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We have a number of roles available across Wales to support the delivery of our Regional Development programme for young athletes. All roles are voluntary with a support package in place to cover expe...

Welsh Athletics ‘Mile-A-Day’ (MAD) Firebreak Challenge / Milltir Y Dydd During this firebreak, residents of Wales will see their day-to-day activities severely limited.  One of the fe...

The Annual Report of Welsh Athletics is now available to read covering an 'interesting' 12 months up to September 2020 - financial reporting is for the period 1/4/19 to 31/3/20. A further Revi...

From 6pm today, Friday 23rd October, Wales enters a national 17-day 'Firebreak Lockdown'. The restrictions in place mean that for this short period, our sport returns to the 'Lockdown'...

Incredile news in the world of coaching where Ryan Spencer Jones has been nominated for the 'High Performance Coach of the Year' award. The showpiece event, seen as one of the m...

This year UK Anti-Doping  celebrates 10 years of protecting our right to enjoy doping free sport. Anti-Doping in sport is critical to maintain the integrity and ethos that sport abides by on a gl...

Jake Smith [James Thie] sizzles to a new Welsh Record and third in the UK all-time lists in Gdynia. The 24th edition of the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships took place on the re-arranged da...

The 2021 RPMF Grants Application process is now open and will remain open until the end of November.  For much of this year we did not think that it would be possible, for the first time in our 2...

That great day in Antwerp 100 years ago Last Month recalled by Clive Williams Only four Welsh athletes have won Olympic gold medals in the traditional Olympic track and field events and a century ago,...

It has been a positive week for many clubs across Wales who continue to provide local training and running opportunities for their local communities. Last week we saw a much welcomed boost for the spo...

With the continuing COVID restrictions affecting the way Schools in Wales are able to deliver Sport and Sporting Competition. Welsh Schools and our partners at Welsh Athletics today launch the first s...

Following recent changes to guidance we have updated the Return to Providing Facility Use and the Return to Club Activity have been revised and amended (now on Version 5; 07/10/20). The most significa...

Parents in Sport week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of parents' involvement in youth sport. At Welsh Athletics we aim to create safe, positive environme...

Led by Sport Wales, the Welsh sport sector is pledging a commitment to make safe sport an integral part of the nation’s battle against Covid-19. In light of the rises in new cases and subsequent...

Following on from the amazing perfomance at the by Natasha Cockram (Tony Houchin), Josh Griffiths and Charlie Hulson (Steve Vernon) at the 40th edition of the Virgin Money London M...

The 40th edition of the Virgin Money London Marathon took place on Sunday morning in a unique format, taking in 19.7 laps of of a Covid-19 secure course at St James’ Park. Poor weather condition...

Four Welsh Athletes will contest the ‘40th race’ as the Virgin Money London Marathon takes place in a unique format on Sunday. Selected elite athletes will compete over 19 laps of St James...

The first London Marathon took place on a dull damp day - Sunday 29 March, 1981 - great for running, not so for spectating. 6255 runners finished. The race was a spectacular success and changed the im...

24th October 2020, 11am The Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics will take place online only this year due to the COVD-19 restrictions that are in place. You can attend the meeting by regist...

WSAA Bulletin – October 1st 2020. – UPDATE Welsh Schools have been in extensive discussions with friends at the other Home Countries Schools Associations as well as colleagues at Welsh Ath...