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Welsh Masters Athletics Indoor T&F champs to be held at Cardiff Met on 21st January as part of their  Open Meeting. *Pictured above - The very impressive Cardiff Met indoor track and arena. Important new update - hot off the press - from Brett Davis, a director of Welsh Masters Athletics Ltd. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk Hi Don, hot news! I have just had a very productive meeting with Rhiannon Hawker of Cardiff Met and agreed that our indoor track and field championships will be incorporated within their open meeting on 21st January 2024 at Cardiff Met with the 3000m separately included in their 17th December open meeting. The details of the events included and the two meeting programmes will become available in the next few weeks. So watch this space for updates. In particular the ability to enter the 1st meeting should be available soon online. Some of the events in the second meeting may have a restricted number of races, so early entry to tha

*NWRRC track and gold medal winner Steve Gardner at Yate, near Bristol. Steve Gardner and Paul Brooks struck gold at the Welsh Masters Athletics champs at Yate, near Bristol... Report by Don Hale.  https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com www.welshmastersathletics.co.uk   North Wales Road Runner Steve Gardner hit the track running last Saturday and won a gold and a silver medal during the Welsh Masters Athletics championships, which this year was held at Yate, near Bristol, due to some unforeseen problems at the proposed original venue at Aberdare. And a second talented North Wales athlete and official,   Paul Brooks   (Wrexham AAC), was another worthy champion, and collected three gold medals in three different field events in his master veteran age cat. This prestigious T&F challenge was staged in breezy, and often quite showery conditions within the Avon/Yate Open meeting where the organisers generously included the WMAL championships, which attracted over 70 Welsh registrations. Steve,