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Statement in response to the 'Nowhere to run' documentary
Ahead of the 'Nowhere to Run - Abused by our Coach' documentary due to air tonight, Welsh Athletics would like to reiterate its zero tolerance approach to any abuse within the athletics commun...
The Weekend Round Up
The Senior Home International/GB World Trial/British Mountain Running Championships The four Welsh runners ran well to win the British team bronze medals against high-quality opposition with Scotland ...
British Athletics Mountain Running Championships and World Mountain Running Championship Preview!
Four Welsh athletes will be competing in the Senior Home International, incorporating the British Athletics Mountain Running Championships and World Mountain Running Championship Trial races at Sedber...
Service Award Nominations Now Open!
Welsh Athletics is happy to announce the opening of the Welsh Athletics Service Award for 2021. The Service Awards include; the Award of Meritorious Service, Award of Honour and the Athlete Achievemen...
East Wales Cross Country Championships
East Wales Cross Country Championships will be incorporated within the Cardiff Cross Challenge & Gwent League at Cardiff on 16th October. If you want to enter Cardiff Cross (which forms part of th...
WSAA – SIAB Track & Field International
Moorways Stadium, Derby, Saturday, September 25th. The weekend of Saturday, September 25th. sees the highlight of the WSAA summer programme with the Schools International Athletic Board’s T...
The Weekend Round Up
Welsh Road Relay Championships Swansea Harriers enjoyed a senior double at the Welsh Road Relay Championships on Saturday. After a year's break due to COVID-19, the event returned to a sunny but w...
Leeds Abbey Dash
Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce it will be sending a team of up to four senior athletes (4 Female / 4 Male) to compete against teams from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland at the 2021 Leeds A...
Save a Life September
The Save a Life September is back for another year and St Johns Ambulance are giving people in Wales the opportunity to learn vital first aid skills as part of our two-hour fi...
#FeatureFriday - Aber’s young runners making up for lost time
As our schools re-open and a new term begins, Aberystwyth Athletic Club is once again able to roll out its junior running sessions. The past year has undoubtedly been challenging for our young people ...
Regional Athlete Development Programme Launch 2021/22
The Regional Development Programme is a fun and engaging initiative for young athletes across Wales. It is the first step on the Performance Development Pathway and is an opportunity for young athlete...
The Weekend Round Up
Paralympic Games Co-Captain Aled Davies (Ryan Spencer-Jones) defended his Paralympic title in style as he threw three 15m+ throws that would have beat the competition. Davies'&...
Applications open for National Development Programme
Welsh Athletics is pleased to launch its updated and inclusive National Development Programme. The National Development Programme is the 2nd level of support on the Welsh Athletics performance pa...
BRITISH & IRISH JUNIOR MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS
AT Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland on Saturday 4th September 2021 13 Welsh junior athletes will be representing their country in the 21st running of the “British & Irish Junio...
Regional Coach Development Programme Launch!
Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce our new look Regional Development Programme for coaches. We recognise and value, the time and energy our coaching community put into Athletics in Wales. Moving f...
Young athletes voices needed
We’re looking for young Welsh athletes aged 15-19, to become part of our Junior Athlete Voice - the Junior Athlete Voice provides an opportunity for young people across athletics in Wales to voi...
The Bank Holiday Weekend Round Up
It was once again another busy weekend of athletics as many of our athletes are looking at bringing the 2021 Track and Field season to a close. We had another Commonwealth Games Nomination Standard th...
Welsh 5k record goes as mass road racing returns
Thanks to Dai Sport's Owen Morgan for this report and images. Charlotte Arter broke the Welsh 5K record as mass participation racing returned to the streets of Cardiff at the weekend. The Welsh in...
AAA U15/U17 Combined-Event Championships (incorporating Welsh Champs)
U15 Boys Octathlon 8 events for the U15s and for Salem Kiambi (Lorraine Mulvaney, Cardiff) it was the first time trying some of the events in competition conditions. Nevertheless, the Cardiff ath...
AAA U15/U17 Combined-Event Championships (incorporating Welsh Champs)
U15 Girls Nia Powell (Cardiff Archers – Phil Warwicker) came away with a Bronze medal from the U15 Girls Hexathlon, scoring 3326, to also win the Welsh title overall. In the Welsh event, it was ...