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Team Announcement - International Snowdon Race
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the International Snowdon Race in Wales on 19 of July, 2025. Steve Mitchell, National Talent Development Coord...
Shaping the Future of Coach Education: A Collaborative Step Forward
Last week, we had the opportunity to visit Edinburgh for a significant and productive meeting focused on the future of coach education across the Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs). This gathe...
Weekend Round-Up (25-26 May 2025)
RUN WITH THE WIND AND PARA EVENTS 1 – CARDIFF, MAY 21 The first Run with the Wind meeting of the year saw a number of outstanding performances and personal bests at the Cardiff International Sports ...
Shrewsbury Masters International - Round Up
In the first Masters International of the season, Wales had a great day in the scintillating heat at the Shrewsbury Festival of Running with Mike Whyatt, Eryri Harriers and Sue Peters, Swansea, and Da...
Weekend Round-Up (17-18 May 2025)
ULTRA TRAIL SNOWDONIA – MAY 17 Hugely versatile Wales and Great Britain international Kris Jones (Swansea Harriers) won the 50k race in Snowdonia on Saturday. Jones, who has excelled across a phenom...
Loughborough International 2025 - Round Up
Welsh athletes produced some outstanding displays across the board at Sunday’s Loughborough International. As well as a strong national team selected for the match events, there was also a significa...
Team Announcement - Pickering Memorial Throws International 2025
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the Pickering Throws International in Loughborough on June 1, 2025. Neil Taylor, National Talent Development Co...
Team Announcement - WMRA U18 Mountain Championships
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the WMRA U18 Mountain Running Championships on June 14 in Slovakia. Steve Mitchell (National Talent Development ...
Three Welsh Athletes Named for GB & NI U20 Team for 2025 Loughborough International
Today, UK Athletics announced the GB & NI U20 team for the 2025 Loughborough International Athletics on Sunday 18 May. The U20 squad features a mix of European U20 medallists, British champions and...
Loughborough International 2025 - Preview
An exciting mix of promise and experience will represent Wales at this weekend’s annual Loughborough International. One of the most eye-catching selections in the Welsh team is 2021 European Under-2...
Mona Hughes Obituary & Funeral Details
I am saddened to inform you that Mona Hughes, former President of the Welsh Schools Athletics Association, passed away peacefully after a brief illness at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd on the 16th April at the gr...
A Weekend of Firsts - First-ever Bilingual Coaching Assistant Course Delivered & Two New Locations for Course Delivery
We had a fantastic weekend of learning, energy, and growth across South Wales, with two standout milestones for our team and the local coaching community. On a glorious sunny Sunday, our Leadership ...
Weekend Round-Up (10-11 May 2025)
BELFAST IRISH MILERS MEET 2025 – MAY 10 Justin Davies (Team Bath) followed up his outstanding indoor season by opening his outdoor campaign with a brilliant new Welsh 800m record on the Mary Peters ...
Team Announcement - Loughborough International
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team of athletes selected to compete at the Loughborough International on May 18, 2025. Steve Mitchell (National Talent Development Coordinator, Enduran...
From Paths to Peaks: Successful LiRF and Fell Leader Courses Delivered at Erddig Hall
This past weekend saw two fantastic coaching courses delivered in the stunning surroundings of Erddig Hall. We kicked off with a Leadership in Running Fitness (LiRF) course in the morning, providing n...
Weekend Round-Up (3-5 May 2025)
DIAMOND LEAGUE – SHANGHAI/KEQIAO, MAY 3 Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff Athletics) made his second outdoor appearance of the season at the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai. After finishing third in the firs...
James Heneghan and Sophie Pickett claim Welsh 5km Crowns in Cardiff
James Heneghan and Sophie Pikett claim Welsh 5km Crowns in Cardiff James Heneghan stormed to an outright race victory, claiming he Welsh Title in the process on an entertaining evening at the Cardiff ...
Warm Weather Performance Training Camp - Portugal 2025
On Tuesday 15 April, we made the journey to Portugal alongside a host of our NDP, Transition and Performance Programme athletes for our 2025 warm weather training camp. The weather was a true test...
Cardiff 5k Race For Victory - Preview
Clara Evans-Graham, James Heneghan and Mike Ward will head the start lists for the Welsh 5km Championships at the Cardiff 5k - Race For Victory on Sunday evening. The ever popular community event take...
Norman John Obituary
Welsh Athletics and his club Cardiff Athletics are very sad to hear of the death of another club stalwart, Norman John BEM, who died earlier today, 28 April at the age of 96. His death follows that of...