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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...

Volunteers and officials are core to delivering competitions across Wales. On Saturday, we celebrated many of the great individuals who give so much to our sport. The Newcomer to Officiating was won ...

On Saturday evening, at the Welsh Athletics Annual Awards Evening, two talented coaches were recognised for their incredible contribution to our sport. The Participation Coach of the Year was awarded ...

PONTYPRIDD ROAD RELAYS - PONTYPRIDD, SEPTEMBER 29 The scenic Ynysangharad Park played host to the latest successful staging of the Pontypridd Road Relays. The event, organised by Pontypridd Roadents A...

The 2024 Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting will take place on the 26th October, the meeting will commence at 10am. Attend in person: Jubilee Suite,  Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens...

Welsh Athletics are sad to announce the death Brian Gough, who had been a member of the Pontypridd Roadents Club for many years. Bernie Jones shared: Brian had an illustrious running career and cam...

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties resulting in myathletics.welshathletics.org being down. Our IT team is currently working on identifying the cause of the issue. With apologies for...