Sunday 12th May West Wales Regional Athletics Championships at Swansea

Entry Fee: £6.00 per event

Closing Date for entries Sunday 5th May.

Any UK Athletics qualified officials who can help on the day should email Gareth Harries at [email protected]

Any volunteers who can assist on registration or supporting our qualified officials on field judging, track judging or timekeeping please email [email protected]

The provisional timetable of events is shown on the images below. These times will be adjusted after the closing date to fit the number of competitors in each discipline.

This is a closed championship for West Wales eligible athletes only. To participate in the West Wales championships all athletes must be registered to their club & Welsh Athletics, in addition must have one of the following qualifications:

A – Birth; the athlete having been born in West Wales (Dyfed or West Glamorgan).

B – Residence; a minimum of 9 months continuous residence in West Wales immediately prior to this event.

Entries will be accepted from university students – but must be registered with their club and meet the criteria above.

Track Events: 100m, 200m, 300m/400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 1000m Walk, Sprint Hurdles, 300m/400m Distance Hurdles, 1500m/2000m Steeplechase

Field Events: Pole Vault, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Javelin, Discus & Hammer.

Age Groups:

U13 Boys & Girls = School Years 6 & 7

U15 Boys & Girls = School Years 8 & 9

U17 Men & Women = School Years 10 & 11

U20 Men & Women = School Years 12, 13 & 14

Seniors

Medals will be presented to the top three athletes in each age group & gender in each event discipline, Masters compete in the Senior age group at these championships including using the senior throwing implement weights.

Maximum of 3 events per athlete. Note that heats and finals may be required for distances up to 400m depending on numbers.

U13 & U15 athletes can only compete in one from the 800m, 1500m, 3000m (U15) or 1000m Walk on the same competition day.