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October signified one year since the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) assumed responsibility for coach and officials licensing, and Welsh Athletics has marked the anniversary by issuing prog...

It is with great sadness that we share the news that Mary Davies passed away on Friday 1 November 2024. Talgarth-based Mary, 86, was married to chief timekeeper Arthur. Both were well-known as long-s...

UK ATHLETICS CROSS CHALLENGE – LIVERPOOL, NOVEMBER 23 Cari Hughes booked an automatic place in the Great Britain team for next month’s European Cross Country Championships in Türkiye. The Cardiff...

On 2nd November, 11 of the Welsh Athletics Youth Athletics Ambassadors met at Storey Arms Outdoor Education Centre for an action-packed day of activities and workshops. The day started off with an ou...

Admiral has successfully relaunched a Couch to 5K initiative in collaboration with Welsh Athletics, aimed at promoting employee wellbeing. Welsh Athletics created a bespoke Leadership in Running Fitne...

At the 35th British & Irish Masters Cross Country International in Belfast on Saturday 16th November 2024, Ifan Lloyd (Swansea Harriers) finally achieved a long term ambition of his when he won a gol...

School, regional and personal pride were at stake as more than a thousand cross country athletes of all ages headed to Newtown on Saturday. They were taking part in the 25th Welsh Inter Regional Champ...

SCHOOLS COMBINED EVENTS INTERNATIONAL – GLASGOW, NOVEMBER 16 MEDALS of all colours were won by a 15-strong Welsh team at the Schools Combined Events International in Glasgow on Saturday. Leading the...

Welsh Athletics is delighted to announce a 3 year partnership with Front Runner Events that will see the Swansea University Swansea Half Marathon host an annual International Masters International. Th...

UK Athletics have announced today that Eden Robinson (Christian North, Cardiff Archers) has been added to the 2024/25 Olympic Futures Programme and Abigail Pawlett (Ashley Bryant, Trafford AC) is re...

CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE - CARDIFF, NOVEMBER 9 The Cardiff Cross Challenge returned this year for the 27th edition and it enhanced its status as the UK’s premier Cross Country event on Saturday. Tho...

The Cardiff Cross Challenge once again enhanced its status as the UK’s premier Cross Country event on Saturday. Thousands of competitors and spectators descended on Llandaff Fields as some of the wo...

Today UK Athletics has announced a cohort of 35 athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme for 2024/25. This cohort includes six Welsh athletes: Hollie Arnold, Ol...

One of the jewels in Cardiff’s sporting crown will attract athletes from across the globe to the capital on Saturday.   Some of the world’s finest runners, including the man dubbed “Europe’s...

TATA STEEL RICHARD BURTON 10K – CWMAFON, 3 NOVEMBER Dewi Griffiths (Swansea Harriers) raced to victory for the fourth time in a row on the streets of Cwmafon on Sunday morning. The two-time Commonwe...

This month, we were pleased to collaborate with partners from Caerphilly County Borough Council to host our inaugural Coaching Assistants course at Rhymney Valley Athletics Club, located at Rhiw Syr D...

We are pleased to announce this year's indoor Track and Field fixtures have now been confirmed. Please see below for a list of events taking place over the indoor season. Further information and e...

We are delighted to announce the UK’s no. 1 online retailer for run, gym and hike, Sportsshoes.com will be sponsoring the prestigious Cardiff Cross Challenge for the third year in a row. The 2024 Ca...

Olympic finalist Niels Laros is amongst a trio of talented young Dutchmen who have added their names to the Cardiff Cross Challenge entries for 9 November. Laros heads the contingent as the European U...

MARATHON ERYRI – LLANBERIS, OCTOBER 26 The 40th edition of Marathon Eryri produced a bonanza of broken records in perfect conditions on Saturday morning. Starting on the outskirts of Llanberis, runn...