A mostly sunny Llandaf fields in Cardiff was the venue for the first major fixture in the British Cross Challenge series yesterday with fields of athletes of all ages from local clubs running alongside international stars in this World Athletics Gold label event. The event included the first fixture of the long running John Collins Gwent Cross Country League attracting athletes … Continued
We are pleased to announce the UK’s no. 1 online retailer for run, gym and hike, Sportsshoes.com will be supporting the prestigious Cardiff Cross Challenge this October. The 2022 Cardiff Cross Challenge is a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold Label Event that will take place in Llandaff Fields, Cardiff on Saturday 15th October. The event will also form part of the British Athletics Cross Challenge Series and the first … Continued
On a beautiful day in Cardiff’s Llandaff fields, Cross Country racing returned with high class competitive races across the age groups. The event which recently gained World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold level status, also hosted the first round of the John H Collins Gwent league which brought local clubs out in force. The senior … Continued
The Cardiff Cross Challenge takes place at Llandaff Fields on Saturday and will hold a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold Label for the first time. The event will again start British Athletics Cross Challenge Series and will host the first fixture in the local John H Collins Gwent Cross Country League. Welsh Athletics CEO … Continued
Welsh Athletics are delighted to confirm that this coming weekend’s Cardiff Cross Challenge has been confirmed as a GOLD level event and one of the first events in this year’s IAAF World Athletics Cross Country Tour. James Williams, CEO of Welsh Athletics commented: “We are absolutely delighted that for the first time, the Cardiff Cross … 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
It is with a heavy heart that we have taken the decision to cancel this year’s edition of the Cardiff Cross Challenge. With Welsh Government restrictions still in place limiting the number of participants in any organised outdoor activity, the Cardiff Cross Challenge is currently not deemed viable as an event and would not represent a fair … 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