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The Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers (WFCA) is the governing body for coarse angling in Wales. It was established in 1977 and by 2003 had 69 affiliated clubs and over 23,000 members. The WFCA is based at Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot. [7] The Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers (WFSA) (established 1955) is the governing body of sea angling in ...
Women's sports governing bodies in Wales (2 P) Pages in category "Sports governing bodies in Wales" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Welsh Athletics (WA; Welsh: Athletau Cymru) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Wales. [1] It was set up as a limited company in 2007, replacing the former Athletic Association of Wales. Welsh Athletics is part of UK Athletics, the national governing body for the sport in the United Kingdom.
Sport Wales (Welsh: Chwaraeon Cymru) is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and physical activity in Wales.Working alongside partners such as governing bodies of sport and local authorities, they aim to encourage sporting ambitions in the young and promote championship standards nationally.
A sports governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions, including disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport that they govern.
It is closely related to the game of rounders, and emerged as a distinct sport when governing bodies in Wales and England agreed to change the name of the game from "rounders" when the rules were codified in 1892. [21] [22] The sport was at its peak in Wales in the 1930s and 1950s, and is most popular in the cities of Cardiff and Newport. [21]
The sport experienced a boom with affiliated bowls clubs rising from 43 to 152. [2] The Welsh National Bowls Championships were inaugurated in 1919 and the Welsh Women's Bowling Association was formed in March 1932. [3] In 1958 Cardiff hosted the Lawn bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
The Welsh Pétanque Association (Welsh: Cymdeithas Pétanque Cymru, WPA) (established 2004) is the governing body for the sport of pétanque in Wales. The WPA is affiliated to the Confédération Européenne de Pétanque (CEP) and the Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (FIPJP). It aims to promote the sport's development ...