Competitions

To qualify to compete for East Wales you must:

• WA Byelaws approved 22.10.202216.2
• Eligibility to compete in Regional Championships and to represent a Region at Welsh Inter Regional championships.16.2.1  To be eligible, an athlete must have at least ONE of the following qualifications:
• a) Birth – the athlete having been born in the Region.
• b) Residence – the athlete having resided continuously in the Region for a minimum of nine months immediately prior to the event. Residence to include service at a military unit based within the Region. Any athlete claiming eligibility to compete under this qualification must supply documentation details to the Regional Athletics Council in order to be processed before being accepted.
• c) An Athlete attending at a School, College or University in the Region. Students qualified under this criterion do not acquire a qualification to compete for the Region in UK inter county competitions.
• d) Retention of Residence – an athlete, who has competed for a Region under the residence qualification, retains their Regional eligibility, regardless of residence, until such time as they compete for another Region or county.
• e) In addition, the athlete must be registered with Welsh Athletics on the day of the event AND they may not have competed in the championships of, nor represented another Region or County in the competition year.

DETAILS OF RACES, SELECTION POLICIES AND RUNNING FOR WALES MAY BE FOUND HERE:

With effect from February 2026 Marc Cross from Griffithstown Harriers will be taking over responsibility for organising the East Wales Road Race Championships.

Further details to follow shortly.

***East Wales Senior Mountain Running Championships and Selection Event Announcement***

Coppett Hill Race on Saturday 21st March will be the East Wales Senior Mountain Running Championships and Selection Event for the Senior UK Inter-Counties Mountain Race team for East Wales.
(Pay an additional £1 on the day to enter the East Wales Championships.)

Details Here>

For the junior East Wales team a trial is not required – your expressions of interest and “fell form” will be requested for the selection.   Performance in WFRA junior races is an excellent way to provide fell form

There will a race at Pen y Fan and (hopefully) at one at Llangorse as well.
Check out the Welsh Fell Running Calendar for details:

Gwent League

Welsh Athletics Cross Country Championships

Selection Policy Aim
The selection panel will attempt to select the best team possible to represent East Wales at the Track & Field Inter-Regional Championships.
Athlete Eligibility
To be considered for selection, athletes must satisfy the following.
A) Birth: If born in Blaenau Gwent, Newport, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, South Powys and Caerphilly
(B) Residence: If have been resident, (9 months) continuously in East Wales since August 1st 2022
(C) Retention: If having qualified under (b) or (c), they retain the qualification until they acquire residential qualification and compete in the championships of another Welsh region or an English county AND They have not taken part in a
different Welsh Regional or English County Championships and not represented another Welsh Region or and English County in an Inter-Regional or Inter County event since October 1st 2022
Athletes must have a record of competition, which shows they are proficient in events that they have been selected for.
Selection Criteria
U15 and U17 Athletes who win outdoor East Wales Regional Championships will gain automatic selection provided they have achieved the match standards*.
U20/Senior athletes who win outdoor East Wales Regional Championships will be considered for selection, providing they have the better time recorded for the event and have achieved match standards*. (See below)
Conditions
The achievement of the Match standards (level 3 PB Awards) must conform with the following requirements:
1. Must be achieved in competitions organised or authorised by UKA/WA/ East Wales.
2. Wind assisted performances (or performances where wind measurement was not available) will not be accepted.
3. Hand timed performances in the 100m, 200m and Sprint Hurdles will not be accepted.
4. Indoor performances for all events will be accepted.

Competition Format
The Inter-Regional Championships provides competition for:
U15G – 2 per region, U15B – 2 per region, U17W – 2 per region, U17M – 2 per region
U20W – 1 per region, U20M – 1 per region
SW- 1 per region, SM – 1 pre region
*U20 and Senior age groups events will combine for this Championships, Selectors have the option to select 2 x U20
athletes if deemed to be the best possible athletes to represent East Wales.