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At a time when events are not possible due to COVID-19 restrictions in Wales, Welsh Athletics are running a free-to-enter virtual road relay competition to give runners and clubs from across Wales the...

With the end of 2020 approaching Welsh Athletics would say a big congratulations to all the leaders and coaches who have started or progressed their coaching journey this year.  It has been ...

The members of UK Athletics at today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) made a number of important steps as part of the organisation’s ongoing transformation.  The AGM comprises the membe...

It's the penultimate day of the #12daysofchristmas offer with Welsh Athletics  - Today we have teamed up with @oofosuk, they are giving a great Christmas offer of 20% discount off their websi...

Welsh Athletics has formed a new working relationship with Believe Perform to help support the mental health of the athletics and running community. The agreement, featuring all four Home Country Athl...

This weekend saw the first endurance Regional Development Activity (RDA) sessions of the 2020/2021 season. Training sessions took place at Pembrey Country Park (West); Parc Bryn Bach (East) and Llanda...

Schools across Wales have been taking part in a National Sportshall event over recent weeks. This involves a pentathlon consisting of standing long jump and high jump, a speed bounce, a chest push of ...

It's time for a giveaway on the 2nd day of the 12 days of Christmas offer with Welsh Athletics. We have teamed up with the Welsh hurdling legend Dai Greene to gift one lucky person a&nbs...

Clive Williams, a member of Cardiff AAC’s team in the early 1970s when they were British Athletics League champions for three successive years, has put pen to paper to record those achievements ...

Voting now open for your Welsh Athletics ‘Performance of the Year’ This year, as part of the Welsh Athletics National Awards programme, we are delighted to introduce a new award that is op...

The UK Athletics ‘Let’s Talk About Race’ programme launched this summer has culminated in a sport-wide commitment to tackle issues of racial inequality endorsed jointly by UKA and th...

"We are publishing our policy early so that you, as athletes and coaches, have as much time as possible to prepare properly and to gear your preparations to achieving the standards. We ...

In addition to the Sportshall Pentathlon Challenge currently on offer to primary and secondary schools across Wales, Welsh Schools and Welsh Athletics today launches the second part of its “virt...

There are many ways to report and Protect Your Sport is 100% confidential. Protect Your Sport encourages everyone in sport to share their concerns, no matter how small. UKAD’s campaign to addres...

It has been a strange year for the sport however, the way that the athletics community of Wales responded to the challenges bought by COVID-19 has been nothing short of remarkable. As a result, there ...

Non Perfect Parent and Non Perfect Coach Series Being a parent is tough. Being a parent of a child or children in a national pathway can be even tougher. That’s why Cricket Wales, Welsh Gymnasti...

It has been a long wait over the last couple of weeks however today is the day that Firebreak lockdown in Wales ends and clubs and groups across the country will return to training activities under th...

We are pleased to announce that the Leadership in Running Fitness qualification has been revamped to meet today’s learner’s needs, and utilising todays’ technologies, so it can be co...

Welsh Athletics is sad to learn of the deaths of two former members of Roath Harriers – the club that merged with Birchgrove Harriers to form Cardiff AAC in 1968. George Holland was 80 and Peter...

The extraordinary number of tributes on TV, in the press and online to the late JJ Williams, who died on October 29th aged 72, have quite rightly concentrated on his legendary rugby feats. These inclu...