Selection
South Wales competes in a number of events that require teams to be selected from across the region and beyond. As long as you’re an affiliated athlete and meet the eligibility criteria, you can wear the maroon and white stripes regardless of your club’s location.
Team Managers will be appointed for each event and we will endeavour to communicate the selection criteria widely to clubs and across social media.
Selection can be made from results of specific events, or based on Team Manager’s discretion but we strongly encourage our athletes to put themselves forward and promote the opportunities within their clubs.
Inter-regional competitions
- Track & Field – June
- Cross Country
- Welsh inter-regional – November
- UK inter-counties – March
- Mountain & Fell – TBC
- 10k road – TBC
Specific competition details will be listed on our events page.
Regional Eligibility Criteria
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.
The South Wales Region comprises*:
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Vale of Glamorgan
An athlete must meet one of the following qualifications:
Birth – The athlete having been born in the region.
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.
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.
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.
*Caerphilly County boundary change
Athletes, who were born in the former Mid Glamorgan section of Caerphilly County Borough prior to October 29th, 2016 or who had been resident in that section for longer than 9 months prior to October 29th, 2016
AND
who had either competed in a South Wales regional championships
OR
had competed for South Wales regional team in a Welsh Inter Regional championships or in a UK CAU Inter Counties championships prior to October 29th, 2016 can continue to represent South Wales region and/or compete in South Wales regional championships until such time as they notify the Secretary in writing that they wish to take up their eligibility to compete in East Wales competitions or they qualify for a different Welsh region, English county, or Scottish district.