Cardiff Met FC U19s will begin their UEFA Youth League campaign against Luxembourg side FC UNA Strassen after the draw for the 2026/27 Domestic Champions Path was completed in Nyon. The Young Archers have been handed a home tie in the opening leg, scheduled for Wednesday 16 September, before travelling to Luxembourg for the return fixture on Wednesday 14 October. It marks another significant European occasion for Cardiff Met and an opportunity for the club’s young players to

There is something different about a Wednesday at Cyncoed when the BUCS season is in full swing. From early in the morning, campus begins to take on its familiar matchday feel. The Bench gets busier as students and staff queue for a pre-match coffee, Cardiff Met tracksuits and kit bags appear everywhere you look, and team buses begin rolling out of campus as Archers head across the country to compete. Then there is another great Wednesday tradition: the turmoil of trying to f

Running more than 126 kilometres across 24 hours would be a daunting challenge for any athlete. For Connor, the reason for doing it will be waiting for him on the route itself. On Friday 25 September, Connor will begin an extraordinary endurance challenge around Roath Lake and Roath Recreation Ground, running a 5.27km loop every hour, on the hour, for 24 consecutive hours. Starting at 11am on Friday and continuing through the night until the final lap finishes at 10am on Satu

Student talent extends far beyond the track, field and pitches at Cardiff Met. It lives in the click of camera shutters, the pages of sketchbooks, and the laptops of student journalists. The Commonwealth Games 2026 offered a premier stage to connect these diverse skill sets with real-world application. By integrating its own student designers and media creators into the live international event, Cardiff Met provided a powerful platform for emerging talent; an initiative the u

Cardiff Metropolitan University continues to establish itself as one of the leading development pathways for young Welsh basketball players, with a growing number of Wales junior internationals progressing through the university programme and into senior basketball. Sol Minty Walker in action. In recent years, Cardiff Met has become the destination of choice for many of Wales’ brightest prospects, combining high-performance basketball with higher education and providing a cle

Former Cardiff Met student Jeremiah Azu has completed an outstanding European Athletics Championships with a second gold medal, helping Great Britain & Northern Ireland to victory in the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay final in Birmingham. Azu in action earlier in the year at the Commonwealth Games Azu lined up alongside Dina Asher-Smith, Zharnel Hughes and Amy Hunt for the historic first staging of the event at a European Championships, with the British quartet taking gold ahea

Cardiff Met Archer Mac Jones has been named Basketball Wales National League MVP for the 2025/26 season following an outstanding individual campaign. The international student produced a series of exceptional performances throughout the season, establishing himself as one of the competition's leading players and a key figure for the Archers. Jones averaged an impressive 32.6 points per game across the campaign, highlighted by a remarkable 50-point performance in Round 6.

We are delighted to announce the successful completion of the latest School Sport Survey, with an incredible 9,249 pupil responses received from across the local authority. Most significantly, this is the first time in eight years that the survey has achieved the minimum response threshold required to produce a local authority report, ensuring that the voices of thousands of young people can help shape the future of sport and physical activity. The survey generated 9,249 pupi