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Silver for Sarah Friday 21 July 2017

Cardiff's Sarah Omoregie produced the performance of her life to take the silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games yesterday.

Sarah was well clear of the bronze medallist with a throw of 16.74m which is not only a club and Welsh record but a British record as well.

Naomi Reid (800m) and Lauren Evans (100m hurdles) will be starting in their heats later today.

On their bikes Wednesday 19 July 2017

Last Saturday he saw the BAL team on its way to a hoped for promotion; today he is off to Paris - by bike.

Andrew Seary, together with friend and former Cardiff AAC team manager Vince Jones, are cycling from London to Paris as part of a fund raising venture for the Alzheimer's Society. The ride will take three days and Andrew's wife Karen (she helps in the club canteen) will join him in Paris.

Senior women just miss Tuesday 18 July 2017

Hoping to emulate the senior men's likely promotion to the premiership, Cardiff's senior women's team missed by an agonising 6.5 points in Manchester on Sunday.

Despite a fine team performance with athletes scoring points in unfamiliar events, a dropped baton in the 4x100m relay saw Cardiff finish second on the day and third over the three rounds; the first two teams are promoted.

Para gold and fourth Tuesday 18 July 2017

World record holder Aled Davies won his third F42 discus world title at the World Para Athletic Championships on Sunday when he set a championship record of 51.54m. He is the current world record holder and was the hot favourite for another gold.

Steve Morris just missed out on a medal last night, finishing fourth in the 1500m final.

Senior men on the way up Sunday 16 July 2017

Cardiff's British Athletics League team took another step towards promotion to the Premier Division at Bedford yesterday. Cardiff led for most of the day until Sale Harriers Manchester (who slipped from the Premiership last season and would like to get back) took over in the last few events.

Second place yesterday leaves Cardiff three points clear at the top of the division with one round left and the top two clubs at the end of the series gaining promotion.

YDL Junior team come-back Sunday 16 July 2017

After missing out on an automatic spot in the regional final, Cardiff's UK Youth Development League (lower age group) team was forced to compete to retain its place in next season's Midlands Premier Division at a promotion match in Swindon yesterday.

Led by a powerful under 15 squad, Cardiff comfortably won the match to regain its place and the club, athletes and team managers can breathe again.

Cardiff's internationals Wednesday 12 July 2017

The roll call of Cardiff AAC athletes who have worn the international vests of Great Britain and Wales is one of the best in the country and many of them have won medals at the highest levels.

Nine more (David Omoregie, Bethan Davies, Aled Davies, Steve Morris, Jake Heyward, Kristian Jones, Sarah Omoregie, Lauren Evans and Naomi Reid) have now earned the accolade, some not for the first time.

WJL team marches on Sunday 9 July 2017

With only one match to go, Cardiff's Welsh Junior League team, despite numerous late withdrawals, consolidated its second place and looks set to comfortably qualify for the Welsh final in August.

In yesterday's third round match, in Hereford, Cardiff finished second to Cardiff Archers and lie second overall, with the top three teams after four matches going through to the final.

National record for Bethan Sunday 2 July 2017

Cardiff's Bethan Davies took a big chunk off her personal best time to win the 5,000m walk at the British championships and trials today and, in the process, set a new GB National record of 21:21.52. Naturally this is also a club and Welsh best.

In the women's long jump, also held today, Rebecca Chapman produced a big legal personal best of 6.54m to take the silver medal and break Gill Regan's long-standing club and Welsh record of 6.52m, set in 1982.

Schools champions Saturday 1 July 2017

The Welsh Schools athletic championships were held in Cardiff today and many Cardiff AAC club members were picking up medals on behalf of their schools.

Double gold medal winners were Ben Hillman (80m hurdles & long jump), Jay Morse (shot put & discus) and Cassey Grimwade (discus & hammer) whose winning hammer throw also broke her own club record as did Jay Morse's discus throw and Lana Culliford's win in the 300m hurdles.