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Weekend Round-Up (16-17 May)
18/05/2026 00:00, I Mewn Blog /
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – AUBURN, ALABAMA, MAY 15
UK Athletics Olympic Futures Programme multi-eventer Eden Robinson (Florida/Cardiff Archers) amassed 5,558 points competing in the heptathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the US on Friday.
Robinson, who placed fifth at last year’s European Under-20 Championships in Finland, finished seventh in the high quality event in Alabama.
In the javelin, the Welsh Under-20 heptathlon record holder celebrated a new personal best of 35.96m, before also achieving a lifetime best in the 800m with 2:14.35.
ULTRA TRAIL SNOWDONIA – MAY 15-17
This year’s edition of the Ultra Trail Snowdonia produced record-breaking performances and individual battles between athletes from across the globe as they tackled distances ranging from 25k to 100 miles in challenging weather conditions.
Among the outstanding Welsh performances, Lowri Morgan (Les Croupiers) won the women’s 80k race, completing the course in 9:21.33.
Katrina Entwistle (Bristol and West AC) was the second female finisher in the Eryri 25k race in 2:04.51.
SHANGHAI WANDA DIAMOND LEAGUE – MAY 16
Having clocked a Commonwealth Games A nomination standard in Belfast over 1500m last weekend, Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) was competing in the Diamond League opener in China on Saturday.
The Commonwealth Games bronze medallist contested the women’s 5,000m where she placed 17th in 15:10.93. The race was won by Faith Kipyegon in a world lead of 14:24.14.
NEXT GENERATION ATHLETICS 2026 – NIJMEGAN, NETHERLANDS, MAY 16
Welsh record holder Cari Hughes (Menai Track and Field) opened her 3,000m steeplechase season with an excellent win in the Netherlands.
The multi-talented Hughes finished a full 30 seconds ahead of the rest of the international field as she clocked 9:59.89.
Meanwhile, in the 400m there was a brilliant new outdoor personal best for Louisa Stoney (Belgrave Harriers) who claimed the win in 52.30.
HALPUS WERFERTAGE 2026 – HALLE, GERMANY, MAY 16
Welsh athletes were part of the Great Britain team which travelled to compete in Germany.
Paralympian Funmi Oduwaiye (Cardiff Athletics) claimed a win in the discus with a best of 35.75m, while clubmate and fellow F44 thrower Bree Cronin was second with a best of 35.08m. Oduwaiye also won the shot put with a best of 11.82m.
Transition Programme thrower Michael Jenkins (Swansea Harriers) threw 57.54m to finish second in the men’s under-23 discus competition.
Also competing individually was Welsh Commonwealth Games hopeful Freya Jones (Harrow AC), who produced a third round effort of 56.38m to finish seventh in the women’s javelin.
The Welsh record holder’s effort was just six centimetres short of the Welsh Commonwealth Games B standard. Jones has previously achieved the B standard.
BRITISH MILERS CLUB GRAND PRIX – TRAFFORD, MAY 16
Great Britain international and former UK Indoor 1500m champion Piers Copeland (Pontypridd Roadents) won the men’s 800m A race in 1:47.48. Jack Organ (Brecon AC/Oxford University) was fourth in 1:48.19.
Owen Roberts (Meirionnydd Running Club) was seventh in the men’s 5,000m A race in 14:12.57, while Martha Bown (Menai Track and Field) was fifth in the women’s 1500m D race. Ewan Sparey was fourth in the 800m C race in 1:51.70.
BRITISH MILERS CLUB MILLFIELD PB CLASSIC – STREET, MAY 16
Under-18 athlete Olivia Morgan (Swansea Harriers/Millfield School) won the women’s 800m A race in 2:11.68.
The men’s 800m A race saw under-20 athlete Alfie Osborne (Cardiff Athletics) finish fourth in 1:56.06, with fellow under-20 man Macsen Toogood (Neath Harriers) fifth in 1:57.44.
In the mixed 1500 C race, Lilly Oakenfull (Newport Harriers) won in a time of 4:32.06. The men’s A race saw Harry Osbone (Cardiff Athletics) finish seventh in 4:03.39.
RAS Y GADER CADER IDRIS MOUNTAIN RACE – DOLGELLAU, MAY 16
Also acting as a trial for Welsh team for Snowdon, the Cader Idris Mountain race saw Kieran Wynne-Cattanach (Eryri Harriers) come home as the first Welsh finisher in the men’s race as he crossed the line in second place overall in 1:25.43.
Cai Dafydd (Meirionnydd Running Club) was third overall and the first Welsh under-23 runner in 1:25.45. The overall winner was Daniel Clavey (Kendal AAC) in 1:23.37.
In the women’s race, Efa Baines (Eryri Harriers) was second overall and the first under-23 athlete in 1:49.36. Bronwen Jenkinson (Eryri Harriers) was third overall and the second Welsh athlete overall in 1:51.11. The overall winner was Joanne Mosley (Pennine Fell Runners).
LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL – MAY 17
Wales rounded off an excellent day at the Loughborough International with an impressive win in the final event of the day - the 4x400m mixed relay.
The win secured second place overall in the match scores behind England and ahead of the Loughborough Students team.
With hail starting to fall at a chilly Paula Radcliffe Athletics Stadium, Olympian Joe Brier (Swansea Harriers) set Wales on their way in the mixed relay before handing on to sister and clubmate Hannah Brier.
The two-time Commonwealth Games athlete, who had already enjoyed a busy day in the 200m, ran a brilliant leg to put Wales into a commanding lead as she passed the baton to Evan Blackman.
The Corby AC man maintained the Welsh advantage before setting Charlotte Henrich (Invicta East Kent), who had also enjoyed a successful day, on her way.
Henrich rounded off the race in style as she brought Wales home in 3:18.92 to emulate last year’s win in this race, well ahead of the Loughborough Students team in 3:21.50 and England in 3:23.44.
There were a number of outstanding individual Welsh performances throughout the event which was held on the eve of the deadline for athletes to achieve Welsh nomination standards for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Reese Robinson (Harrow AC) overcame red flagged jumps in the early rounds of the triple jump competition to break her own Welsh record.
The UK Indoor silver medallist pulled a huge jump of 13.22m out of the bag in the fourth round to take victory.
Olympic relay medallist Jeremia Azu (Cardiff Athletics), who was in Loughborough as part of the Welsh men’s 4x100m team, also stepped in to run the individual 100m.
In his first competitive race over the distance this season, Azu looked in lightening form in the early stages before easing off to win comfortably in 10.15.
In the women’s 400m match race, Charlotte Henrich produced one of the most dominant displays of the day.
The Great Britain international scorched to victory in another Commonwealth Games nomination B standard time of 51.48. Fellow Welsh sprinter Sian Harry (Belgrave Harriers), who was running as a guest, finished third in 53.94.
Adele Nicoll (Birchfield Harriers) continued her hugely impressive transition back from Olympic bobsledder to Commonwealth Games hopeful with a convincing win for Wales in the women’s shot.
The three-time British champion took the honours with an impressive season’s best of 17.50m – another Commonwealth Games B standard.
Second place went to fellow Welsh athlete Sabrina Fortune (Deeside AAC). The para world champion registering a best of 15.42m.
There were also maximum points for Wales in the men’s shot put where Patrick Swan (Cornwall AC) played the team captain’s role to a tee as he claimed the win with a season’s best 17.86m. National Development Programme athlete Lachlan Robbie (Cardiff Archers), using the lighter 5kg implement, finished third with 17.08m.
Hannah Brier produced a superb start in the women’s 200m A guest race to equal her personal best of 23.16. Promising NDP athlete Aliyah Afolabi (Cardiff Archers) clocked a season’s best 23.84.
Later in the afternoon, Brier took to the track again in the 200m match race and produced a strong finish to come through to win and smash her PB with a time of 23.07 – which was equal to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games nomination B standard.
The women’s 100m hurdles guest race witnessed a new Welsh Under-18 record for National Development Programme athlete Ava Lexi Placide (Cardiff Athletics), who finished second in 13.69.
There was a PB in the women’s 100m A guest race, where NDP sprinter Nell Desir (Cardiff Athletics) clocked 11.64 as she finished second.
In the men’s pole vault, there was no separating the two Welsh competitors Tom Walley (Wrexham AC), who was representing the Wales team, and Mark Mellor (Cardiff Athletics) who was competing for Loughborough Students.
Both achieved a best of 5.15m which meant they shared second place behind Harry Coppell, who claimed the win with 5.35m.
There was also plenty of Welsh interest in the men’s discus where James Tomlinson (Birchfield Harriers) claimed a second place finish for Wales with a best of 58.88m, behind Scotland’s Nick Percy with 60.09m.
Paralympian Harrison Walsh (Swansea Harriers), who was competing as a guest, finished fourth with a season’s best 56.12m.
The Wales men’s short spring relay team produced an excellent performance to finish second in men’s 4x100m in a time of 39.74.
The squad, which was led off by transition programme sprinter Lewis Stephens (Cardiff Athletics) put together some slick baton changes to lead as they went into the final leg, but were just pipped on the line by GB Juniors
The men’s 400m match race saw Joe Brier finish second in 46.96.
Barney Corrall (Charnwood AC) also finished second in the men’s ambulant long jump with a best of 5.29m.
Tom Wilcock (Northampton AC) claimed a third place finish for Wales in the men’s 110m hurdles match race where he clocked a season’s best 13.93.
The women’s guest 400m B final saw NDP athlete Darcy Coslett (Llanelli AC) finish second in 55.91.
Jessica Mantle (Cardiff Athletics) finished third for Wales in the women’s 100m match race as she clocked a season’s best 11.69.
There was also a third place for Millie Gold (Swansea Harriers), who clocked a season’s best 10:35.61 in the 3,000m steeplechase match final. In the men’s 3,000m steeplechase, Iwan Thomas (Carmarthen Harriers) was seventh in a new PB of 9:16.38.
Lucy Harris (Swansea Harriers) celebrated a new PB in the women’s match discus as she finished fourth with 46.28m.
In the men’s match hammer competition, Harry Weintraub (Anglo Welsh Athletics), who has been impressing on the American college scene, finished fourth with a best of 66.59m.
Amelia Fettis (Newport Harriers) also placed fourth in the women’s hammer with a throw of 58.45m.
Bronwen Reed (Highgate Harriers) finished fourth for Wales in 2:08.45 in the women’s 800m match race, while the men’s race saw Thomas Loynes (Neath Harriers) finish fifth as a guest in 1:53.30 while Sam Hembry (Bromsgrove and Redditch AC) was seventh in a season’s best 1:53.66.
Sophie Lisk represented the Welsh team in the 400m Hurdles with a new season best of 1:00.54.
Alex Azu (Cardiff Athletics) posted a fourth place finish in the men’s 200m match race in 21.24.
UK Indoor Championships medallist Hannah Lake (Cardiff Athletics) finished fifth in a season’s best of 1.74m.
T11 Transition Programme sprinter James Ledger (Swansea Harriers) was sixth in the men’s ambulant 100m in 11.78.
UKA 10,000M CHAMPIONSHIPS – LOUGHBOROUGH, MAY 17
Paris Olympian Clara Evans-Graham (Pontypridd Roadents) finished just off the podium in Loughborough on Saturday evening.
The Welsh marathon record holder crossed the line in fourth place, clocking a time of 33:09.66.
BE FIT FOR TODAY TRACK ACADEMY – LEE VALLEY, MAY 17
Sam Gordon (Cardiff Athletics) clocked 10.38 to win his second round heat in London. The Great Britain international had earlier clocked 10.51 in his first round race. Gordon also clocked 21.34 as he finished second in his 200m heat.
BARRY ISLAND 10K – MAY 17
This year’s event boasted a record entry with more than 4,700 people signed up to take part in the 10K and junior races.
The winner of this year’s men’s race was Jon Butler (Swansea Harriers) who clinched victory in 30:23. Adam Bowden (Cowbridge Moovers) was second in 32:11 with Matt Verran (Swansea Harriers) third in 32:17.
Butler said afterwards:
I’m really pleased. I ran a good solid time, the quickest I’ve done here in three attempts, and I ran most of it on my own, so I’m happy with it.
The race was brilliant; there were crowds everywhere and that makes a really big difference. It was really well supported and that gives you that little bit extra.
The women’s race was won by Charlotte Taylor (Bristol and West AC), who claimed the win in a new course record of 33:08. Olivia Stillman was second in 36:27 while Donna Morris (Builth and District) was third in 36:33.
The wheelchair race was won by local athlete Ron Price who took the crown in 53:37. Price said afterwards:
The hills are tough – they’re always tough in a racing chair because we’ve got no gearing, but other than that, it was a good event, well organised and the weather stayed on our side.
The crowds were good and there was lots of support from the runners along the way too, as I tend to slow down going up the hills and then overtake them on the way down.
The event was organised by Run 4 Wales and marked the second race in the 2026 R4W 10K Series, with both the Brecon Carreg Porthcawl 10K and Kidney Wales CDF 10K to come. When combined, all medals in each of these races – including the ABP Newport 10K earlier in the year – create an interlocking set for runners to celebrate their achievement.
WEST WALES JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT 1 – NEATH, MAY 17
Almost 350 athletes took part in the West Wales Junior Development 1 fixture at Cwrt Herbert in Neath on Sunday.
SOUTH AND EAST WALES JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT OPEN – ABERDARE, MAY 17
The South and East Wales Junior Development Open attracted an entry of 370 athletes to the Ron Jones Stadium.
AFON TRACK AND FIELD LEAGUE – YATE, MAY 17
National Development Programme thrower William Richards-Baldwin (Gloucester AC) produced another big personal best in the shot with a huge effort of 17.22m. He also threw 49.04m in the discus to win both events.
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