Welsh Schools & Welsh Athletics U13/14 U15/16 & U17/18 Combined Events
Entries are open for the joint Welsh Schools & Welsh Athletics U13/14 U15/16 & U17/18 Combined events championships at Cardiff, CF23 6XD on Sunday 7th November. There is no selection or entry limits to participate in this event. Athletes should enter themselves, not their team manager, after consultation with their coach on their readiness to compete. Rather than a decathlon or heptathlon that seniors compete in, juniors must take part and complete all events in a quadrathlon or pentathlon consisting of those outlined below:
Girls U13/14 = School years 6, 7 & 8 = Quadrathlon: 60m Hurdles (68cm), Long Jump, Shot (2.72kg) & 800m.
Boys U13/14 = School years 6, 7 & 8 = Quadrathlon: 60m Hurdles (76cm), Long Jump, Shot (3.00kg) & 800m.
Girls U15/16 = School years 9 & 10 = Pentathlon: 60m Hurdles (76cm), Long Jump, High Jump, Shot (3.00kg) & 800m.
Boys U15/16 = School years 9 & 10 = Pentathlon: 60m Hurdles (84cm), Long Jump, 200m, Shot (4.00kg) & 800m.
Girls U17/18 = School years 11 & 12 = Pentathlon: 60m Hurdles (76cm), Long Jump, High Jump, Shot (3.00kg) & 800m.
Boys U17/18 = School years 11 & 12 = Pentathlon: 60m Hurdles (91cm), Long Jump, 200m, Shot (5.00kg) & 800m.
Entries close 5pm Thursday 28th October and can be made online here, where you can also view a live list of entries.
Athletes who wish to be considered for selection criteria for the U16 & U18 Combined Events International in Glasgow on Saturday December 4th for Welsh Schools V England, Scotland & Ireland. Only athletes who compete at the Joint Combined Events on November 7th will be considered for selection. The first two Year 11/12s and the first two Year 9/10s are guaranteed a selection for Welsh Schools, the other 2 places in each of the teams to be confirmed by the selection panel.