Performance
Competing for Wales
The Welsh Athletics performance vision is to deliver a sustainable sector leading elite performance system that consistently transfers talented athletes to UKA’s WCP whilst winning medals at the Commonwealth Games. As part of this strategy, Welsh Athletics is committed to providing competition opportunities to developing and aspiring Welsh international athletes. Opportunities to compete for Wales are categorised as one of the following;
1. International Opportunity - a competitive opportunity in pathway events for senior Welsh athletes.
2. Representative Opportunity - a development opportunity in either pathway or non-pathway events for both junior and senior Welsh athletes.
Representative Opportunity
- 8 February 2025 – Home Nations and Celtics Cross Country (Senior, U23, U20, U17 - Cross Country)
- 13 February 2025 – Armagh International Road Races (U20 - Road)
- 22 March – Dudinska Race Walking (U20 - Race Walking)
- 22 March 2025 – SIAB Cross Country (School Years 8-11 - Cross Country)
- 23 March 2025 - Pulford 10km (U23 - Road)
- 26 April 2025 – Mini Marathon (U17, U15, U13 Para and Non-Para - Road)
- 3 May 2025 – ACP 100km (Senior Road - Ultra)
- 24 - 25 May - Trefeo Nasego Mountain Running Six Nations (Senior Uphill Only and Up and Downhill - Mountain)
- 1 June 2025 - Pickering Memorial Throws International - Selection Policy
- 7-8 June 2025 – Trail de Guerledan (Senior 26km and 65km - Trail)
- 14 June 2025 – WMRA U18 Mountain Cup (U18, Mountain)
- 19 July 2025 – SIAB Track and Field (School Years 10-11, Track and Field)
- 19 July 2025 – International Snowdon Race (Senior, Mountain)
- 17 August 2025 – Senior Mountain Home Countries International (Senior, U23 - Mountain)
- Date TBC – U20 International (U23 Para and U20 Non-Para - Track and Field) - Selection Policy Coming Soon
- 30 August 2025 – Podium Home Nations 5km (Senior - Road)
- Date TBC (potentially 14 September 2025) – Junior Mountain Home Countries International (U20, U17 - Mountain)
- Date TBC (potentially November 2025) – Schools Combined Event International (U18, U16 - Combined Events) - Selection Policy Coming Soon
Information on the 2025 Masters opportunities are available here.
If you are interested in becoming a Team Manager at one of our upcoming Welsh Represenative opportunties please complete the following Team Manager Expressions of Interest Form and notify Bethan Davies (Performance Logistics Assistant) of your interest by emailing ieuan.jones@welshathletics.org.
Athletes are reqired to complete both a Welfare Form and Online Joma Kit Form. Athletes will recieve these forms alongside their selection notification.
Athletes are required to adhere to the Welsh Athletics Code of Conduct for Athletes. For all of our Codes of Conduct please click here.
Eligibility Criteria to compete for Wales
Grounds for eligibility:
- Birth
- Parentage - athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove that one or both parents were born in Wales.
- Grand Parentage - athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove one or both grandparents born in Wales.
- Retention
- Residency – 3 years continuous living in Wales. Athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove they have lived permanently in Wales for at least 3 years. Any athlete claiming eligibility to compete for Wales under this qualification must supply documentation details to the office at Welsh Athletics Ltd in order to be processed before being accepted.
If you have any queries, please contact jacqueline.brace@welshathletics.org
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