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#FeatureFriday - Cardiff Athletics – Summer of Athletics
It’s shaping up to be a busy summer for Cardiff Athletic Club as they begin offering opportunities to children and young people across Cardiff to get involved in athletics. Across the school holiday...
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SATURDAY 24th JULY 2021 (Ambleside, Cumbria) START: 10:30 am WALES TEAM SELECTIONS ALL BORN 2005 LESS STATED MALE: Deri McCluskey (Maldwyn Harriers) Cameron Shaw (Menai T&F) 2004 Steffan Davies (Car...
The Weekend Round Up - Brier Wins the England Championships
ICYMI - - Osian Perrin finishes 5th in European U20 Championships - read the full article here by Dai Sport: https://www.dai-sport.com/osian-perrin-battles-to-fifth-spot-at-euro-u20-championships/...
Welsh Athletics AGM preliminary notice
The Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics Ltd will be held on the Saturday the 23rd of October. Attendance options are still being considered and will be confirmed by the 42 day notice. Clubs ar...
Removal of restrictions on Athletics activity in Wales
The announcement by the First Minister on Wednesday14th July regarding the easing of COVID restrictions in Wales was a huge boost for the sport in terms of return to training, group running, facility ...
#FeatureFriday with Abergele Harriers
This week we bring you two #FeatureFridays ~ North East Wales Club Manager Eva Brewer made a visit to see Abergele Harriers to catch up with the club since their return to training. Not that they stop...
#FeatureFriday - The Welsh Schools National Track & Field Championships – 40 years ago!
The first of the Welsh Schools’ national track and field championships – for boys only – was held in June 1947, at Taff Vale Park in Pontypridd and, with the exception of 1984, they had been hel...
Obituary: Ian Dixon
It is with great sadness that we report that Ian Dixon has died. From the mid-90s to 2017, he was a familiar figure at major athletics events in Wales - outdoor at track & field, cross-country and roa...
Call for return of events to be supported as restrictions ease
Welsh Athletics welcomes the updated timeline for the easing of restrictions announced by the First Minister yesterday. As a result, competition providers across Wales can now start planning for a wid...
Entries now open for the Senior & U15 Championships
After a 2-year hiatus, we are delighted to welcome back our Welsh Senior Track & Field Championships which this year will also incorporate the entire U15 age group, with entries now open via this link...
The Weekend Round Up - Azu crowned U23 Champion
ICYMI - It was a special day on the 9th of July at the European U23 Championships. Jeremiah Azu [Helen James] became the all-time 2nd fastest Welshman running a new lifetime best of 10.19 in his h...
Welsh coaches ready to help Team GB perform in Tokyo
As the British Athletics team enter their final phase of preparation for Tokyo 2020, the coaching team overseeing and supporting the athletes will be dominated by an experienced contingent of Welsh Co...
All-Time 2nd Fastest Welshman!!
It was a great performance at the European U23 Championships in Tallinn - Estonia from one of our very own Jeremiah Azu. In sprinting terms, the young sprinter smashed his PB from 2019 from 10.27 by 0...
Welsh Youth Mountain Running team selected
Home Countries Youth International (Mountain Running) on the 24th July 2021. Having been unable to compete for a significant period of time I am sure that athletes who have been selected to represent ...
#BackOnTrack… Summer of Fun is a Summer full of Athletics - NEW sessions added
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games taking place this summer, the events in Tokyo (23rd July – 8th August and 24th August – 5th September) will be sure to inspire the nation and there is no bett...
Insport Schools Resource
The partnership between Disability Sport Wales and Welsh Athletics continues to grow, as Welsh Athletics support DSW with a new insport schools resource. Various NGBs and other organisations including...
Inclusive Coaching Opportunities
On Saturday the 3rd of July, some of our community coaches joined the Disability Sport Wales (DSW) team at their Performance Pathway Hub session. Here they collaborated to support young para-athletes ...
Manchester International Selection Policy
Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce that we will be sending a Welsh team to the 2021 Manchester International, on the 18th August. Please find the selection policy here. If you have any questions a...
The Weekend Round Up - WSAA SIAB Trials and Plenty More!
It was another busy weekend for athletics in the UK, especially for Welsh athletes! We start off this week's round-up with the WSAA SIAB Trials WSAA SIAB Trial 2021 Penlan Arena, Brecon & Cwrt He...
Young athletes enjoy chance to Run Jump Throw at Bridgend AC Open
Bridgend Athletic Club have been enthusing their junior athletes with the second of their exciting Open Events. After weekly workouts and online challenges during lockdown, the coaches were eager to g...