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Competing for Wales

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The Welsh Athletics performance vision is to deliver a sustainable sector leading elite performance system that consistently transfers talented athletes to UKA’s WCP whilst winning medals at the Commonwealth Games. As part of this strategy, Welsh Athletics is committed to providing competition opportunities to developing and aspiring Welsh international athletes. Opportunities to compete for Wales are categorised as one of the following;

1. International Opportunity - a competitive opportunity in pathway events for senior Welsh athletes.

2. Representative Opportunity - a development opportunity in either pathway or non-pathway events for both junior and senior Welsh athletes.

3. School-Aged Match Opportunity – a development opportunity in either pathway or non-pathway events for school aged Welsh athletes to compete in a representative match. The eligibility criteria for some of these competitions is different to that for International and Representative opportunities, please see the selection policies for more information.

 

 

International Opportunity

 

Representative Opportunity

 

Potential for further 2026 representative opportunities to be added

SIAB and Mini Marathon Opportunities and Selection Policies

Information on the 2025 Masters opportunities are available here.

If you are interested in becoming a Team Manager at one of our upcoming Welsh Represenative opportunties please complete the following Team Manager Expressions of Interest Form.

Athletes are reqired to complete both a Welfare Form and Online Joma Kit Form. Athletes will recieve these forms alongside their selection notification.

Athletes are required to adhere to the Welsh Athletics Code of Conduct for Athletes. For all of our Codes of Conduct please click here.

Eligibility Criteria to compete for Wales

Grounds for eligibility:

  1. Birth
  2. Parentage - athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove that one or both parents were born in Wales.
  3. Grand Parentage - athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove one or both grandparents born in Wales.
  4. Retention
  5. Residency – 3 years continuous living in Wales. Athlete to go through the eligibility system to prove they have lived permanently in Wales for at least 3 years. Any athlete claiming eligibility to compete for Wales under this qualification must supply documentation details to the office at Welsh Athletics Ltd in order to be processed before being accepted.

If you have any queries, please contact jacqueline.brace@welshathletics.org

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