In order to compete in the Welsh Championships or to compete for Wales, athletes must be registered with Welsh Athletics and must satisfy at least one of the following qualification criteria.
a. BIRTH - the athlete having been born in Wales
b. PARENTAGE - one or both parents having been born in Wales. When claiming eligibility through parentage the applicant must send to the office, with their application form, the ORIGINAL birth certificates of both the parent who was born in Wales and of themselves (PHOTOCOPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED). The certificates should be the older style certificate showing the relationship between the applicant and the mother / father. Certificates will, of course, be returned.
c. RESIDENCE - a minimum of 2 years continuous residence in Wales immediately proir to the event competed in.
Athletes who compete for Wales at full senior International level under the residence qualification retain their Welsh eligibility, regardless of residence, until such time as they compete for another country (but not another area)
Who to contact
If you have any specific questions relating to Rules and Eligibility please contact the Welsh Athletics office directly.
Further Information:
In additon a detailed article was published on the Welsh Athletics website on 17th Feb 2005 which had previously appeared in Welsh Athletics Newsletters providing background information on Club Membership including First Claim, Second Claim, and Higher Competition Clubs as well as a section on Club Transfers and Dual Membership criteria. View the article.
