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Welsh Athletics (WA; Welsh: Athletau Cymru) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Wales. [1] It was set up as a limited company in 2007, replacing the former Athletic Association of Wales. Welsh Athletics is part of UK Athletics, the national governing body for the sport in the United Kingdom.
The Welsh records in athletics are ratified by Welsh Athletics, Wales' governing body for the sport of athletics. A Welsh National Record can be set by any athlete with Welsh Qualification in worldwide competition.
Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles.During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, [2] became world champion twice, world indoor champion once, was undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was twice Commonwealth champion.
Welsh Athletics (Athletau Cymru) (WA) is the national governing body for athletics. Set up as a limited company in 2007 to replace the former Athletic Association of Wales, Welsh Athletics has more than 70 affiliated clubs, with over 7,000 athletes taking part in WA competitions.
This was followed in 1901 by the Welsh Professional Union, a body designed to promote and control professional foot and cycle racing in south Wales. [9] Professional athletics continued to develop in Wales and in 1903 the Welsh Powderhall, named after the famous stadium in Edinburgh, was established in Pontypridd and held at Taff Vale Park. The ...
At home he won 11 Welsh titles in disciplines ranging from the 440 yards to cross country. He became first national coach for athletics in Wales in 1948 and is a member of both the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame. As a coach Jim Alford guided and advised many UK athletes to represent the UK and gain honours ...
Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club (Cardiff AAC) (Welsh: Clwb Athletau Amatur Caerdydd), formed in 1882 as Roath (Cardiff) Harriers, is an athletics club based at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff. The club began as a cross country club, the first athletics only club in Wales. Roath Harriers runners became individual and team ...
List of Welsh records in athletics; W. Welsh 3000s; Welsh Athletics This page was last edited on 1 August 2015, at 02:42 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...