A Short Break, A Big Upgrade: The Power of 10 Prepares for Relaunch
UKA have announced today that The Power of 10, the UK’s most popular athletics rankings and results website, is taking a break for a couple of weeks and will be temporarily offline as it completes i...
Strength, Growth and Community: Welsh Athletics in Review
What an incredible year for the sport across Wales. This year has seen the sport continue to grow from strength to strength, with more groups being established across Wales, and our existing clubs and...
Own The Night Campaign Unites Wales & Raises Awareness of Women’s Safety Whilst Running
Running in Wales is experiencing fantastic growth at the moment, with 315,000 adults participating regularly through organised and informal activity. However, we are acutely aware that female runners ...
WELSH ATHLETICS MODERNISATION & DEVELOPMENT 2025/26 FUND OPEN
We’re pleased to announce that the Modernisation & Development Fund for 2025-26 is now open for applications! This fund is designed to give clubs & associations a boost and to support activities t...
National Survey for Wales Names Jogging, Running & Athletics as the No.1 Participation Sport
The National Survey for Wales is a large-scale, random sample survey of adults aged 16 and over living in Wales. Managed by the Welsh Government on behalf of public bodies, it provides robust insight ...
Spotlight on 2025 Annual Award Winners
Relive the action from the Annual Awards Evening! Welsh Athletics & RunWales Annual Award Evening 2025 | Flickr What a fantastic year it has been for Athletics and Running in Wales. This year's...
Masters Spotlight with Lee Aherne
Masters Spotlight with LEE AHERNE Lee Aherne is Chair of Parc Bryn Bach and the Race Director for Parc Bryn Parkrun. He is one of the most passionate Welshmen who loves nothing better than pulling ...
Masters Spotlight with Ifan Lloyd
Masters Spotlight with IFAN LLOYD World Masters Marathon Champion 2024 Ifan Lloyd is one of Wales’ most respected athletes competing at all distances from track all the way up to ultra marathon. He ...
Welsh Athletics AGM Preliminary Notice
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF WELSH ATHLETICS LTD WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER 2025 This year's Annual General Meeting of Welsh Athletics will take place on 25th October 2025 at 10 am i...
Chris Anthony Appointed as the New Head of Development for Welsh Athletics
Welsh Athletics are delighted to share they have appointed a new Head of Development, Chris Anthony, who is due to commence the role in September. Chris will be responsible for developing the sport of...
2025 Welsh Athletics & Run Wales Annual Awards Evening
Welsh Athletics & Run Wales Annual Awards Evening will return on Saturday 1 November 2025. This year, the event will be hosted at Cardiff's finest luxury hotel - The Parkgate Hotel. When: Satur...
First VI Relay Team at Cosmeston Relays
On a hot summer evening in July the first Visually impaired team entered the annual Cosmeston Relay race organised by Penarth and Dinas Runners. There were 250 teams of 3 athletes totalling 750 runner...
Safer Running Initiative in Collaboration with Gwent Police
Women’s running across Wales is at an all-time high, with more females than ever before regularly lacing up their trainers to enter mass participation races, join clubs and groups, or to simply run ...
Master's Athletes show the way home in the Great North
The ‘Old Boys’ led the way in the third of this year’s Master Internationals which was held within the AJ Bell Great North 10km in Newcastle. Welsh Team before the AJ Bell Great North 10km Not s...
Masters Spotlight with Niki Morgan
Niki Morgan is a member of Chepstow Harriers and has been a member of the Masters Advisory Group since it was set up at the end of 2021. She has run for Wales many times as a Master and loves nothing ...
Discover the Benefits of Welsh Athletics Membership – Join a Club and Enjoy Our Special Offer for New Members!
Whether you’re looking to Run, Jump, Throw, or take your first steps towards fitness with a Couch to 5K programme, athletics clubs across Wales offer something for everyone. By joining a club, you�...
Facilities Developments Across Wales
The past 12 months has seen significant investment and progress to athletics facilities across Wales, with funding secured and upgrades completed to ensure they remain fit for competition and communit...
Welsh Athletics Modernisation and Development Fund Open
We’re excited to announce that the Modernisation and Development Fund for 2024/25 is now open for applications! This fund is designed to give clubs and associations a boost and to support activiti...
Spotlight on our Clubs - 2024 Award Winners
This year's Welsh Athletics and Run Wales Awards provided an opportunity to honor and celebrate the outstanding contributions and successes of our clubs, athletes and volunteers. There were three ...
Digital Platforms Update
Following our update on Friday, we would like to apologise again to our members for the disruption they have faced in recent days and the inconvenience caused as a result. We have been working closely...