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Welsh Athletics office closure & ongoing contact plans
Following the announcement that all schools and colleges in Wales will be closed from tomorrow, Friday 20th March, all Welsh Athletics staff will now be working from home and both of our offices at Ca...
All Athletics Activity suspended until end of April
This morning Welsh Athletics, along with the other Home Countries have decided on a number of immediate actions in relation to how the sport of Athletics will respond to the threat of the Coronavirus ...
Welsh Schools National Cross-Country Championships
Penlan Arena, Brecon – Wednesday, March 11th. - RACE REPORT from Steve Jones Squally rain showers and a stiff breeze greeted the athletes for the 58th. staging of the Welsh Schools “Nationals”. ...
Weekend Round Up 14th & 15th March
Here's a round up of what could be the last weekend of action for a few weeks, starting with the British Masters XC Champs in North Wales. [Write up: Owen Morgan, pic: Steve 'Smiler 'Smith...
Club closures and training restrictions
Club Closures Following the Welsh Athletics & UKA statements on 17th March, the majority of clubs have now suspended organised training activities. Please check with your own club or running group be...
WSAA Statement - SIAB XC Cancellation
SIAB CROSS COUNTRY 2020 Welsh Schools Athletic Association confirms the cancellation of the 2020 SIAB Cross Country event which was due to be held at Callendar Park, Falkirk, Scotland on Saturday, Mar...
GB call up for Bethany Moule
Massive Congratulations to Neath’s Bethany Moule (John Davies) whose been selected to represent Great Britain at the European Throws Cup in Leiria, Portugal on 22nd & 23rd March. Bethany threw two P...
Time to get ready for Outdoor Track & Field 2020...
Welsh Athletics are delighted to announce the fixtures for the 2020 Outdoor Track and Field season. The Championship period will kick off with the Welsh Junior Championships taking place on what has b...
UKA membership database shutdown - 20-23rd March
The UK Athletics membership database we use for all Welsh Athletics members & coaches is being updated over the weekend of 21st & 22nd March and as such will have a knock-on effect for anyone try...
Welsh Schools Sportshall finals, Cwmbran
Welsh Athletics held its’ annual Sportshall final at Cwmbran Stadium. The event is the culmination of a series of regional qualifiers held across the 8 School Districts and represents one of the lar...
Weekend round up 7th & 8th March
British Athletics Cross Challenge and UK CAU Inter-Counties XC, Loughborough, March 7 James Hunt rounded off an excellent cross country season with a fourth-placed finish in senior men's race in L...
Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon 2020 Teams confirmed
[Photo Credit: Paul Stillman] Following a great set of competitive age group races at the Welsh Cross Country Championships in Pembrey on 22nd February, those young athletes finishing in the top 8 (6 ...
After the storm - came the records! The Barry 40 mile track race.
Barry's Jenner Park once again hosted the unique Ultra event this weekend that is the Barry 40 - forty miles on a standard 400m track. This is 161 laps - which makes the lap counters' perform...
Obituary - Averil M Williams
It is only recently that Welsh Athletics has learnt the sad news of the passing of Averil Williams. After a long period of ill health, Averil passed away on December 16th 2019. Averil was a world-clas...
Weekend round up - St David's Day
Vitality Big Half, London, March 1 A number of Welsh athletes took part in the Vitality Big Half in London on St David's Day. In the women's race, Cardiff Athletics' Clara Evans (Chris Jon...
Five Welsh Officials Volunteered at the British Championships
It was not only the Welsh athletes in action during the British Indoor Championships in Glasgow on February 22nd-23rd 2020. Five of our Welsh Athletics Officials made the long journey to volunteer a...
Championship Packed Weekend with Stellar Performances from Courtney-Bryant, Hunt & Azu
Welsh Athletics Cross Country Championships, Pembrey – Feb 22 Pembrey Country Park provided some windy conditions for the Welsh Cross Country Championships last Saturday but conditions underfoot rem...
Welsh titles for James Hunt and Mel Wilkins at Pembrey
James Hunt overcame a classy field to elude Dewi Griffiths of an eight senior title at the 116th edition of the races held near Llanelli. Strong winds had threatened the event earlier in the week but ...
Weather update & parking arrangements - Welsh XC Championships
We are continuing to monitor the forecast for Pembrey and the surrounding area for Saturday. At present, there is no reason to cancel or make any changes to the event. Provisional course alteration pl...
Over 25 Welsh Athletes are looking towards the British Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow this Weekend
Over 25 Welsh athletes will be heading up to Glasgow to compete at the British Athletics Indoor Championships to be in contention of winning a British medal. After her successful run in Dortmund, c...