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A total of 62 athletes are nominated for membership of the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2027. Congratulations to the three Welsh Athletes, Jeremiah Azu, Charlotte Henrich & Abi...

Bridgend Athletics hosts the 'Leaders' of the Future! On Saturday, we delivered a fantastic LiRF (Leader in Running Fitness) course at Bridgend Athletics Track, Newbridge Fields! With a full c...

Just one week after Wakefield Trinity Rugby League Football Club became the sixth team to win the Super League 1960’s Welsh and GB sprinter Berwyn Jones was inaugurated into the Wakefield Trinity Hall...

We look forward to next Wednesday 21 October 2026 sees the 49th Welsh Inter Schools Cross Country Championships held at Brecon for the U14, U16, U18/U20 age groups, incorporating the Welsh Colleges Ch...

PRINCETON FALL CLASSIC – NEW JERSEY, SEPTEMBER 17 There was strong Welsh representation at the Princeton Fall Classic in the USA on Friday. Welsh Athletics National Development Programme athlete and G...

Healthy Working Wales is a branch of Public Health Wales which offers advice, guidance and resources to organisations to create healthier workplaces. Their Active Employer badge recognises organisatio...

MENAI WINTER SERIES – CROSS COUNTRY, OCTOBER 10 The new Menai Winter Series is made up of three fixtures tackling cross country, trail and track. The races are run across a variety of distances and ag...

Neath Harriers AC are saddened to announce the passing of former coach and Club Chairman Peter Walton. Peter Walton joined Neath Harriers in the 1990s at roughly the same time as the track was laid at...

Real progress, more to do: what you told us in the 2026 Members’ Survey Diolch yn fawr/ thank you! In September, 446 of you (up from 396 last year) told us what’s working in athletics in Wales, what i...

The past twelve months have seen the masters programme continue to develop through an increase in international competition opportunities, the introduction of the Welsh Athletics Masters Championships...

RICHMOND INVITATIONAL – MECHANICSVILLE, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 2 National Development Programme athlete Millie Gold (Swansea Harriers) helped Elon University’s women team to victory in the Richmond Invitat...

Running should feel free, safe, and equal but for many women, the reality is very different. Every autumn, as the clocks go back and nights draw in, women across Wales face growing concerns about safe...

If you love to run and want to help shape the future of mass participation running races, we want to hear from you in a first-of-its-kind research project which has been launched by some of the bigges...

It was a great day for Wales at the Autumn Forest of Dean Trail Half Marathon, which also incorporated the Masters Trail International between England and Wales. Welsh athletes won both the men's ...

VITALITY WESTMINSTER MILE, SEPTEMBER 26 Welsh Under-23 athlete Louis Starr (Rugby and Northampton AC) finished 10th in the men’s mile race on the Mall in London. Starr, who claimed a Welsh Under-20 80...

Cardiff will welcome some of the best endurance runners from across the UK this Sunday. Coopers Field in Bute Park once again hosts the SportShoes Home Nations 5K, which incorporates the UK 5K Road Ra...

Our recent Guide Running Workshop at Llandrindod Wells Leisure Centre was a fantastic example of what can be achieved through collaboration, bringing runners, guides and local organisations together t...

Have Your Say: Shaping the Future of Welsh Athletics. Following our recent member survey, we're taking the conversation further. Join us at a series of national engagement events, bringing the ath...

New Club Funding Grant to create links with schools Welsh Athletics launched last June a new grant clubs can apply for: Schools to Clubs Grassroots coaching links. Following the first round of applica...

The Joint Welsh Athletics and Welsh Schools Outdoor Combined Events Championships was staged in Carmarthenshire on Saturday, September 19. It was held at Carmarthen Leisure Centre athletics track, at ...