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Weekend Round-Up (30 August - 1 September)
WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS - LIMA, PERU, AUGUST 27 - 28 Eden Robinson (Cardiff Archers) had a remarkable performance at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima. The 17 year old came 5th i...
Sabrina Fortune takes gold and set's a new World Record in the F20 shot put
Sabrina Fortune (Deeside AAC) left nothing to chance in the Paris Paralympics F20 shot put final at the Stade De France on Sunday night. With her very first throw of the night, Fortune effectively end...
Olivia Breen comes agonisingly close to a place in the T38 100m Paralympic final
Olivia Breen agonisingly missed out on a place in the T38 100m at the Paris Paralympics by just 0.02 of a second on Saturday morning. The first of six Welsh athletes who will compete for Great Britain...
Get to know Funmi Oduwaiye ahead of the Paralympic Games
Meet Funmi, one of five Welsh throwers at this year's Paralympics. While Funmi's journey so far leads her to compete in the Women's Discus Throw F64 (September 1 from 09:47am) and the Wome...
Get to know Sabrina Fortune ahead of the Paralympic Games
Sabrina Fortune is a force to be reckoned with, winning title after title in her own dignified way. She is now the world's leading women's F20 shot putter having won the world title three tim...
Get to know Olivia Breen ahead of the Paralympic Games
Olivia Breen, who competes in the T38 100m and T38 Long Jump as one of the stars of Welsh para-athletics, comes into the Paris Paralympics after being named as Co-captain of the Paralympics GB Team. ...
Get to know Throws Team Lead Ryan Spencer-Jones Ahead of the Paralympics!
This summer's Paralympics, the games' 17th summer edition, is nearly ready for kick-off! Running from August 28 - 8 September, the next eleven days are set to feature an exciting range of co...
Weekend Round-Up (24-26 August 2024)
WORLD MASTERS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – GOTHENBERG, AUGUST 13-25 A number of Welsh athletes came away from Sweden with medals and outstanding individual performances representing Great Britain. Amon...
1930's Welsh Athletics Star Ivor Gaylard, recalled by Clive Williams
Born in Italy, but brought up in Tongwynlais, Ivor Gaylard was one of the leading track stars in Wales during the mid 1930s. His grandson, Dewi, has been delving into Ivor’s scrapbooks and memorabi...
Weekend Round-Up (17-18 August 2024)
ENGLAND ATHLETICS AGE GROUP COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPS AND UNDER-20 HOME COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL: BATTLE OF THE AGES – ETON, AUGUST 17 AND 18 Wales’ Under-20 women’s 4x400m team set new age group be...
Team Announcement - Podium 5K
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the athletes selected to race at the Podium 5K event on the 24 August 2024 in Bute Park, Cardiff. Steve Mitchell, National Endurance Development Coach at ...
Catherine Lewis and Dr Laura Mason Appointed as Non-Executive Directors for Welsh Athletics
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors following an open recruitment process. Catherine Lewis Catherine brings a wealth of experience to the Bo...
Weekend Round-Up (10-11 August)
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC MARATHON After receiving a late call-up to the team just eight days before the race while busy planning her wedding, Clara Evans (Pontypridd Roadents) came home as the first Briti...
Junior Track & Field Championships 2024 - Round-Up
Day One - Saturday 10 August Day one of the Welsh Junior Athletics Championships saw some outstanding performances across the under-13, under-17 and under-20 age groups. Athletes competing early in th...
Clara Evans is the first Brit home in the Olympic Marathon
Having been called into the team just eight days before the start of the Olympic marathon, Clara Evans produced a brilliant run to be the first British finisher on the streets of Paris on Sunday morni...
Get to know Clara Evans ahead of competing in the Olympic Marathon
Clara Evans will be competing in the Marathon at the Olympic Games tomorrow (Sunday 11 August) at 7am. It will be her debut appearance at the Games. Clara has been called up as a late athlete repla...
Jeremiah Azu is an Olympic Bronze Medalist
Jeremiah Azu became the first Welsh track and field athlete in 28 years to win an Olympic medal when he led the Great Britain 4x100m relay squad to bronze in Paris on Friday night. The result complete...
Welsh Junior Championships 2024 - Preview
Almost 450 athletes will take part in this weekend’s Welsh Junior Track and Field Championships in Swansea. The summer of 2024 has already seen some outstanding performances from Wales’ latest cro...
Jeremiah Azu qualifies for the Olympic Men's 4x100m Relay Final
Jeremiah Azu showed huge character to bounce back from his false start in the individual 100m to lead Great Britain’s 4x100m team into Friday night’s final. Having false started in the 100m heats ...
Expressions of Interest- BMAF Masters Cross Country International Belfast
Welsh Athletics will be selecting Welsh Teams to compete at the BMAF Masters Cross Country International taking place in Belfast on Saturday 16th November 2024. Welsh Team Selectors will meet in the m...