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Welsh Athletics Official Statement - Joshua Griffiths
Welsh Athletics acknowledges the Anti Doping rule violation ruling regarding Welsh athlete Joshua Griffiths. Welsh Athletics is committed to supporting a clean sport for all and will continue to work ...
Wales set for Schools Indoor Pentathlon International - Team Announcement
Wales’ U16 and U18 athletes will head to Glasgow International Arena on Saturday 14 November 2026 for the Schools Combined Events Pentathlon International, competing indoors against the other home nat...
Weekend Roundup (7th - 8th November)
BEACONS ULTRA MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON – BRECON, NOVEMBER 7 The event includes a half marathon, marathon and a 50-mile ultra marathon trail run in and around the Brecon Beacons. The men’s half marat...
Recap: Cardiff Cross Challenge 2026
The Cardiff Cross Challenge - the UK's only World Athletics Cross Country Tour event - once again delivered a brilliant day's racing in the Welsh capital. The opening fixture of this year Bri...
Preview: Cardiff Cross Challenge 2026
The Cardiff Cross Challenge is back! The only World Athletics Cross Country Tour event in the UK returns to Llandaff Fields on Sunday 8th November offering a chance for over 3000 athletes to tackle th...
Recent Changes to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Welsh Athletics and UK Athletics take our responsibilities towards the welfare of young people and adults at risk in athletics and running very seriously and require officials, coaches, leaders, Club ...
Weekend Round-Up (31 - 1 November)
COASTAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 30 Welsh Athletics National Development Programme endurance athlete Millie Gold helped Elon University to its...
Relive the Action from the Welsh Athletics & Run Wales Annual Awards Evening ft. Hall of Fame 2026
Find your photos from the evening HERE. It’s been an outstanding year for athletics and running in Wales. From volunteers to athletes, this year’s Welsh Athletics and Run Wales Awards provided an opp...
Wales comes together to Own The Night
Around 2,000 runners came together across Wales on Sunday 25 October for Own The Night, with more than 60 running clubs hosting events across 47 locations, alongside three official Welsh Athletics run...
INSPORT CLUB RIBBON X WELSH ATHLETICS CLUB STANDARDS
Welsh Athletics is delighted to announce a new partnership with Disability Sport Wales that will see the insport Club Ribbon become part of the Welsh Athletics Club Standards framework. This collabor...
Temporary Closure of Athletics Hub
Welsh Athletics have been informed of the need to close the Athletics Hub site that facilitates Coach and Officials Education on behalf of the Home Countries. The following statement has been shared b...
2026 Annual General Meeting
The 2026 Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday, with a number of key appointments being confirmed on the day. The meeting was the last as Chair for Steve Perks, who stood down ...
Weekend Round-Up (24 - 25 October)
49th INTER SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – OCTOBER 21 More than 1700 young athletes representing schools and colleges from all over the country entered the Welsh Inter Schools Cross Country Cham...
2026/27 Olympic World Class Programme – Athletes Announced
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...
Pen-y-Bont yn croesawu 'Arweinwyr' y Dyfodol!
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...
GB sprinter Berwyn Jones was inaugurated into the Wakefield Trinity Hall of Fame
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...
Preview - 49th Welsh Inter Schools Cross Country Championships
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...
Weekend Round-Up (17 - 18 October)
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...
Welsh Athletics achieves Healthy Working Wales Active Employer Badge
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...
Weekend Round-Up (10-11 October)
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...