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Athletics: Walsh hopeful locals can have a Field day

SOUTH Wales Region hosts the Welsh Inter Regional cross-country championships at Llandaff Fields tomorrow. Read

Athletics: Long course queen to run at Blackweir

COMMONWEALTH Games distance runner Catherine Dugdale, pictured, will make her cross country season debut at the Cardiff Cross Challenge at Blackweir Park on January 20, using the event as preparation for another assault on the Welsh title. Read

Athletics: There’s no doubting Thomas

ZOE Thomas finally landed her first Welsh Schools Inter Schools title when she was the only South Wales girl to claim an individual title at Penlan, Brecon. Read

Athletics: Drug test ruling casts a shadow

DID anyone hear the sound of rule books being ripped up this week? Read

Athletics: Radcliffe rates rival Noguchi

PAULA RADCLIFFE has predicted a fully-fit Mizuki Noguchi will be one of her biggest rivals for next year’s Olympic marathon title. Read

Athletics: Colin Jackson’s legacy of pain

AS ONE of Wales’ most decorated athletes, his glittering career brought gold medals and world records, as well as a supreme level of fitness. Read

Athletics: Christine Ohuruogu sets sights on London

CHRISTINE OHURUOGU was celebrating yesterday after having her Olympic ban overturned and has already set her sights on winning a medal in London 2012. Read

Athletics: Ohuruogu hopeful of appeal success

A SMILING Christine Ohuruogu emerged from a three-and-a-half hour appeal hearing in London yesterday hopeful her lifetime Olympic ban would be overturned. Read

Athletics: Chiefs ‘right not to send youngsters to India’

WELSH Athletics have answered criticism of their decision to not send athletes to the Youth Commonwealth Games in Pune, India, last month, writes Bob Cypher. Read

Athletics: Plans for Glasgow Games need to be made now

THE news that Glasgow has been chosen to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games effectively ended Wales’ hopes of achieving a similar feat until at least 2022. Read

Athletics: Persistence pays off as Thomas finally wins gold

ZOE Thomas was the only South Wales girl to claim an individual title at the Welsh Schools’ Inter Schools’ championships at Penlan, Brecon. Read

Athletics: Champions’ delight over new Welsh Hall of Fame

LAST Sunday’s Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame celebration is likely to become an annual affair after the success of the inaugural event. Read

Athletics: Thomas earns her hat-trick of titles

ZOE THOMAS made the most of running on her home club course to claim a title for the third consecutive year when the 10th South Wales Regional Schools championships were held at Newbridge Fields in Bridgend. Read

Athletics: New schools role for secretary Kath

THIS year has been a strange one for Kath Elias, secretary of Cardiff & the Vale Schools AA and acting secretary of Cardiff AAC. Read

Athletics: Brown to run for Canada

WELSH Marathon star Jon Brown will no longer run for Britain, choosing instead to represent Canada after having his lottery funding axed. Read

Athletics: Golden oldie Ken joins the Hall of Fame

FOUR Welsh greats and an unsung hero were honoured at last night’s Welsh Athletics Centenary Dinner and launch of the Hall of Fame. Read

Athletics: Johnson warning on Olympics

ONE of the world’ s greatest ever athletes Michael Johnson said he was not anticipating a "pretty" performance from the UK team at next year’s Olympics in Beijing. Read

Athletics: Glasgow will be best – Salmond

JUBILANT Alex Salmond pledged to make the 2014 Commonwealth Games the greatest sporting event in Scotland’s history. Read

Athletics: Handling pressure key to 2012 medals

WALES’ emerging athletes have been warned they must expect huge pressure in the lead-up to the London Olympics in 2012. Read

Athletics: Beijing boost for Welsh trio

THREE of Wales’ top athletes have been handed a vote of confidence with inclusion on the upper layer of Lottery funding. Read

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