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Saturday 16th July was the highlight of the Welsh Schools Athletic Association summer programme with the return of the 2022 Schools International Athletic Board’s U17 Track & Field International. I...

Chris Jones, National Coach at Welsh Athletics announced: "We can today confirm that sadly Charlotte Arter has been withdrawn on medical grounds from the 5000m & 10,000m at the Birmingham 2022 Common...

England Athletics Senior and Disability Championships In Bedford, at the England Athletics Senior and Disability Championships, Aled Davies achieved a result he said had been waiting for, for over 5 y...

After a 3 year hiatus Râs Yr Wyddfa/ International Snowdon Race returns to Llanberis for its 45th running. The iconic 10mile Welsh mountain race which climbs 1038 meters to the summit of Snowdon and ...

Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff), Joe Brier (Swansea), Melissa Courtney - Bryant (Poole) and Josh Griffiths (Swansea) take on the world this week as they begin their campaigns at the World Athletics Championshi...

With the return of a full competition programme after two years of disruption, both Cardiff Athletics and Cardiff Archers found that the absence of schools’ sports days had left many of their younge...

Two off the top off-road races in Wales take place this Saturday with Welsh teams competing at the Castell Howell International Snowdon Race in Llanberis and the Welsh Trail Running Championships taki...

The Queen’s Baton Relay began its journey through Wales on June 29th, starting in Anglesey before making its way across North, Mid and South Wales. On its journey, the Queen’s Baton arrived at the...

Congratulations to all the athletes who have been selected as part of the Welsh Schools Athletic Association Team to compete at the SIAB Track and Field International in Belfast on Saturday 16th July ...

Without engaged athletes and coaches our sport would not function. We have a range of paid and voluntary roles across all disciplines and across Wales to help coordinate and support our successful Reg...

European U18 Athletics Championships, Jerusalem Ophelia Pye (Malborough) came into the championships with a personal best of 59.74s over the 400m hurdles and left as European U18 Champion and with a n...

The London Mini Marathon is a unique and inspirational event that is integrated into the TCS London Marathon programme. The event provides an exciting development opportunity for young Welsh athletes ...

Kick-start your little ones athletic journey with a fun-filled summer camp! With the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games just around the corner, there is no better time to get children inspired by athl...

Hannah Brier (Swansea) may still only be 24 years old, but the new Welsh 100m Record holder will be heading to her second Commonwealth Games, after competing at the 2014 games in Glasgow. Arriving in ...

The start of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is only two weeks away, and one of the first events will be the marathon on the morning of Saturday 30th July. Dewi Griffiths, Natasha Cockram, and...

We are delighted to share Team Wales have announced today, Jac Palmer will be joining the team heading to the Commonwealth Games this summer! Jac will be competing in the Hammer throw at Alexander Sta...

Over £11,000 in grants awarded to clubs from the Commonwealth Games Legacy Fund 2022. Welsh Athletics are pleased to share detail of the funding we’ve been able to award to clubs from across Wales ...

Wales hosted a Festival of Running at Masters International level within the Long Course Weekend at Tenby on Sunday 3rd July 2022. Approximately 250 athletes from England and Wales represented England...

Welsh Schools Championships, Cardiff The Welsh Secondary Schools & Colleges U15, U17 & U20 Track & Field Championships took place on Saturday, with some of the best young athletes in Wales battling it...

Back in 2021 a few of the run leaders of Just Run Penybont attended the Guide run course held with Welsh Athletics and Disability Sports Wales.  Following this they were keen to look at how they coul...