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12 Days of Christmas recap - all the offers
Ho, Ho, Ho After the long year we've all had, we at Welsh Athletics thought that we should get the ball rolling for the festive season by delivering early gifts for our members - we bring you the...
Virtual Road Relays - Get Competitive
At a time when events are not possible due to COVID-19 restrictions in Wales, Welsh Athletics are running a free-to-enter virtual road relay competition to give runners and clubs from across Wales the...
Coach Education and Course dates 2021
With the end of 2020 approaching Welsh Athletics would say a big congratulations to all the leaders and coaches who have started or progressed their coaching journey this year. It has been a challe...
Steve Perks to join the Board of UKA
The members of UK Athletics at today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) made a number of important steps as part of the organisation’s ongoing transformation. The AGM comprises the members of UK Ath...
Day 11 of the 12 days of Christmas - 20% off with OOFOS
It's the penultimate day of the #12daysofchristmas offer with Welsh Athletics - Today we have teamed up with @oofosuk, they are giving a great Christmas offer of 20% discount off their website. ...
EXTRA MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR COACHES, ATHLETES AND PARENTS
Welsh Athletics has formed a new working relationship with Believe Perform to help support the mental health of the athletics and running community. The agreement, featuring all four Home Country Athl...
Regional Development Activity – Endurance
This weekend saw the first endurance Regional Development Activity (RDA) sessions of the 2020/2021 season. Training sessions took place at Pembrey Country Park (West); Parc Bryn Bach (East) and Llanda...
WSAA Sportshall Challenge
Schools across Wales have been taking part in a National Sportshall event over recent weeks. This involves a pentathlon consisting of standing long jump and high jump, a speed bounce, a chest push of ...
12 Days of Christmas - GIVEAWAY
It's time for a giveaway on the 2nd day of the 12 days of Christmas offer with Welsh Athletics. We have teamed up with the Welsh hurdling legend Dai Greene to gift one lucky person a Dai Greene...
The Glory Years of Cardiff AAC
Clive Williams, a member of Cardiff AAC’s team in the early 1970s when they were British Athletics League champions for three successive years, has put pen to paper to record those achievements in a...
Vote Now for your Performance of the Year
Voting now open for your Welsh Athletics ‘Performance of the Year’ This year, as part of the Welsh Athletics National Awards programme, we are delighted to introduce a new award that is open to a ...
‘LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE’ LEADS TO SPORT -WIDE COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS RACIAL INEQUALITY
The UK Athletics ‘Let’s Talk About Race’ programme launched this summer has culminated in a sport-wide commitment to tackle issues of racial inequality endorsed jointly by UKA and the Home Count...
Commonwealth Games nomination policy released
"We are publishing our policy early so that you, as athletes and coaches, have as much time as possible to prepare properly and to gear your preparations to achieving the standards. We wish you all ...
WSAA Virtual Programme
In addition to the Sportshall Pentathlon Challenge currently on offer to primary and secondary schools across Wales, Welsh Schools and Welsh Athletics today launches the second part of its “virtual�...
UKAD launches Protect Your Sport to boost intelligence reports
There are many ways to report and Protect Your Sport is 100% confidential. Protect Your Sport encourages everyone in sport to share their concerns, no matter how small. UKAD’s campaign to address de...
LIVE!! The 2020 Welsh Athletics Awards
It has been a strange year for the sport however, the way that the athletics community of Wales responded to the challenges bought by COVID-19 has been nothing short of remarkable. As a result, there ...
Non Perfect Parent and Non Perfect Coach Series
Non Perfect Parent and Non Perfect Coach Series Being a parent is tough. Being a parent of a child or children in a national pathway can be even tougher. That’s why Cricket Wales, Welsh Gymnastics, ...
#SupportYourClub
It has been a long wait over the last couple of weeks however today is the day that Firebreak lockdown in Wales ends and clubs and groups across the country will return to training activities under th...
Online Leadership in Running Fitness Qualification
We are pleased to announce that the Leadership in Running Fitness qualification has been revamped to meet today’s learner’s needs, and utilising todays’ technologies, so it can be completed full...
Deaths of Peter Mason and George Holland
Welsh Athletics is sad to learn of the deaths of two former members of Roath Harriers – the club that merged with Birchgrove Harriers to form Cardiff AAC in 1968. George Holland was 80 and Peter Mas...