Skip to content

Blog categories.

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), ...

Catching up from last weekend, there were two stand-out performances on the roads. Ciaran Lewis, Cardiff Athletics, won the Manchester Half Marathon Elite race on his debut at the distance. His time o...

Jake Heyward (Cardiff Athletics, Mark Rowland; Photo: Athletics Images) joins the British Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22 after this stellar Olympic debut at Tokyo where he ...

Sunday, October 10th saw the return of the Welsh Athletics Regional Development Programme. Regional Days were held across the 4 regions of Wales in each event group (Speed, Endurance, Throws, and Jump...

As life and sport have returned, demand for athletics has grown and we have been delivering more activity out in the community across Wales with children and young people. To help us keep meeting this...

Last week the North Wales regional Athletics Council held their first Hall of Fame presentations, honouring their many years of dedicated service to Athletics. Many long-serving and distinguished offi...

The selection policy for the first of these opportunities to represent Wales is available here - Liverpool Selection Policy - and more information is available via the Competing for Wales page. Race ...

Welsh Athletics are delighted to confirm that this coming weekend's Cardiff Cross Challenge has been confirmed as one of the first events in this year's World Athletics Cross Country Tour. Ja...

Bridgend AC were delighted to finally officially open their new track on Saturday 2nd October following COVID postponements. Welsh Athletics and Bridgend AC would like to extend our thanks to Sport Wa...

Volunteers are the lifeblood of athletics. They are the everyday heroes who make running competitions, growing talent and providing opportunities possible. Become part of something special, gain skill...

During previous lockdowns Sport Wales on behalf of Welsh Athletics produced and released some very informative webinar presentations on Parent Club Relationships. Firstly, the Sports Parents and Famil...

Parents in Sport Week is now in its 6th year and as the campaign progresses, we always look to develop our aims to suit the changing landscape of sport. We start the week with updates on Safeguarding,...

Welsh Athletics and Run Wales are excited to announce the launch of the new Run Leader Development Pathway!   The pathway has been shaped to visualise a potential Run Leader journey, inclusive of the...

As well as The 2021 London Marathon happening on the weekend, some of our junior athletes were selected to compete in the London Mini-Marathon, see the full team list here.  U13 Boys Alfie Shiland ...

At the London Marathon, Josh Griffiths was the 2nd Brit to cross the finishing line finishing 8th overall. The Swansea Harrier athlete just missed out on a new lifetime best running 2:13.39 but was ...

During the 2020-21 academic year Welsh Athletics and Cardiff Metropolitan University created two internship opportunities. Following a competitive interview process, two students from the Cardiff Metr...

Olympian Joe Brier and European U23 Champion Jeremiah Azu were among the athletes to join pupils at Coed Glas primary school this morning for their Daily Mile. Along with the other home nations and UK...

During 2020 the Sports Councils Equality Group (SCEG) commissioned a Review into Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport in the UK. Subsequently a wide-ranging consultation took place with many peopl...

Welsh Athletics is delighted to confirm that the widely acclaimed parent expert Richard Shorter is to embark on a third series of Non Perfect Parent workshops over the next year. Since the parent pro...