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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...

The 2024 Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday in Cardiff (with a virtual link enabling members from across Wales to be part of the meeting). A key decision agreed on Saturday ...

Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of U16 and U18 athletes who have been chosen to compete for Wales on Saturday 16 November 2024 in Glasgow. This will be an exciting and invaluable e...

The Commonwealth Games Federation has announced Athletics is confirmed as one of the sports for the 2026 Games in Glasgow. James Williams, CEO of Welsh Athletics reacted: We are delighted to finally ...

DAVID ALUN WILLIAMS NORTH WALES CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE – FIXTURE 2, WREXHAM, OCTOBER 19 The second fixture of the North Wales Cross Country Senior League, in association with Grand Prix Express, took ...

The Welsh Athletics National Development Programme (NDP) is the first tier of the Performance Pathway. Aligned with the organisation’s broader performance vision, the NDP plays a crucial role in gui...

Three Welsh athletes have been nominated for membership to join the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2024/25.  Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Rob Denmark, Poole AC), Jeremiah Azu (Ma...

JOHN H. COLLINS GWENT LEAGUE – PEMBREY, OCTOBER 12 The new cross country season started with a bang in the sunshine at Pembrey Country Park on Saturday. Hundreds of athletes of all ages from all ove...

At the recent Welsh Athletics Awards Evening hosted at the Vale Resort, 12 former athletes were inducted into the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame. The first Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame took place at the...

In February, Welsh Athletics joined forces with Mind to co-design a mental health champion role to improve mental health within running communities across Wales. This is the first partnership of its k...

The Steeplechase and Race Walking Regional Development Programme (RDP) has been established to provide athletes with the opportunity to access events they might not otherwise be exposed to and to pr...

Wales had some success at the final Masters International Road Race of the season when Wales took on England over the marathon distances at the Chester Marathon. On the tough Chester course, medals we...

PRINCIPALITY CARDIFF HALF MARATHON 2024 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 Pontypridd Roadents Clara Evans and Dan Nash claimed the Welsh Half Marathon Championship titles on the rainy streets of Cardiff on Sunday...

Last weekend, six athletes were recognised for their fantastic performances and dedication to their sport at our Annual Awards Evening. Junior Male Athlete of the Year A rising star in the field event...

This year's Welsh Athletics and Run Wales Awards provided an opportunity to honor and celebrate the outstanding contributions and successes of our clubs, athletes and volunteers. There were three ...

Following our update on Friday, we would like to apologise again to our members for the disruption they have faced in recent days and the inconvenience caused as a result. We have been working closely...