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Weekend Round Up (17-18th Sept)
Swansea Bay 10km After finishing 12th in the marathon at this years Commonwealth Games, Natasha Cockram (Micky Morris Racing Team) returned to racing over the slightly shorter distance of 10km. Runnin...
Job Vacancy : People and Business Assistant
Welsh Athletics are looking to hire a new People and Business Assistant. This is an exciting opportunity to join Welsh Athletics supporting the HR and Finance Functions of the National Governing body ...
2022 Mini Marathon Team Announcement
Over the years, the London Mini Marathon has been a stepping stone for some of the countries greatest athletes. This year will be no different, and the 2022 TCS Mini London Marathon championships, whi...
Chris Jones : Coaching to the Commonwealth Games
Watching Clara Evans, Heather Lewis and Jenny Nesbitt walk to the start lines of their respective races at this years Commonwealth Games, their coach Chris Jones, likely nervous about what was about t...
Lloyd Cowan Bursary open for coaches and young athletes
Applications are now open for the 2022 Lloyd Cowan Bursary. Grants of up to £500 will be awarded to athletics coaches and to unfunded athletes with potential, aged between 16 and 23, f...
Weekend Round Up (10-11th September)
Diamond League, Zurich At the Diamond League final in Zurich, European 1,500m Silver Medalist, Jake Heyward (Cardiff) finished his track season with a 9th place finish in a time of 3:34.27. Full resul...
The passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - guidance
All at Welsh Athletics were saddened at the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and would like to share our condolences with the Royal Family. In relation to implications for athletics...
Catching Up With Lorraine : Commonwealth Games Experience
Our volunteers play fundamental roles in the smooth running and organisation of all our athletics events. From local leagues to major events, such as the Commonwealth Games, volunteers such as Lorrain...
Speakeasy Club presents... No limits series with Matt Pritchard
Unfortunately this event is CANCELLED. Speakeasy Club is delighted to partner with Welsh Athletics, RunWales and Llandaff Rugby Club to welcome Mr 50/50 himself, double brutal finishi...
Weekend Round Up (3-4th Sept)
British and Irish Junior Mountain Running Championships, Ambleside, Cumbria Welsh athletes performed well in the British & Irish Junior Mountain Running Championships at Ambleside, Cumbria on Satu...
New Chair sought for General Council
Welsh Athletics are looking for expressions of interest for this key role within the Governance structure of the sport in Wales. The Chair of the General Council is elected by the members on a tw...
Regional Development Programme 2022/23
With an inspiring summer of Athletics behind us, Welsh Athletics are excited to launch this year’s Regional Development Programme dates. The dual development programme for athletes (1...
British and Irish Junior Mountain Champs : Preview
Wales junior athletes will be competing against their Home Countries and Irish counterparts this Saturday 3rd of September at Ambleside, Cumbria in the 22nd running of the British & Irish Junior M...
Adrian Woods has passed away
Welsh Athletics were shocked and saddened to hear the news that runner, coach, and all round good guy, Adrian Woods of Pont-y-pwl & District Runners has died. more to follow
NDP Application Now Open
The National Development Programme is the second step along the performance development pathway and focuses on the top performing young athletes aged between 16-19 across Wales. The programme is ...
Weekend Round Up (27th-28th)
Diamond league, Lausanne European Silver 1500m medalist, Jake Heyward (Cardiff) finished in 9th place in the men’s 1,500m, running a time of 3:34.99. Mid Cheshire 5k, Cheshire Janos Rush Vranek ...
Team Selection for the England Throws Camps Throws Fest
Welsh Athletics will be taking a team of U18, U20 and U23 athletes to compete at the England Throws Camps Throws Fest, where they will compete as part of the Home Countries team. The event will take p...
Cardiff Half Marathon – Spaces for Welsh Athletics Members
Following the recent announcement by Run 4 Wales (R4W) that the 2022 Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon has sold out, we can confirm that Welsh Athletics has secured an allocation of guaranteed entries fo...
Welsh Athletics to recruit new President
Welsh Athletics has opened nominations for the role of President of Welsh Athletics. Current President Lynette Harries will step down from the role having served the maximum term of 6 years (3 ...
Super September
With a wonderful summer of Athletics coming to close, we are continuing to celebrate this amazing sport with our Super September bonanza of coach and leader education. To support our clubs and running...