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Welsh Inter-Schools / Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships - Monmouth
The Combined Welsh Inter-Schools / Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships will return to Monmouthshire Showground for the first time, on Saturday the 19th November. The event will mark the first C...
2022 Annual Award Winners
Last weekend saw the return of our Annual Awards Evening at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Throughout the evening we celebrated all the brilliant individuals, groups and clubs who have contributed toward...
Welsh Athletics Transition Programme 2022 – 2026 – Creating a Performance Culture
We are pleased to share the process and changes for the next 4-year cycle (2022 – 2026) for Welsh Athletics Transition Programme, formerly known as Welsh Athletics Futures Programme. Drivers for Cha...
Weekend Round Up (12-13th November)
Home Countries International Cross Country, 12 November A strong team of 16 athletes attended the second fixture in the British Cross Challenge on Saturday 12 November. In the Women's senio...
Team Announcement - Scottish Schools Combined Events
Congratulations to all the athletes who have been selected as part of the Welsh Schools Athletic Association Team to compete at the Scottish Schools Combined Events in Glasgow on the 26 November. Fi...
Welsh Athletics Performance Programme 2022 – 2026 – Closing the Performance Gap
We are delighted to announce the process and changes for the next four year cycle (2022 – 2026) for Welsh Athletics Performance Programmes. Drivers for Change Global athletic performance standards a...
Weekend Round Up (5-6th November)
World Mountain and Trail Running Championship, Saturday 5 November Two Welsh athletes flew to Thailand in the The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. In the 40K race Kristian Jones (Sw...
BMAF Masters Cross Country International
Congratulations to all athletes selected to represent Wales at the BMAF Masters Cross Country International on the 12th November in Dublin. After a two year hiatus due to Covid, Welsh Athletics are...
National Development Programme October Camp 2022
The first National Development Programme (NDP) camp of the year took place this weekend at the National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC) in Cardiff. During Saturday, athletes engaged in performance p...
Weekend Round Up (29-30th October)
Snowdon Marathon After a three year hiatus, the Snowdon Marathon returned over the weekend. Starting from Llanberis, the unique and spectacular route, which encircles Snowdon, Wales’ and Englands’...
Team Announcement - Home Countries International Cross Country
Welsh Athletics are pleased to annnounce that they are sending a strong team of 4 senior men and women and 4 u20 men and women to the Home Countries International Cross Country, Milton Keynes on S...
Key points from our Annual General Meeting
Thanks to all who attended this years Annual General Meeting on Saturday 22nd October. The following are the key points agreed by members at the meeting: The annual Club affiliation fee and Membership...
National Development Programme Athletes & Coaches 2022/23
Following the recent application process, we're delighted to be able to announce a blend of 53 new/ returning athletes, and their coaches, as part of our National Development Programme 2022/23 - ...
New Life members and Service Award winners announced
Following this year's Annual General meeting, we're delighted to be able to share and celebrate the following people whose immense contributions to our sport in Wales have been recognised. Lif...
Weekend Round Up (22nd-23rd Oct)
Trofeo Vanoni and Vanoni Femminile, Italy A team of three men and one women headed to Italy on the weekend to take part in the 65th TROFEO VANONI (International Mountain Running Relay Race) and the 39...
Lynne Brier and Dan Clements to join Welsh Athletics Board
We’re pleased to announce that two new non-exec directors will join the Board of Welsh Athletics from 24th October. Lynne Brier will bring years of experience as a coach, parent, and volunteer in th...
Giving Runs In Your Blood
The Welsh Blood Service are looking to inspire runners from amateur through to professional, from all across the country to help promote blood donation through ‘Giving Runs in Your blood’. This is...
Welsh Athletics to assume responsibility for Officials Education
We are pleased to announce that Welsh Athletics will take an increased level of responsibility for the operational delivery of the officials’ pathway from the Assistant Officials award up to and in...
Weekend Round Up (15th-16th Oct)
Cardiff Cross Challenge On what turned out to be a beautiful early autumn day, the first World Tour Gold Label Cross Country event took part within the Cardiff Cross challenge, the first leg of the cr...
Wins for Kosgei & Zakoyo as Cardiff kicks off World Cross Country season
A mostly sunny Llandaf fields in Cardiff was the venue for the first major fixture in the British Cross Challenge series today with fields of athletes of all ages from local clubs running alongside in...