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Funmi Oduwaiye and Olivia Breen sadly miss out on Paralympic medals
Funmi Oduwaiye and Olivia Breen both missed out on Paralympic medals in their respective finals at a rainy and cold Stade De France on Thursday morning. Oduwaiye finished fifth in the F64 shot put whi...
Get to know Hollie Arnold MBE ahead of the Paralympic Games
F46 javelin thrower Hollie Arnold arrives in Paris ready for what will an incredible 5th Paralympic Games for the Loughborough-based athlete! She will be competing on Friday 6 September from 18:18 onw...
Get to know Harrison Walsh ahead of the Paralympic Games
Harrison Walsh makes his Paralympic Games debut in Paris competing in the F64 Discus on Thursday 5 September at 18:04pm. Formerly a Welsh U18 international and development player with the Ospreys, W...
Calling all Clubs - Free Mental Health Training and Support
Notice for Welsh Athletics Affiliated Clubs. Welsh Athletics and Run Wales are committed to promoting positive mental health across the running network in Wales and to signpost runners to professional...
The Late John Bradshaw - An Appreciation
The late John Bradshaw – an appreciation by Carmarthen club stalwarts Hedydd Davies and Vince James. Welsh Athletics and Carmarthen Harriers are very sad to report the death of John Bradshaw, aged ...
Masters International Mid Cheshire 5km - Round-Up
At the third of this year’s Master Road International’s Lee Aherne, Parc Bryn Bach, was the star of the day for Wales with an incredible one second victory in his M55 age category, which was one o...
Weekend Round-Up (30 August - 1 September)
WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS - LIMA, PERU, AUGUST 27 - 28 Eden Robinson (Cardiff Archers) had a remarkable performance at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima. The 17 year old came 5th i...
Sabrina Fortune takes gold and set's a new World Record in the F20 shot put
Sabrina Fortune (Deeside AAC) left nothing to chance in the Paris Paralympics F20 shot put final at the Stade De France on Sunday night. With her very first throw of the night, Fortune effectively end...
Olivia Breen comes agonisingly close to a place in the T38 100m Paralympic final
Olivia Breen agonisingly missed out on a place in the T38 100m at the Paris Paralympics by just 0.02 of a second on Saturday morning. The first of six Welsh athletes who will compete for Great Britain...
Get to know Funmi Oduwaiye ahead of the Paralympic Games
Meet Funmi, one of five Welsh throwers at this year's Paralympics. While Funmi's journey so far leads her to compete in the Women's Discus Throw F64 (September 1 from 09:47am) and the Wome...
Get to know Sabrina Fortune ahead of the Paralympic Games
Sabrina Fortune is a force to be reckoned with, winning title after title in her own dignified way. She is now the world's leading women's F20 shot putter having won the world title three tim...
Get to know Olivia Breen ahead of the Paralympic Games
Olivia Breen, who competes in the T38 100m and T38 Long Jump as one of the stars of Welsh para-athletics, comes into the Paris Paralympics after being named as Co-captain of the Paralympics GB Team. ...
Get to know Throws Team Lead Ryan Spencer-Jones Ahead of the Paralympics!
This summer's Paralympics, the games' 17th summer edition, is nearly ready for kick-off! Running from August 28 - 8 September, the next eleven days are set to feature an exciting range of co...
Weekend Round-Up (24-26 August 2024)
WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – GOTHENBERG, AUGUST 13-25 A number of Welsh athletes came away from Sweden with medals and outstanding individual performances representing Great Britain. Amon...
1930's Welsh Athletics Star Ivor Gaylard, recalled by Clive Williams
Born in Italy, but brought up in Tongwynlais, Ivor Gaylard was one of the leading track stars in Wales during the mid 1930s. His grandson, Dewi, has been delving into Ivor’s scrapbooks and memorabi...
Weekend Round-Up (17-18 August 2024)
ENGLAND ATHLETICS AGE GROUP COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPS AND UNDER-20 HOME COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL: BATTLE OF THE AGES – ETON, AUGUST 17 AND 18 Wales’ Under-20 women’s 4x400m team set new age group be...
Team Announcement - Podium 5K
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the athletes selected to race at the Podium 5K event on the 24 August 2024 in Bute Park, Cardiff. Steve Mitchell, National Endurance Development Coach at ...
Catherine Lewis and Dr Laura Mason Appointed as Non-Executive Directors for Welsh Athletics
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors following an open recruitment process. Catherine Lewis Catherine brings a wealth of experience to the Bo...
Weekend Round-Up (10-11 August)
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC MARATHON After receiving a late call-up to the team just eight days before the race while busy planning her wedding, Clara Evans (Pontypridd Roadents) came home as the first Briti...
Junior Track & Field Championships 2024 - Round-Up
Day One - Saturday 10 August Day one of the Welsh Junior Athletics Championships saw some outstanding performances across the under-13, under-17 and under-20 age groups. Athletes competing early in th...