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Support for Athletes

Welsh athletes and teams have excelled in high performance sport in recent years, including:

  • A record number of medals at Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018.
  • A record number of Welsh athletes winning medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
  • The Wales men’s team reaching the semi-finals of football’s Euros in 2016.
  • A semi-final place at the 2019 Rugby World Cup after a Six Nations title win.
  • Geraint Thomas winning the Tour de France in 2018.

Latest News - Performance Sport

How wheelchair basketball brings out the best in Phil Pratt

Phil Pratt will be at the Paralympics, but he could have been playing at Wimbledon instead.

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Funmi Oduwaiye: The basketball star finding new direction in Paralympic shot put and discus

She hadn’t stepped foot inside a throwing circle since school sports days. But now Funmi Oduwaiye is…

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Giving youngsters more reasons to choose squash

Greater exposure of squash on the global stage should help to spark the interest of young people.

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