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A Day in the Life of a Volunteer
Ever wondered what it is like to volunteer for Welsh Athletics? Evan and Ollie are both third year students at Cardiff Met doing a Sport Event Placement and have been spending time working alongs...
Welsh Cross Country Championships Preview
The 117th Welsh Cross Country Championships return to Pembrey Country Park this weekend. The 11 race programme starts at 11:00am with the Primary School Races and concludes with the U20 Men’s Ch...
Weekend Round Up (19th/20th Feb)
This weekend has yet again provided some incredible perfomances over an array of different disciplines. Seville Marathon - Spain Josh Griffiths (Swansea) had the race of his life at the Seville ...
Weekend Round Up (12th/13th Feb)
It has been another busy weekend, full of strong performances by a number of Welsh Athletes on the track, the roads and over the mud. Welsh Schools National Cross Country Championships - Brecon ...
Jenny Nesbitt & Jake Heyward Shine Indoors
There was great news for Jenny Nesbitt in Boston this weekend where she ran 5000m in 15:19.22 - well inside the Welsh Commonwealth Games standard of 15:30 which she has been so clo...
Meritorious Award for Roger Harrison Jones
Photo: Roger (centre) with Russell Godwin, Chair of the North Wales Cross Country League, and Bernie Jones, Secretary ROGER HARRISON JONES On Saturday 5th February 2022, Roger Harrison Jones was prese...
Sospan Road Runners
“The friendliest running club in Wales” Sospan Road Runners is a local running club from Llanelli, South Wales who prides itself on giving everyone a very warm welcome and providing member...
Welsh Schools Cross Country Championships Preview
For the top schools’ cross-country runners in Wales, all roads lead to Brecon on Saturday, February 12th, when the Penlan playing fields are again the venue for the 59th Welsh Schools’ Nat...
U13, U17 & U20 Indoor Championships Report
In a weekend full of championship best performances and multiple personal bests, the U13, U17 and U20 athletes showed they are ones to look out for in the future! In the first event of the day, the U1...
Weekend Round Up (5th/6th Feb)
It was a busy weekend of action for a number of Welsh Athletes. Away from the U13, U17 and U20 Indoor Championships, where a full round up can be found here, here is a round up of the other great Wels...
WELSH U13, U17 & U20 Indoor Championships Preview
The Welsh Indoor Championship season is well underway with the return of the Junior Champs this weekend. Following on from the success of the Senior & U15 Champs last weekend, it is time for the j...
Welsh Athletics #Inspire Virtual Coaching Conference Series – From Club to Commonwealth Potential
Welsh Athletics is committed to supporting coaches to create inclusive, engaging and effective environments for developing athletes in our Sport. In recognition of this year’s Commonwealth games...
Weekend Round Up (29th/30th Jan)
Away from the Welsh Indoor Championships, a few Welsh atheltes were putting in some fantastic performances across the pond. The standout performance coming from 2021 Olympian, Jake Hayward (Cardi...
PUL5K Team Announcement
Welsh Athletics are pleased to announce that they are taking a team of 14 athletes to the PUL5K, which is to be held on Friday 11th February 2022 in Battersea Park. Welsh 5km record holder, Charlotte ...
Senior and U15 Indoor Championship Round Up
The long awaited return of the Senior and U15 Welsh Indoor Championships was worth the waiting for, with championships best performances broken, intense photo finish waits and personal bests smashed! ...
Volunteering at our National Endurance Events
Have you ever wanted to get up close and personal to all the live action at an endurance event? Or have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? This year, in particular, is very important fo...
Welsh Senior and U15 Indoor Championships
This years 2022 Indoor Senior and U15 Championships are set to take place this weekend for the first time in 2 years! Entires are now closed and there has been a high intake, with many of Wales’...
Weekend Round Up (22nd/23rd Jan)
It was a packed weekend of action and performances for a number of Welsh athletes. From Cardiff to Belfast, a round up of performances are below. Home Countries International A strong team of 28 athle...
DNA Team Selection
The Dynamic New Athletics event taking place in Glasgow on Saturday 5th February is a fun, brand new innovative, team based competition created by European Athletics. With modified rules, whilst remai...
First Aid Training for all new Coaching Assistants and Leaders from April 2022
UKA has revised its policy on First Aid provision for coaches and leaders so that it is aligned with the HSE requirements under Civil Law and Duty of Care. UKA are aware that a number of Coaches and L...