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Final Novuna GB & NI Team for World Athletics Championships Confirmed
UK Athletics has confirmed today the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team selection for the World Athletics Championships, Tokyo, Japan (13-21 September) following the finalisatio...
Weekend Round-up (30-31 August 2025)
WANDA DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL – ZURICH, AUGUST 28 Jeremiah Azu warmed up for the forthcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo by finishing fourth in the Diamond League 100m final. The Cardiff Ath...
Sportsshoes Home Nations 5k - Preview
The Sportsshoes Home Nations 5k returns on Saturday 30 August, staged over a fast multi-lap circuit of Coopers Field in Bute Park in Cardiff. The 2025 event is sponsored by Nike and will incorporate ...
Statue to be unveiled of record-breaking athlete Steve Jones MBE, OLY
The official unveiling of a steel statue of record-breaking athlete Steve Jones MBE, OLY and Freeman of Blaenau Gwent will take place on Friday 12 September 2025 at 1pm, outside Ebbw Vale Sports Cen...
4 Welsh Athletes Selected for Team GB & NI for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo
UK Athletics has announced the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the World Athletics Championships, Tokyo, Japan (13-21 September). Amongst the team, four Welsh athletes hav...
Weekend Round-Up (23-24 August 2025)
TONYPANDY TRACK CLASSIC – AUGUST 23 More than 200 athletes travelled to the King George VI Athletics Track for an evening of athletics and entertainment on and off the track. The Tonypandy Track Cla...
GB & NI squad announced for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain.
Full GB & NI squad announced for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Spain. UK Athletics have announced the U20, Classic and Uphill Mountain athletes who will complete the full Grea...
Weekend Round-Up (16-17 August 2025)
BRITISH ATHLETICS UPHILL ONLY TRIAL RACE – KESWICK, AUGUST 15 Eden O’Dea (Deeside AAC) produced a brilliant run at the event on Skiddaw in Cumbria which served as a trial to select the British Tea...
Mike Critchley Obituary
Mike Critchley, one of the outstanding group of middle distance runners produced by Cardiff AAC soon after their formation in 1968, has died. He was a regular member of the all-conquering Cardiff te...
Team Announcement - Sportsshoes Home Nations 5K
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the Sportsshoes Home Nations 5km in Bute Park, Cardiff on August 30, 2025. Steve Mitchell, National Talent Devel...
Weekend Round-Up (9-10 August 2025)
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS – TAMPERE, AUGUST 7 – 10 Welsh Athletes Millie Gold, Jessica Mantle, Nell Desir and Eden Robinson were part of the Great Britain team which finished secon...
Masters Spotlight with Lee Aherne
Masters Spotlight with LEE AHERNE Lee Aherne is Chair of Parc Bryn Bach and the Race Director for Parc Bryn Parkrun. He is one of the most passionate Welshmen who loves nothing better than pulling ...
Eight Welsh athletes selected for Team GB & NI for the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi
UK Athletics have announced the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, India, between 26 September and 5 October. The athletes ...
Weekend Round-Up (2-3 August 2025)
NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – AUGUST 2-3 Medals, records and Commonwealth Games nominations were showered across an action packed weekend for Welsh Athletes at the Novuna UK Athletics Champion...
Novuna UK Athletics Championships 2025 - Round-Up
Welsh athletes returned from a successful Novuna UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham with an impressive array of medals, records and Commonwealth Games standards. Medal wise, it was fitting Trans...
Masters Spotlight with Ifan Lloyd
Masters Spotlight with IFAN LLOYD World Masters Marathon Champion 2024 Ifan Lloyd is one of Wales’ most respected athletes competing at all distances from track all the way up to ultra marathon. He ...
Team Announcement - British and Irish Senior Mountain Running Championships
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the British and Irish Senior Mountain Running Championships on August 17 in The Lake District, England. Steve M...
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Session Schedule Released
Today, the official release of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Session Schedule has been announced, marking a major milestone on the road to what promises to be one of the most memorable sporting ...
Malta to Host the 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games
Team Wales has announced today that the 8th Commonwealth Youth Games will take place in Malta in late 2027. The Games, which bring together athletes aged 14–18 from across the Commonwealth, will se...
OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT WALES AT THE BMAF MASTERS CROSS COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT WALES AT THE BMAF MASTERS CROSS COUNTRY INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY 15 November 2025 Welsh Athletics will be selecting Welsh Teams to compete at the BMAF Masters Cross Country ...