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We are delighted to announce the Welsh Schools U16 & U18 teams to compete on Saturday 4th December in the British Schools Combined Events International at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland. The ve...

Welsh Athletics are looking to appoint a Vice-Chair to our General Council. The successful applicant will shadow the current chair in her role on the Board of Welsh Athletics from January to September...

Communications Manager/Rheolwr Cyfathrebu £30,000 to £34,000 + Pension + 25 days plus 8 paid bank holidays Full time 37 Hrs/Wk – Cardiff,  Cardiff International Sports Campus or home based Closi...

The Welsh Athletics Annual General Meeting took place on the 23rd of October – the meeting used a blended approach, with members attending physically in the Mercure Hotel, Cardiff, and also via a vi...

Welsh Athletics are please to be able to confirm the following appointments; Para Athletics Pathway Coordinator – Neil Taylor will be the first dedicated para lead for Welsh Athletics. Neil has an e...

Welsh Schools & Welsh Athletics Indoor Combined Events Championships Indoor competition returned to NIAC this weekend, with the Indoor Combined Events Championships taking place on Sunday. A day pack...

Regional Volunteer Award Nominations 2022 Do you have an outstanding volunteer in your club you think deserves recognition?  We would encourage club Volunteer Coordinators to discuss their nominati...

Schools Athletics & Initiatives Updates: Entries are now open for the joint Welsh Inter Schools & Welsh Inter Regional cross country championships at Brecon on Saturday 20th November. Entries MUST be ...

Llanelli Half Marathon  It was a great weekend at the Llanelli Half Marathon. The men's podium consisted of Dewi Griffiths taking the victory in with a strong run of 1:09.14, Andrew Horsfall-Tu...

A group of refugees who have recently arrived in Wales from Afghanistan were introduced to the world of mass-participation running at the ABP Newport Wales Marathon & 10K on Sunday, just two months af...

Vanoni Mountain Race, Italy In the individual female 5km race, Anna Bracegirdle ran well to finish 11th overall in a time of 24:14:06. The race was won by Italian based African, Lucy Wambul Murigi in ...

UK Athletics, Welsh Athletics, and the other three partner Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) has officially launched the Coaching Strategy for the sport of athletics in the UK. The formation ...

This weekend saw the first National Development (NDP) Camp of the 2021-22 season held at the National Indoor Athletics Centre in Cardiff. The 2021-22 NDP is a fully inclusive programme for talented We...

We are delighted to now be welcoming applications for hosts for Welsh Road Running Championships in 2022. Please review the hosting criteria when submitting an application and provide any details tha...

British Grand Prix of Race Walking Commonwealth Bronze medallist Bethan Davies (Andi Drake) set a new 35km British record of 3.00.24 in her first race at the distance. Despite having to battle tough...

The partnership between Disability Sport Wales and Welsh Athletics continues to grow, as Welsh Athletics support DSW with a new insport schools resource. Welsh Athletics are delighted to have worked c...

After missing out last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Wales will once again be competing as they have done, (except for last year) since 2010 in the famous “TROPHY ENZIO VANONI” which is now i...

The ABP Newport Wales Marathon is returning this Sunday, set to be the largest mass participation event to take place in Wales in 2021. 8,000 people have signed up to run the marathon, 10K, or family ...

Following the recent application process, we're delighted to be able to announce that 49 athletes and their coaches will be part of our National Development Programme over the next 12 months - thi...

42 athletes (including 7 Welsh athletes) have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Paralympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22. Paralympic Podium Hollie Arnold (David Turner), ...