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It was only a matter of time for our US-based athlete Amber Simpson to throw a Commonwealth Games qualifying standard in the Hammer throw. Simpson had been showing incredible form in her early competi...

Welsh endurance running is currently in a great position with athletes producing great times over the past few weeks from around the world! We first look back to the Podium 5K on the 3/04/2021, (find ...

World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2021 ‘60 Seconds with’… Sadie Graham-Mulvaney via UK Athletics For advice and guidance about autism contact: National Autistic Society (NAS) The fourteenth a...

To date, there are 91 attendees booked for Friday 9th April Schools Athletics Virtual Conference if you know of anyone else who may be interested. It is free to attend, the content will include: Prese...

Following the most recent Welsh Government announcement regarding the timetable for unlocking of COVID-19 restrictions in Wales, Welsh Athletics feels compelled to make the following statement on beha...

"We're proud of the history of our sport in Wales, and thanks to Clive Williams and others, we have this updated record of the key milestones tracking all the significant events and changes to Ath...

Saturday 27th March saw the staging of the first-ever virtual Youth Development Coaching Conference, under the banner of the #Unite Conference Series. It was great to see over 71 attendees across the ...

Following on from the spectacular story on Friday 26th where we had several athletes achieve their qualifying standards for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, read the full report here, we look a...

The Welsh Government have today confirmed that there is 'headroom' to continue with the relaxing of some COVID-19 restrictions from tomorrow, Saturday 27th March, including the following: Org...

Welsh Schools national cross-country championships – 40 years ago – March 21st, 1981 Because of the coronavirus pandemic and the related restrictions, the Welsh Schools’ national cross-country c...

We are pleased to release a draft Track & Field Competition Framework for the summer 2021 season which highlights the main Track & Field competition opportunities in Wales and across the UK.  Due to ...

The ladies stole the show at the Muller British Olympic Marathon Trials in Kew Gardens as Natasha Cockram stormed to a new Welsh record. The MMRT athlete clocked 2:30.03 to lower her own record from 2...

UK Athletics has two current vacancies it is looking to fill: Head of Coaching Development UKA is seeking to appoint a new Head of Coaching Development to join the UK National Governing Body. The suc...

Natasha Cockram, Charlotte Arter, Dewi Griffiths Josh Griffiths will lead Welsh hopes for the Olympic Trials in Kew Gardens. In total, nine of the top Welsh athletes will compete at the Great Britain ...

In 2020 UKA commissioned an Independent Review of Safeguarding practice within athletics. Since the publication of the review, Welsh Athletics staff have worked alongside UKA colleagues and safeguardi...

On the 19th March 2021, over the pond in the US Emily Kearney of Wirral AC (currently studying at Milligan College) competed at the Rams College Invitational where she competed in the 5000m. Kearney s...

Movement Skills Modules 1&2 Welsh Athletics is pleased to announce the launch of our online Movement Skills Modules. As fundamental movement is the foundation for developing all the athletic qualities...

We're looking for a young person to represent West Wales on our Junior Athlete Voice panel. Junior Athlete Voice is a panel we've established to give young people in our sport the opportunity...

Sunday 7th March saw the staging of the first-ever virtual Welsh Athletics Officials & Volunteers Conference, under the banner of the #Unite Conference Series. This conference was the first in the...

Saturday 13th March saw the staging of the first-ever virtual club's conference, under the banner of the #Unite Conference Series. The club's conference was the second in the series, following...