A number of Queen's Birthday Honours have been announced for sports people and administrators for their impact on Welsh sport.
This list includes:
OBE
Jade Louise Jones, MBE. For services to Taekwondo and to Sport. (Clwyd)
Welsh sport figures given Queen' Birthday Honours
MBE
Loren Dykes. For services to Women's Football in Wales. (West Glamorgan)
MBE
Michael Nicholas. For services to Rugby League in Wales. (Cheshire)
MBE
David Morgan. The only sportsperson to have won a medal at six different Commonwealth Games and overall gold at five.
BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL
George Edward Evans. For services to Table Tennis in Wales. (Vale of Glamorgan)
Ali Abdi. Services to his community and sport in Cardiff.
Mark Frost. Community Projects manager Glamorgan County Cricket Club and Development manager, Cricket Wales. For services to Cricket. (South Glamorgan)
CBE
Colin James Graves. Chairman England and Wales Cricket Board. For services to Cricket. (Surrey)
Congratulations to all the recipients from everyone at Sport Wales.
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