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Best Presentation Night Monday 14 September 2015

Over 200 Cardiff AAC members and parents attended the annual Presentation of Awards evening last night, held for the first time at the Cardiff City Stadium, the record turnout reflecting the growth and success that the club has enjoyed in the past few years.

Presenting the awards were special guests, club captain and Great Britain Olympian Brett Morse and Welsh Athletics’ Emma Wiltshire, who won no fewer than six gold medals at the recent World Transplant Games in Argentina.

10k successes Thursday 10 September 2015

Cardiff AAC teams were first and second in the Cardiff 10k held last Sunday, 6th September.

In the 30th edition of this popular annual race, and with more than 5,000 runners, the club's senior men's team (Ieuan Thomas, Jon Hopkins, Mukhtaar Farhan and Elsidig Ibrahim) was first and the ladies' team (Lucy Marland, Megan Bowen, Liz Davies and Rhian Jones) was second.

Fifth best in the UK Sunday 6 September 2015

Cardiff's junior YDL team showed that it can hold its own with the best when it finished in an excellent fifth place at the UK Youth Development League (U15/U13 age group) national final at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham yesterday, 5th September.

Having already won the Midland Premier division, Cardiff had been an automatic qualifier for the final.

Up with the best Friday 4 September 2015

Eleven Cardiff athletes travelled to Bedford last weekend (29 & 30 August) for the England Athletics under 17 and under 15 championships, which are, in reality, UK championships.

Showing that they can hold their own with the best in Britain, Amelia Reynolds, Jay Morse and Tom Hanson each returned home with a silver medal.

Amelia Reynolds won her heat of the under 17 women's 300m and went on to come second in the final in the excellent time of 38.78 seconds, a club record that improves Dawn Higgins' time of 40.10 set 23 years ago, in 1992.

Clean sweep in Bute Town Mile Monday 31 August 2015

Cardiff athletes took the first three places in the Bute Street Mile, held yesterday 30th August.

Tom Marshall was first home in a time of 4.24, closely followed by Adam Davies in 4.28 and Matthew Edwards in 4.30.

In the junior races, Carys Bill and Lloyd were also winners.

Colwyn Bay results Sunday 30 August 2015

Several Cardiff athletes contributed to the South Wales team that took part in the Welsh Inter Regional Championships in Colwyn Bay yesterday 29th August.

Double wins were achieved by Kristian Jones (making a welcome return to form) who took the senior men's 100m and 200m and Iwan Robinson-Booth who won the same two events in the under 15 boys' age group. In the senior women's events, Lucy Marland won both the 1500m and 3000m.

And Betham Gammon won the under 15 girls' hammer with a championship best performance of 41.67m.

We are the champions Sunday 23 August 2015

A great all round team effort in Newport today saw Cardiff's talented junior athletes take the Welsh Under 15 Junior League title with a winning points total of 1226, 94 points ahead of Cardiff Archers (1132) and Swansea H & AC (1107).

Tom Britt and Bethan Gammon received the trophy from Welsh Athletics chair Carol Anthony on behalf of the whole team.

Annual Presentation Evening Saturday 22 August 2015

The 2015 Cardiff AAC Annual Presentation of Awards Evening will be held on Sunday 13 September starting at 6.30pm. We shall be at a new venue this year; the Cardiff City Stadium (entrance off Leckwith Road), where there is plenty of parking space.

The Presentation evening is the culmination of the season and this year will be taking place just one week after the national final of the UK Youth Development League in Birmingham to which Cardiff qualified in style.

Come along to this popular annual event and meet Cardiff's international athletes who will be helping with the presentations.

Notice to Javelin Throwers Wednesday 19 August 2015

Alyson Hourihan will be away for six weeks from the beginning of September until mid-October. During this period, Graham Webb will be available to help with javelin.

Roger Grindle will be there for discus, shot and hammer on the Mondays.

More titles on day 2 Monday 17 August 2015

Cardiff athletes won a further 27 medals on the second day of the Welsh Championships in Newport yesterday, 16th August.

While Tom Hanson (pictured) set a new championship best performance in winning the under 15 boys' shot put with a throw of 15.62m (just short of a personal best), Tom Britt picked up two gold medals, in the under 15 boys' 80m hurdles and the long jump, to add to the silver he won in the pole vault the day before.

The rivalry between Abi Fisher and Kiara Frizelle over 1500m continued with Kiara once again just edging out Abi to take the under 15 girls' title.

Iwan Robinson-Booth and Jake Dawkins added the 200m titles to those over 100m whilst Jay Morse won his specialist discus to add to his hammer win. And the day ended on a high note with consistent Isabel Breeden winning the under 15 girls' 75m hurdles and Clara Nuthall third.