6,000 people take part in Wales' largest running event since before pandemic

More than six thousand runners took part in the Cardiff Bay Run on Sunday, Wales' largest mass participation running event since before the coronavirus pandemic.

Runners entered the 10km and 2km events with a number of Covid safety measures in place.

Run 4 Wales chief executive Matt Newman said: “It’s a real honour to have delivered the largest mass-participation event in Wales since the beginning of the pandemic, and it was incredible to see our running community come back together again after such a long time apart. 

“Running is a major part of the nation’s health and wellbeing and we’re delighted to be able to provide the stage for runners of all abilities to achieve their goals and create long lasting memories.

“Thanks must go to our sponsors, stakeholders and Welsh Government for allowing us to bring mass-participation racing back to Wales. We can now look ahead to the ABP Newport Wales Marathon next month before we make up for lost time with a full schedule in 2022.”

The elite races were won by Omar Ahmed - who was controversially disqualified from the Great Bristol half-marathon last weekend - and Sonia Samuels.

Ahmed won the men’s title by knocking 25 seconds off Dewi Griffiths’ previous best over the distance.

The Ethiopian raced through 5 kilometres in just 14:05 before finishing in a season’s best time of 28:42.

Velindre Cancer Centres was the lead charity partner for the event.