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Owen Morgan, Dai Sport, rounds up a busy weekend for us Portland Track Festival, Oregon, May 29 Jake Heyward [Mark Rowland] smashed Neil Horsfield's 31-year old Welsh 1500m record i...

Joshua Griffiths and Alaw Beynon-Thomas claimed victories at the inaugural fixture in the Welsh 5k Series – Pembrey on Saturday. Two socially distanced races at Pembrey Country Park heralded a w...

Over the next year, to create a sharing platform for our female coach/leader community to come together and learn from each other’s experiences, we have shaped a series of 6 virtual workshop ses...

We have an exciting training opportunity to become an athletics announcer! As we see the return of athletics and running competition in 2021, we have a 90-minute virtual announcer training workshop de...

From Mick McGeoch The 2020 edition of the Barry Track 40 Miles / Marathon was held on 1st March and one of the last events to be held before the initial lockdown. It seems fitting, therefore, that giv...

Sunday 23rd  “Return to Athletics” Track and Field meeting at Brecon’s Penlan Track for under 11s, under 13s, and under 15s. Organised by Brecon AC for invited neighbouring club...

Loughborough International Match [Photo: Beth Kidger, credit Mark Shearman] Three Welsh women took individual wins in the #BattleoftheNations at Loughbrough. Beth Kidger [Joel Kidger] ran a fanta...

The level 1 Track Official course is an entry-level qualification on the UK Athletics Track & Field Officials pathway. This online course will introduce candidates to the key roles, responsibiliti...

Photo: Steve Way winning in 2016 , Credit: Paul Stillman. The 35th annual Barry Track 40 Miles and 5th Track marathon takes place this Sunday at Jenner Park at 10.00 AM Due to COVID Level 2 restrictio...

Congratulations to Beth Kidger, Jeremiah Azu, and Sam Gordon on their selection for the European Team Championships in Silesia! Beth Kidger picks up her first-ever Great Britain vest co...

It was a great couple of days from our Welsh athletes, with two highlights. These two performances came from Jac Palmer (Adrian Palmer) and Jake Heyward. Both athletes have just secured their qualific...

Rule relaxation recap – where are we with a Return to Athletics in Wales? Over the past month the combination of falling transmission rates and increasing numbers of fully vaccinated people...

It's been a whole 2 years since we were able to see our athletes wear the new Welsh vest and compete in the last Loughborough International, and it has been over 18 months since the...

It has been a challenging year for everyone and social and sports clubs have had limited time to come together over the past twelve months. But as vaccination numbers increase and infection cases cont...

It is with great delight that we bring to you our new racing kit with our new kit sponsor JOMA. The new Welsh kit comes just in time for the highly anticipated weekend involving the 2021 Loughborough ...

In March 2021, Welsh Athletics announced the launch of our Athlete to Coach Programme. This programme is aimed at encouraging current, and former, Senior Welsh representative athletes to become p...

UK Coaching Week 7th – 13th June 2021 The Great Coaching Comeback In an unprecedented year, where our coach/leader community has had to adapt and find new ways to deliver, Welsh Athletics, UKA, ...

Welsh Athletics is committed to supporting existing leaders to continue to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence when delivering sessions in their running clubs and groups. In an unprecedent...

The level 1 Track Official course is an entry-level qualification on the UK Athletics Track & Field Officials pathway. This online course will introduce candidates to the key roles, responsibiliti...

Please be aware of the following items which were AGREED at the Executive Meeting held on Saturday, April 17th. and the SIAB Meeting held on Saturday, April 24th. Following these, extensive consultati...