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This includes training sessions and competitions throughout Wales. These sessions and competitions are aimed at: those already doing steeple, those who are experienced runners but have not done steepl...

Congratulations to the 11 athletes selected to represent the Welsh Schools’ Athletics Association at the Schools Combined Events International on Saturday 6 December 2025, Glasgow, Scotland. Rhys W...

Welsh Athletics is on a mission to welcome 10,000 mini and junior participants in athletics by 2030. Over the last few months, Welsh Athletics has conducted a national review to understand how we...

JOHN H COLLINS GWENT CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE – FIXTURE 1 – MARGAM PARK, OCTOBER 12 Dafydd Jones (Swansea Harriers) gained a significant win in the first fixture of the Gwent Cross Country League on S...

This includes training sessions and competitions in North, West and South Wales. These sessions and competitions are aimed at all: those already race walking, those who are experienced runners but hav...

James Williams, CEO at Welsh Athletics, shared:  The 2025 Annual Report highlights the sheer depth and scope of the activities that Welsh Athletics either directly delivers or supports across Wales. ...

Running should feel free, safe, and equal but for many women, the reality is very different. Every autumn, as the clocks go back and nights draw in, women across Wales face growing concerns about safe...

Welsh athletes return from New Delhi with two gold medals, three bronze medals, a world record and a European record following a hugely successful World Para Athletics Championships. Here’s how the ...

WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 5 Welsh athletes will return from India with two gold medals, three bronze medals, a world record and a European record following...

On Sunday, St Cyres played host to a fantastic Coaching Assistants course, bringing together passionate candidates from across south, east, and west Wales. Representatives came from 11 different clubs...

Before Monday’s World Para Athletics Championship F20 shot put final, Sabrina Fortune said she was “determined to smash” her existing world record. At the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, ...

  The Forest of Dean Rotary Club put on a great community event and even booked some fantastic autumn weather that inspired Welsh athletes to some inspired performances in the fourth of this year’s...

WORLD MOUNTAIN AND TRAIL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS – CANFRANC, SPAIN, SEPTEMBER 25-28 Three Welsh athletes – Eden O’Dea (Deeside AAC), Lizzie Richardson (Highland Hill Harriers) and Kris Jones (Swan...

This September, we were proud to launch our Autumn programme of courses across Wales. It’s been fantastic to see so many coaches, leaders, and aspiring volunteers getting involved right from the sta...

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics will take place on 25th October 2025 at 10am. In accordance with statutory requirements, please find the following items on the 2025 AGM page of...

Former Welsh 440 yards champion David Pulsford dies The Welsh athletics fraternity will be sad to learn of the death of David Pulsford aged 89. He was one of that great band of Welsh athletes who also...

WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – WOMEN’S 5,000M HEATS - TOKYO, SEPTEMBER 18 Welsh record holder Melissa Courtney-Bryant (Poole AC) lined up in the first semi-final of the 5,000 semi-finals in Japan...

Humphrey Davies one of Welsh Schools Athletics long serving servants, sadly passed away on 28th August 2025, aged 78 years. Humphrey was a  PE Teacher at Newtown High School, Powys for many years and...

BRITISH AND IRISH MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS – CAERNARFON, SEPTEMBER 13 The most promising British and Irish junior mountain runners converged on Y Fron, near Caernarfon for the 29 running of t...

The weekend of 6-7 of September saw the YDL National Finals with our composite team from North Wales taking to the upper YDL final on Sepember 7 at Wavertree Stadium, Liverpool. Pitted against teams ...