Welsh Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships 2026 – Day 1

The first day of the 2026 Welsh Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships brought together some of the country’s most promising young athletes as competitors from clubs across Wales gathered at Deeside Stadium for a full programme of track and field competition.

Featuring U14, U16, U20 and Para categories, the championships provide one of the most important opportunities of the season for young athletes to compete for Welsh titles, championship medals and personal best performances. Across the track and in the field, athletes produced a series of impressive displays as they sought to establish themselves among Wales’ leading junior talents.

Among the highlights of the opening day was a thrilling U14 Boys 800m contest. With athletes split across two time-trial races, the battle for the fastest overall time produced one of the most exciting middle-distance races of the day. Cardiff Athletics pair Farley Prichard and Jacob Moss ultimately topped the standings with times of 2:09.12 and 2:10.05 respectively, but the duel between Rowan Carson of Bridgend AC and Zac Munn of Cardiff Athletics was a classic championship encounter.

Drawn together in the first time trial, Carson and Munn matched each other stride for stride throughout much of the race before Carson edged ahead in the closing stages to record 2:10.71, just 0.43 seconds clear of Munn’s 2:11.14. Their fierce battle captivated spectators and demonstrated the competitive depth emerging within Welsh junior middle-distance running.

Elsewhere, Harri Morris of Deeside AAC clocked 2:13.74, while Sebby Carwardine of Newport Harriers ran 2:14.00 in another closely fought contest. Across both time trials, athletes delivered a series of strong performances that underlined the quality of competition throughout the championships.

From sprint races and middle-distance contests to jumps, throws and para events, Day 1 delivered a packed schedule of competition and highlighted the depth of emerging talent within Welsh athletics. With more championship titles still to be decided, athletes will return for Day 2 looking to add to their medal collections and finish the weekend on a high.