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First Welsh Championship of the Decade Heads to the Capital this Saturday
This Saturday over 350 Welsh athletes will converge on the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff in the hopes of being crowned Welsh Champion for their chosen discipline at the Welsh Athletics ...
Expression of Interest - Anglo Celtic Plate 100K
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ANGLO CELTIC PLATE 100K – WELSH ATHLETICS SELECTION POLICY The Anglo-Celtic Plate 100km Home International Team Race will take place at Boddington Near Cheltenham, Gloucester...
PBs set at the Speedway 10K & Athletes Showing Strong Form ahead of Welsh Championships
Non-Thomas Open (Including Welsh 3,000m Championships), NIAC, Cardiff – Jan 19 Last weekend, Cardiff Metropolitan University held their annual indoor athletics meeting which including the Welsh 3000...
Welsh Athletics launches the 2020 Modernisation and Development Fund.
Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce the launch of the 2020 Modernisation and Development Fund. The fund is designed to support athletics across Wales with a real focus on modernisation and grassroo...
Amber Simpson sets sights on Birmingham 2022
Welsh Hammer Thrower, Amber Simpson, who has competed in the Welsh vests on numerous occasions sets her sights on Birmingham 2022. After moving to America last year with a new coach and new w...
Weekend Roundup: Big wins in Stirling and new personal bests in Valencia and Wales
Stirling Cross Challenge (incl Home Counties International), Stirling – Jan 11 Stirling brought some challenging conditions for the Welsh athletes last Saturday. The rain and the mud barely lightene...
Team Announcement - Stirling Home Countries & Celtic Cross Country International
The following athletes have been selected to represent Wales this weekend at the Stirling Home Countries & Celtic Cross Country International. The event will be broadcast via VINCO and on the BBC web...
Holiday Opening Hours
The Welsh Athletics office will be closed from Friday 20th December at 2pm until Monday 6th January, 9am. NB. Staff will be on leave and unavailable over this period. Any queries regarding the Junio...
Welfare standards & processes to be enhanced
UK ATHLETICS AND THE HOME COUNTRY ATHLETIC FEDERATIONS ANNOUNCE REVIEW OF STANDARDS TO FURTHER ENHANCE WELFARE PROCESSES UK Athletics and the HCAFs (Home Country Athletics Federations) have today a...
Weekend Roundup: December 14th-15th
Cottrell Park Christmas Cracker, Cardiff – Dec 15 The annual Christmas Cracker race took place in Cottrell Park yesterday with Oliver Williams from White Rock Runners taking the win. He was followed...
Weekend Roundup: Golds Galore in Lisbon and Fast Racing in Telford 10K
European Cross Country Championships, Lisbon, Portugal – Dec 8 6 Welsh athletes had been selected to represent the GB team over the weekend at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon and ...
20 Future stars named for 2020
Twenty rising stars named on Commonwealth Games Futures programme for support in 2020, the key vehicle for developing the next generation of Commonwealth Athletes. The overall selection includes 41 at...
"Athletics is for everyone" Welsh Clubs back Stonewall's Come Out Active Campaign
Swansea University Athletics & Cross Country have shown their support for the Stonewall “Come Out Active” and “Make Sport Everyone’s Game” campaigns by donning their rainbow laces at all of ...
Hollie Arnold and Sabrina Fortune both Nominated for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
Welsh athletes Hollie Arnold (David Turner) and Sabrina Fortune (Ian Robinson) have been nominated for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year. This award is voted for by the public and voting is ope...
Weekend Roundup: Personal Bests Smashed in Glasgow, Valencia and Cardiff
SIAB Combined Events International, Glasgow – Nov 30 A strong Welsh team made their way to the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on Saturday for the SIAB Combined Events Championships. The U16 boys won a...
Personal Best Galore in Glasgow for Welsh Team at SIAB Combined Events International
Welsh Schools enjoyed another positive Combined Events International performance as they matched the 2 team medals picked up at last year’s event. However, this time around, added an individual bron...
Matt Newman stepping down as CEO of Welsh Athletics
The Board of Welsh Athletics has announced that, after 12 years at the helm, Matt Newman will be stepping down as CEO of Welsh Athletics to focus his attention on Run 4 Wales, the not-for-profit event...
Funeral arrangements for John Gould
Welsh Athletics are sad to hear about the passing of John Gould. Long-time associate Ken Goodger said: . "Sadly on 13th November John Gould passed away after an 18 month battle with cancer. John ...
Six Welsh athletes selected for Euro Cross Country Championships Next Month
Six Welsh athletes have been selected as part of the GB team heading out to the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday 8th December. The team includes U20 Matt Willis wh...
Team Announcement for the Combined Events International
Wales will be sending a 15-strong Combined Events team to the Combined Events International taking place on Saturday 30th November 2019 at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow. The team was selected following...