4th September 2021 13 Welsh junior athletes will be representing their country in the 21st running of the “British & Irish Junior Mountain R...
Regional Coach Development Programme Launch!
Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce our new look Regional Development Programme for coaches. We recognise and value, the time and energy our coaching community put into Athletics in Wales. Moving f...
Young athletes voices needed
We’re looking for young Welsh athletes aged 15-19, to become part of our Junior Athlete Voice - the Junior Athlete Voice provides an opportunity for young people across athletics in Wales to voice t...
The Bank Holiday Weekend Round Up
It was once again another busy weekend of athletics as many of our athletes are looking at bringing the 2021 Track and Field season to a close. We had another Commonwealth Games Nomination Standard th...
Welsh 5k record goes as mass road racing returns
Thanks to Dai Sport's Owen Morgan for this report and images. Charlotte Arter broke the Welsh 5K record as mass participation racing returned to the streets of Cardiff at the weekend. The Welsh in...
AAA U15/U17 Combined-Event Championships (incorporating Welsh Champs)
U15 Boys Octathlon 8 events for the U15s and for Salem Kiambi (Lorraine Mulvaney, Cardiff) it was the first time trying some of the events in competition conditions. Nevertheless, the Cardiff athlete...
AAA U15/U17 Combined-Event Championships (incorporating Welsh Champs)
U15 Girls Nia Powell (Cardiff Archers – Phil Warwicker) came away with a Bronze medal from the U15 Girls Hexathlon, scoring 3326, to also win the Welsh title overall. In the Welsh event, it was Mati...
European Combined Events Challenge success
Wales sent a strong team of Senior Women Heptathletes to Manchester this weekend for the European Combined Events challenge, which was run alongside the English U15, U17 Combined events Championships....
Cardiff 5K Team Announcement
We are pleased to announce that the Welsh Athletics Teams selected for the Inter-Area Match within this Sunday’s Cardiff 5k are; Senior Women A Senior Women B U20 Women Senior Men U20 Men Charlotte ...
#Unite Workshop Series is Back!
Welsh Athletics are committed to supporting the long-term development of our leaders and coaches, and endeavour to take a holistic and person-centred approach to looking after our community’s ...
Announcement - Virgin London Marathon
Due to an exciting recent announcement by the Virgin London Marathon, we can now confirm that Wales will be sending a team to the Virgin London Mini Marathon on Sunday, October 3rd, 2021. The Virgin L...
Rhymney Valley AC Young Leader Programme
On Monday of this week Welsh Athletics went to Oakdale Track in Caerphilly to deliver a Leading Athletics workshop to a group of young people age 14+. These young people are currently athletes from...
Grangetown 2 Track #G2T Young Leaders Workshop a Success!
This month Welsh Athletics worked with the Grange Pavilion & Grange Youth Forum to deliver a Leading Athletics workshop to young people from the local community. Amhed, Aymen, Spragga, Waseel, Amin...
Strong Welsh Contingent to feature at the Cardiff 5k - Race For Victory
Dewi Griffiths and Charlotte Arter will head the start lists for the Cardiff 5k – Race for Victory on Sunday. The popular road race will kick-start the Welsh Autumn Road Racing Season, hosting the N...
Endurance Eliminator 2021
It was great to be back on Track with a special event at the Queensway Stadium in Wrexham this weekend. North Wales hosted a new Endurance Eliminator event as part of a new series of competitions whic...
Anglo Celtic Plate 100k International
In the 26th running of the annual Anglo Celtic Plate 100k International at Mondello Park Racing Circuit, County Kildare, Ireland on Saturday 21st August. Competing on an undulating 1.804km race route ...