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Welsh Athletics Partners with Cardiff Met to Expand Sports Injury Clinic
Welsh Athletics and Cardiff Metropolitan University have joined forces to enhance the provision of sports injury support, bringing together their expertise to benefit the wider community, staff, and s...
Weekend Round-Up (15-16 March 2025)
PODIUM FESTIVAL 5KM – LEICESTER MARCH 15 Osian Perrin (Menai Track and Field) broke Roger Hackney’s 40-year-old Welsh 5K road record on Saturday. Three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games silver ...
Welsh Athletics and Gameplan Health Unveil Exclusive Private Medical Insurance Plan for Members
Today, Welsh Athletics in collaboration with the other Home Country Athletics Federations (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) have partnered with Gameplan Health and Aviva to introduce a best-in...
Jeremiah Azu selected for the World Athletics Indoors Championships in China
UK Athletics has announced today the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China (21-23 March). Originally scheduled for the 2020 edition of ...
Team Announcement - Trail de Guerledan (65km)
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce both Andrew Davies (Maldwyn Harriers) and Sanna Duthie (Clwb Run Wales) have been selected to compete in the Trail de Guerledan (65km) Steve Mitchell (Nati...
Team Announcement - Anglo-Celtic Plate 100km 2025
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce Owain Zerilli (Les Croupiers) has also been selected to join the rest of the team selected in the first wave of selections for the Anglo-Celtic Plate 100km. ...
Weekend Round-Up (8-9 March 2025)
ENGLAND ATHLETICS UNDER-15/UNDER 17 INDOOR COMBINED EVENTS AND JUNIOR PARA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 – MARCH 8 AND 9 A number of Welsh athletes were among the competitors in Sheffield, led by Tiana Odugbes...
European Indoor Athletics Championships 2025 - Round-Up
Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff Athletics) and Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) claimed gold and silver medals at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in the Netherlands. Azu equalled the Welsh record ...
Calling all 13-19 year-old track & field athletes - help shape the future of Athletics!
Welsh Athletics and Sherbert Research are looking for 13-19-year-old track and field athletes to share their views on the sport. This is a chance to tell us what you like (or don’t like) about athl...
Team Announcement - SIAB Cross Country 2025
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the team selected to compete for Welsh Schools in the Schools International Athletics Board (SIAB) cross country competition later this month in Falkirk. Z...
Amber Simpson Selected for GB & NI Team for the Throwing Cup in Cyprus
Today, UK Athletics have announced Amber Simpson (Wrexham, Jay Lambert/Gareth Simpson) has been selected to represent the GB&NI team at the European Throwing Cup in Cyprus on the 15-16 March 2025. A...
Welsh Sportshall Athletics Final
Sunday 9 March sees the Welsh Sportshall Athletics Final at Llantrisant Leisure Centre from 1pm to 4pm. School pupils (years 7-10) in Dyfed, Cardiff & the Vale, Powys and Afan Nedd Tawe have particip...
TCS Mini London Marathon in Schools - Get Involved
Entries for the 2025 TCS Mini London Marathon in schools are now OPEN! We are encouraging Welsh schools to register for this free fun event. WHAT DOES THE EVENT INVOLVE AND WHEN IS IT? It might be ca...
Weekend Round-Up (1-2 March 2025)
WINTER LONG THROWS UK SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – LOUGHBOROUGH, MARCH 1 AND 2 A number of Welsh athletes excelled at the Winter Long Throw Championships in Loughborough over the weekend. Leading the way ...
Phil Jones Senior Obituary
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing, last weekend, of former Colwyn Bay AC Chairman and coach Phil Jones Snr. Like many parents, Phil started on his athletic journey in the mid 1980’s whe...
5 Common Athletic Injuries
Tips for Managing Athletic Injuries As a sport, Athletics covers many disciplines including various running events, shotput, javelin, long jump and more. Because Athletics is physically demanding, it ...
Chris Moss to join UK Athletics Full Time
After 21 years of employment, Chris Moss, Welsh Athletics Head of Development is leaving to take up a full time role with UK Athletics as Development Director. Chris has been working part time with...
Weekend Round-Up (22-23 February 2025)
Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships - Birmingham, February 22-23 The UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham saw Welsh athletes return home with eight medals, a world record and a nati...
Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 - Day 2 Round 2
Justin Davies and Sabrina Fortune headlined another successful day for Welsh athletes at the UK Indoor Athletics Championships on Sunday. Fortune extended her shot put para world record while Davies c...
Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 - Day 1 Round-Up
An eventful first day of the Microplus UK Athletics Indoor Championships saw the start delayed by a fire and Welsh athletes helped themselves to four medals and a UK under-17 record. The action was pu...