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Remember that thousands of people up and down our wonderful nation give up their free time to coach, make teas and coffees, manage teams, chair committees and to do all the other jobs required in a bu...

BMAF Virtual 5K Relays During this period, the growth of the virtual racing initiative has been tremendous.  Welsh Athletics are encouraging as many of our members as possible to take part in virtual...

After another weekend of amazing weather here in Wales, the #SupportYourClub series continues to highlight the amazing things happening across the sport and also a call to action with things that you ...

In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A full history of Welsh Athletics can be explor...

We have today published version one of our roadmap for Lifting Athletics out of Lockdown  mapped against the 4 phases of the Welsh Government's unlocking Our Society and Economy plan - Black, Red...

It is understandable that during these unprecedented times we may be experiencing various feelings and emotions, such as anxiety, uncertainty, lack of motivation or generally feeling a bit flat. It is...

Bank Holiday Success - Virtual 1 Mile The second May Bank Holiday weekend brought about another successful Welsh Athletics Virtual Challenge – this time 300 runners of all ages entered a virtual mil...

On Saturday 23rd May, Cybi Striders hosted a virtual Relay, with 56 runners split into teams of 4 with each team consisting of our fastest runners to C25K graduates to make it fair. Cybi Striders la...

 ‘These 3 things’… Over recent weeks through the #SupportYourClub programme we have featured a range of activities that clubs have been doing to engage with their members, raise money for chari...

We know that the sport of athletics is full of amazing volunteers. With 'Volunteers Week' fast approaching (1st June - 7th June) we would love to showcase as many people as possible from, club...

At Welsh Athletics we have been working hard with Sport Wales, British Athletics, the other home country athletics federations and other partners to plan and try to keep the sport as active as possibl...

Back in January of this year, long-time Chief Exec, Matt Newman, stood down and the organisation has since been led by Interim CEO, James Williams. As planned the Board of Welsh Athletics is now loo...

Everyone's mental health is being challenged during this difficult time. With it being Mental Health Awareness Week, we know how important it is to prioritise yours and others’ well-being, and w...

Welsh Athletics Governance Sub-group Vacancies We are looking for committed, passionate volunteers from within our athletics community in Wales to join our Governance sub-group. We are particularly in...

In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A full history of Welsh Athletics can be explor...

As we are currently unable to deliver our face to face coach learning programmes, to support the development of all our licensed leaders and coaches by offering  UKA are offering FREE access to a cou...

As mentioned in our statement of 28th April, we have been reviewing the situation regarding other athletics activity, and in light of the announcement made by the Welsh Government on 8th May, the boar...

Morning and hope you are well and staying safe. We hope that you and your family are well during these uncertain times. We at Welsh Athletics would like to thank you for all your hard work and contrib...

Welsh Athletics would like to congratulate the following on passing your respective levels in February, March and April 2020:   February: Jo Wood                      Level 1 Tr...

MILTON KEYNES 1980 - ANOTHER MARATHON TALE In the absence of new results and competitions to bring you each Monday, we're replacing our Weekend Round-Ups with some stories from the archives. A ful...