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Four Welsh Athletes will contest the ‘40th race’ as the Virgin Money London Marathon takes place in a unique format on Sunday. Selected elite athletes will compete over 19 laps of St James’ Park...

The first London Marathon took place on a dull damp day - Sunday 29 March, 1981 - great for running, not so for spectating. 6255 runners finished. The race was a spectacular success and changed the im...

24th October 2020, 11am The Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics will take place online only this year due to the COVD-19 restrictions that are in place. You can attend the meeting by registerin...

WSAA Bulletin – October 1st 2020. – UPDATE Welsh Schools have been in extensive discussions with friends at the other Home Countries Schools Associations as well as colleagues at Welsh Athletics a...

UK Athletics will be celebrating Black History Month 2020 by delivering a series of virtual 'Noir Voices' sessions for our athletics family; athletes, coaches, officials, fans, volunteers and ...

In what has been a turbulent year to date, for some areas, local lockdown has thrown up a number of challenges. Not to be deterred, once again athletics clubs and running groups across Wales have foun...

Welsh Athletics endurance stars contiune to shine as athletes are named in the GB squad for the World Half.     Clara Evans’ (Chris Jones) growing form has resulted in her earning her first Great ...

Schools in Wales are encouraged to participate in this year’s event which departs from its’ usual place as the traditional “curtain raiser” to the main race. This event is normally run over th...

Following Friday nights successful return to road running with thre Sunset 5K - full report here: Road Racing Returns in Wales, the weekend saw the Track & Field season come to a close with Welsh at...

At Welsh Athletics we are committed to supporting the continued development of our coach and leader community.  With well over 1000 people attending our ‘Stay Involved’ Webinar Series from May to...

Charlotte Arter and Osian Perrin claimed Cardiff Sunset 5k victories to re-start road racing in Wales on Friday. The pair were amongst a small amount of invited athletes which contested the flat and f...

In celebration of our coach community during UK Coaching week and as part of our commitment to supporting the development of our coaches and leaders, Welsh Athletics has teamed up with UK Coaching to ...

The introduction of further local lockdown restrictions from today to now include Bridgend County Borough, Newport County Borough, Blaenau Gwent County Borough and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough by t...

The Cardiff Sunset 5k on Friday will signal a return to competitive Road Racing in Wales. Training partners Charlotte Arter and Clara Evans will headline the women’s race which will offer a first of...

PTS Meeting Swansea man Joe Brier bounces back to winning form after a very well judged race in Slovakia over the 400m, winning in 46.61 a week after his perfomace at the British Championships in M...

UK Coaching Week 2020 will take place from the 14-20 September. The awareness campaign – which empowers athletes, coaches and the public to celebrate great coaching – will centre on the need to �...

We are pleased to now be able to release updated Return to Track & Field Competition [v3] along with version 1 of our Return to Cross Country Competition guidance documents. Both documents will be ci...

Over recent days we have seen more clubs and groups returning to activity and training which has been a boost to the sport. In addition, there have been more virtual activities and challenges taking p...

2020 has been a busy and challenging year for Maldwyn Harriers so far! As facilities and group training started to shut down in March, so our coaches sprung into action. Contingencies and activities w...

Is there a coach or official that has positively impacted your athletics career? Who has influenced you and encouraged you to achieve?  Who has supported you / your club over the years? Who could you...