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The extraordinary number of tributes on TV, in the press and online to the late JJ Williams, who died on October 29th aged 72, have quite rightly concentrated on his legendary rugby feats. These inclu...

Despite the horrendous weather on Saturday, 13 runners took part in the Virtual Halloween 10k. Ryan Roberts was 1st in 35:58, Kevin Clark 2nd in 46:58 and Ian Hamblin 3rd in 49:17. The first woman wa...

It's the final week of the #MADFirebreakChallenge! We hope you enjoyed your rest day and that you're full of energy and ready to start the week strong! Last week we reached over 250,000 of you...

UK ATHLETICS AND HOME COUNTRIES ANNOUNCE NEW STRATEGY 2020 – 2032 Strategy unveiled following period of consultation as the first step in a new era of collaboration between UKA and Home Country Athl...

The streets of Llanberis we not the same last weekend, as the 2020 Snowdonia Marathon Eryri race was another event that had to be cancelled in this incredible year. In June it was announced that the 3...

The following award nominations were all approved by the Members at the AGM last weekend - Congratulations and Thank You to you all on behalf of all at Welsh Athletics: Life Membership of Welsh Athlet...

Clive Williams remembers a fine athlete and administrator: It is with great sadness that the Welsh athletics community has learnt of the death after a long illness of leading official and former Welsh...

As winter draws near, we at Welsh Athletics thought we'd give you 10 TOP TIPS to stay racw whilst running in the dark!    1 - Avoid loud music Listening to music is a great way to stay motivated...

The Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics took place on Saturday 24th October online for the first time. The new format proved popular with over 50 people attending, and the absence of needing to ...

From Clive Willaims: The Welsh athletics community is sad to learn of the sudden death of the 1959 Welsh Schools triple jump champion Peter Williams on October 20th. He also took the Welsh junior titl...

We have a number of roles available across Wales to support the delivery of our Regional Development programme for young athletes. All roles are voluntary with a support package in place to cover expe...

Welsh Athletics ‘Mile-A-Day’ (MAD) Firebreak Challenge / Milltir Y Dydd During this firebreak, residents of Wales will see their day-to-day activities severely limited.  One of the few reasons wh...

The Annual Report of Welsh Athletics is now available to read covering an 'interesting' 12 months up to September 2020 - financial reporting is for the period 1/4/19 to 31/3/20. A further Revi...

From 6pm today, Friday 23rd October, Wales enters a national 17-day 'Firebreak Lockdown'. The restrictions in place mean that for this short period, our sport returns to the 'Lockdown'...

Incredile news in the world of coaching where Ryan Spencer Jones has been nominated for the 'High Performance Coach of the Year' award. The showpiece event, seen as one of the most prestigi...

This year UK Anti-Doping  celebrates 10 years of protecting our right to enjoy doping free sport. Anti-Doping in sport is critical to maintain the integrity and ethos that sport abides by on a global...

Jake Smith [James Thie] sizzles to a new Welsh Record and third in the UK all-time lists in Gdynia. The 24th edition of the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships took place on the re-arranged da...

The 2021 RPMF Grants Application process is now open and will remain open until the end of November.  For much of this year we did not think that it would be possible, for the first time in our 29 ye...

That great day in Antwerp 100 years ago Last Month recalled by Clive Williams Only four Welsh athletes have won Olympic gold medals in the traditional Olympic track and field events and a century ago,...

It has been a positive week for many clubs across Wales who continue to provide local training and running opportunities for their local communities. Last week we saw a much welcomed boost for the spo...