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Anna Hursey Ready To Add Another Chapter To The Year Of The Teen
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Anna Hursey intends to add to the teenage triumphs of 2024 when she makes her Olympic Games debut in Paris on Sunday. The 18-year-old will become the first Welsh athlete to compete in table tennis at an Olympics, although making history is nothing new to the veteran of two Commonwealth Games.
Josh Tarling Aims To Take A Big Bite Out Of The Paris Olympics
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Josh Tarling will be gunning for Olympic gold in Saturday’s road time trial, and plans to reward himself with a McDonald’s if he pulls it off. The 20-year-old Tarling is the fresh-faced emerging star who is being tipped by many to pip the likes of world champion Remco Evenepoel, Filippo Ganna and Wout Van Aert to win on the streets of Paris this weekend.
Osian Roberts Is Backing Two Teams To Fly Next Season - Como And Arsenal
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Welsh coaching guru Osian Roberts is spending his summer watching the seeds he has planted across Europe come into full bloom. It might have been a very different few months for Roberts had he not decided to withdraw himself early on from the race to succeed Rob Page as Wales manager.
Jaz In The Park . . . But Can Welsh GB Star Joyce Finally get a Medal?
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If you were to pick two players from the past 20 years who have done more than anyone to personify and showcase Welsh rugby to the wider world, then Shane Williams might be one. The other would probably be Jasmine Joyce.
Warren Gatland Gets Vote Of Confidence From WRU . . . But They “Hope He’ll Stop Losing”
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Welsh Rugby Union chairman Richard Collier-Keywood insists Warren Gatland has his "full support". The head coach is under significant pressure following a run of nine consecutive international defeats, including all five matches at the 2024 Six Nations.
Rosie Eccles Has Finally Made It To Paris . . . But Boxing May Not Make It To 2028 Games
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Rosie Eccles will join Lauren Price, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Lennox Lewis as boxers who have appeared at the Olympics, with a new generation of fighters eager to follow in their footsteps in Paris. Eccles, 28, has finally made it to the Games after overcoming illness and injuries that scuppered her bid to be alongside fellow Welsh fighter Price in Tokyo three years ago.
Matt Richards: The Pressure On Me Is A Privilege
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Matt Richards is embracing the weight of expectation at the Olympics as he insisted his mindset heading into Paris gives him an almost “invincible” aura. At the delayed Tokyo Games in 2021, Wales’ Commonwealth Games star, then only 18, was the junior swimmer alongside Tom Dean, James Guy and Duncan Scott as they captured gold for Team GB in the men’s 4×200 metres freestyle relay.
Welsh Athletes Go Digging For Gold In Paris
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Faster. Higher. Stronger. The Olympic motto used to be unchanging and did its job well enough from its introduction back in 1894. That was until 2021 when the organisers/modernisers/do-gooders/diversity officers/woke police (insert depending on political outlook) decided on an upgrade.
Swansea City New Keeper Lawrence Vigouroux Says He Wanted To Reunite With Luke Williams
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New Swansea City goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux has revealed the chance to reunite with head coach Luke Williams played a major part in his move from Burnley. Vigouroux has joined the Swans for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal and will work under Williams for a second time after the pair were together at Swindon Town.
Wales Coach Liza Burgess Insists U20s Can Back Up USA Win
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Head coach Liza Burgess has named her Wales Women U20s side to take on Canada at Cardiff Arms Park on Wednesday in the Transatlantic Quad Series (KO 8pm). Both teams enter the match on the back of encouraging wins from the last round
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Jeremiah Azu Has Started With A Bang . . . Now He Aims To Break The Welsh 100m Record At The Commonwealth Games
Jeremiah Azu has set his sights on returning to Birmingham’s newly refurbished Alexander Stadium in August to break the Welsh 100m record at the Commonwealth Games. The Cardiff sprinter enjoyed a winning debut on Saturday at the new look stadium, which hosted its first major event since a £72million redevelopment... Read More
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Hannah Brier And Mica Moore Lead The Race For Commonwealth Games Places . . . As Welsh Athletes Show Indoor Talent
Welsh women's sprinting is hitting top gear at just the right time with a busy six months of championship sprinting ahead. The first day of the Welsh Indoor Championships in Cardiff saw the speedsters leading the way on a thrilling afternoon of athletics. Fittingly the final race of the day... Read More
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Mica The Seeker Of New Thrills For Welsh Athletics . . . As The Sport Follows The T20 Wham, Bam Plan
Mica Moore has sprinted at the Commonwealth Games, bobsleighed at the Winter Olympics and stepped into the boxing ring for a charity bout. The multi-talented sportswoman even tackled an obstacle course in Argentina to win the BBC's Winter Wipeout TV show as a teenager. But despite her varied sporting exploits,... Read More
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Wales's Speed Merchants Looking In Good Shape With Birmingham 2022 On Horizon
Wales' 4x100m men's relay... Read More
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Mica Moore Returns To Bobsleigh For Olympic Push
By Paul Jones
Welsh star Mica Moore has re-joined the British Bobsleigh team and has here eyes firmly set on making February’s Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.
Moore was a key performer at the last Olympics in South Korea three years ago as she recorded the country’s best ever finish in the... Read More
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