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In celebration of our coach community during UK Coaching week and as part of our commitment to supporting the development of our coaches and leaders, Welsh Athletics has teamed up with UK Coaching to ...

The introduction of further local lockdown restrictions from today to now include Bridgend County Borough, Newport County Borough, Blaenau Gwent County Borough and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough by t...

The Cardiff Sunset 5k on Friday will signal a return to competitive Road Racing in Wales. Training partners Charlotte Arter and Clara Evans will headline the women’s race which will offer a first of...

PTS Meeting Swansea man Joe Brier bounces back to winning form after a very well judged race in Slovakia over the 400m, winning in 46.61 a week after his perfomace at the British Championships in M...

UK Coaching Week 2020 will take place from the 14-20 September. The awareness campaign – which empowers athletes, coaches and the public to celebrate great coaching – will centre on the need to �...

We are pleased to now be able to release updated Return to Track & Field Competition [v3] along with version 1 of our Return to Cross Country Competition guidance documents. Both documents will be ci...

Over recent days we have seen more clubs and groups returning to activity and training which has been a boost to the sport. In addition, there have been more virtual activities and challenges taking p...

2020 has been a busy and challenging year for Maldwyn Harriers so far! As facilities and group training started to shut down in March, so our coaches sprung into action. Contingencies and activities w...

Is there a coach or official that has positively impacted your athletics career? Who has influenced you and encouraged you to achieve?  Who has supported you / your club over the years? Who could you...

Cardiff Metropolitan University Sport have today issued the following update with regard to community access to their facilities: "There has been a considerable amount of operational planning to prepa...

The introduction of local lockdown restrictions to Caerphilly County Borough [‘the borough’] by the Welsh Government, means the following comes into effect from 18:00 on Tuesday 8th September 20...

British Championships Day One – To start off the day, Welsh thrower Tom Hewson picked up the first medal by a Welsh athlete on the weekend by taking the bronze in the Javelin in 68.49 SB. “It’s ...

Greg Ashcroft's funeral is the 15 Sept. 2 pm at Caersalem chapel, Aber Bargoed onto Bedwellty church for internment and refreshments at Blackwood cricket club   The Welsh athletics community wil...

It is with a heavy heart that we have taken the decision to cancel this year’s edition of the Cardiff Cross Challenge.  With Welsh Government restrictions still in place limiting the number of part...

British Athletics has today announced Christian Malcolm as the newly appointed Olympic Programme Head Coach. Malcolm, who since January 2019 has been Head of Performance and Coaching at Athletics Aust...

Paddy Buckley Round New Record - Mathew Roberts It’s been a strange year with no races taking place, that said it has also given rise to many an FKT (Fastest Known Time) opportunities on a multitude...

We have been reporting on some of the great work that has been carried out by clubs across Wales throughout the pandemic and one club that is certainly not holding back is Menai Track & Field. From ve...

Over the last few weeks not only have we seen a return to competition activities but we have also seen a much wider increase in club training and activity. Facility access, albeit understandably limit...

Online Level 1 Starter/Starter Assistant (WASA20.1)  Successful completion of the Level 1 Award for Starter/Starter Assistant Judge will enable individuals to work with other qualified officials as p...

Stockholm Diamond League Melissa Courtney-Bryant countinues her incredible running form at the Stockholm Diamond League where she competed in the 1500m. To no shock at all, Courtney-Bryant went on to...