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Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 will take place from 13 to 19 May, on the theme of “Movement: Moving more for our mental health” For Mental Health Awareness week 2024 we've been talking to p...

Welsh Athletics’ first outdoor track and field meeting of the season – Run with the Wind and Field Events - has attracted an impressive line-up. Entries for Wednesday evening’s event at Cardiff...

MID CHESHIRE 5K – APRIL 26 Emily Kearney (Warriors Pentathlon and Athletic Club) earned an excellent second place finish at the Mid Cheshire 5K on Friday evening. Kearney clocked 15:44 finishing beh...

Last Saturday, we ventured over to Swansea Sports Campus where a full day of courses were being delivered by our talented team of UKA-qualified Coach Developers.  The morning kicked off with one of...

As part of the process of implementing changes to age groups and following the series of webinars hosted in March, the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) are pleased to invite expressions of ...

Welsh Athletics are excited to announce the launch of the Young Athletics Ambassador (YAA) group! The YAA programme will provide a platform to represent the voices of Young Athletes, be involved in de...

Please see below the provisional details of the school district summer term track & field fixtures, schools athletics initiatives, and staff training courses for teaching secondary and primary school ...

In recent weeks, Welsh Athletics orchestrated its annual Performance Programme training camp, a pivotal component in the athletes' preparation for this summer's competitions. Held in Monte Gor...

EUROPEAN OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS TRIAL – CUMBRIA, APRIL 19 AND 21 Kris Jones (Swansea Harriers/Dark Peak/Dundee Hawkhill), who has represented Wales and Great Britain across a number of disciplines, ...

We caught up with Mrs Dutfield, a Year 2 teacher at Dinas Powys Primary School to hear their success story of introducing The Daily Mile into their Year 2 classes. How long have you been doing The Dai...

Jenny Nesbitt and Justin Davies have been selected to join the Welsh Athletics performance pathway. Jenny will be returning to the Performance Programme and Justin will be joining the Transition Pro...

TOM JONES INVITATIONAL – GAINSVILLE, FLORIDA, April 12 Olympian Joe Brier (Swansea Harriers) opened his outdoor 400m season with a run of 46.74 in Florida on Friday. The fifth place finish in a qual...

The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad has been announced for the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan between the 17-25 May 2024. Reigning world champions Hollie Arnold (Blackheath...

Saturday 6 April saw the culmination of the school's Sportshall Athletics season with the UK U13 & U15 Final at Fenton Manor Stoke. After a series of school district trials that progressed to the...

UK Athletics has today announced those athletes selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 on 4-5 May, in the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x40...

As the licensing body for all Coaches and Officials (at levels 1-3) in Wales, Welsh Athletics are pleased to report that volunteers can now log into their myAthletics portal, and identify the current ...

The 2024 School Games National Finals will take place at Loughborough University from 29 August to 1 September 2024. Selection policies are now available below and there are also informational webi...

ASICS FESTIVAL OF RUNNING 5K and 10K ELITE SPEED RACES – PARIS, APRIL 5 Double World Athletics Championships marathoner Josh Griffiths (Swansea Harriers) finished 29th overall in the 10K. Griffiths,...

The first of this year’s Masters International’s against England will take place within the Great Birmingham 10km on Sunday 5 May 2024 and will be quickly followed by the second within the Great ...

CHOCOHOLICS 5K ROAD RACE AND FUN RUN – NEWTOWN, MARCH 29 The Easter weekend got off the perfect start with the annual Chocoholics 5K Road Race and Fun Run on Good Friday. The event, organised by Mal...