{"id":32774,"date":"2026-09-24T13:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/?p=32774"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:32:29","slug":"welsh-athletics-own-the-night-campaign-returns-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsa.wales\/cy\/welsh-athletics-own-the-night-campaign-returns-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Athletics Own the Night campaign returns for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welsh Athletics Own the Night campaign returns for 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Welsh Athletics campaign, Own the Night, which won Most Influential Campaign at the 2026 WSA Sports Industry Awards, will be relaunched from Thursday 1 October to continue raising awareness and empowering women across Wales when it comes to running when it’s dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Women\u2019s running across Wales is at an all-time high, with more females than ever before regularly lacing up their trainers to enter mass participation races, join clubs and groups, or to simply run for their physical and mental wellbeing.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it\u2019s been well documented that women\u2019s participation levels in the winter months (particularly in running) decrease due to the darker nights and a nervousness to run in unlit, unsafe locations. According to This Girl Can research, almost three quarters (72%) of women in the UK change their activity behaviour during the winter months and “one in four (24%) ensure to take well-lit routes, almost a quarter (23%) avoid certain areas altogether and one in five (20%) glance behind them to ensure they\u2019re not being followed\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to this is a recent report by Our Streets that finds that 93% of those surveyed experienced some form of public sexual harassment while running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is clearly work that needs to be done to ensure that running and physical activity is accessible and safe for all that want to participate.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Own the Night was launched to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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