16 May 2012
Fourteen Cardiff AAC athletes have been included in the Welsh team taking part in the Loughborough International on Sunday next 20th May.
Loughborough is the first important international level meeting of the season and is a good indicator of early form in this Olympic year.
Experienced GB internationals Gareth Warburton and Joe Thomas are included with Joe contesting the 1500m and Gareth the 800m. Club captain Rhys Knapman (pictured) is selected for the 200m.
Phil Banning is the team leader and James Williams is team manager.
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The combined South and East Wales regional championships were held at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium yesterday, 12 May 2012.
In almost perfect conditions (dry and sunny but with a capricious wind) Cardiff AAC athletes collected a total of 139 medals.
Rhys Williams started the track events with an easy win in the 400m hurdles and fellow great Britain international Christian Malcolm, just returned from warm weather training in the United States, wanted to get the jet lag out of his legs with an equally easy win in the 200m.
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The deadline for entries to the Welsh Championships is next Thursday, 17th May so it is important not to miss this.
The championships will be held over the three days Saturday to Monday, 2nd, 3rd and 4th June at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium.
The annual championships should be in every Welsh athlete's competition schedule and is one of the highlights of the Welsh athletic calendar.
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A selection of photographs of Cardiff athletes who took part in the 2012 championships can now be seen in GALLERIES.