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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.
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Talent Cymru

Sport Wales no longer administrates a specific Talent Cymru stream of funding.

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Welsh Institute of Performance Science

The Welsh Institute of Performance Science (WIPS) is led by Swansea University in collaboration with…

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Elite Cymru

Elite Cymru helps support athletes who are competing successfully on the world stage in individual,…

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Giving athletes more of a voice to help shape better sporting environments

In response to demand from athletes, a new panel has been created to help develop more positive environments…

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