Olympic finalist Niels Laros is amongst a trio of talented young dutchmen that have added their names to the Cardiff Cross Challenge entries for 9 November. Laros heads the contingent as the European U20 1500m record holder (3:29:54), erasing the previous mark held by Jakob Ingebrigtsen on the biggest of stages, in the final of … Continued
The first major fixture of the British Cross Challenge series once again returned to Cardiff today for another fantastic renewal at Llandaff Fields in the heart of the city. Athletes of all ages from local clubs lined-up alongside international talents in the fixture which marked the third World Athletics Gold Label XC event. The slightly later … Continued
The 26th edition of the prestigious Cardiff Cross Challenge returns to Llandaff Fields this Saturday. As one of the most sought-after events in the UK over 2,000 athletes from across the globe have entered to take part in the UK’s only World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold Label Event. The 2023 edition includes the inaugural … Continued
The 2023 Cardiff Cross Challenge returns for the 26 event this Saturday at Llandaff Fields! For the third year in a row, the Cardiff Cross Challenge has achieved the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold Label and is the only Cross-Country event to do so in the UK. It will also form part of the British … Continued
This year’s prestigious Cardiff Cross Challenge will be supported by local Welsh businesses, Dragon Signs & Sportin Wales. This is in addition to the recently announced Elite Mile sponsors, Sportsshoes.com. The two businesses which form part of the Dragon Group will be sponsoring the 2023 Cardiff Cross Challenge which returns to Llandaff Fields, Cardiff for it’s 26th event on Saturday 11th November. Over 2000 athletes … Continued
We are exciting to be hosting an Elite Cross Country Mile for the first time in Cardiff this year! The race will follow the same course as the general race and is hoping to boast a strong field of elite middle distance athletes from across the UK. The race also precedes the European short course … Continued
Entries have opened for the British Athletics Cardiff Cross Challenge on Saturday 16th October. Enter here The event will host the first fixture in the 2021-2022 Cross Challenge Series, making a welcome return to the calendar following the Covid-19 Pandemic. Previous winners in Cardiff include Welsh Athletes Dewi Griffiths, Charlie Hulson, Caryl Jones and Charlotte … Continued
We take the opportunity to look back at some memorable moments in the history of the British Athletics Cardiff Cross Challenge. This is also a chance to see some of the top British Athletes in action in Cardiff when they were a little bit younger. Olympians Scott Overall (63) and Nick McCormick (Blue vest) in … Continued
The Cardiff Cross Challenge was sadly not able to take place on Saturday 10th October in 2020 because of the ongoing restrictions due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The event traditionally starts domestic racing in the UK as the first round of the British Athletics Cross Challenge Series. The races that were founded back in 1997 … Continued
Local girl Arter was an emphatic winner of the women’s race, timing her move perfectly to open an impressive margin over the competition in the closing stages. Her winning time of 21:31 for the 6,400m course saw her run several seconds faster than the time recorded by 2018 winner Anna Moller before going on to … Continued