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The Welsh records in athletics are ratified by Welsh Athletics, Wales' governing body for the sport of athletics. A Welsh National Record can be set by any athlete with Welsh Qualification in worldwide competition.
Welsh Athletics (Athletau Cymru) (WA) is the national governing body for athletics. Set up as a limited company in 2007 to replace the former Athletic Association of Wales, Welsh Athletics has more than 70 affiliated clubs, with over 7,000 athletes taking part in WA competitions.
This was followed in 1901 by the Welsh Professional Union, a body designed to promote and control professional foot and cycle racing in south Wales. [9] Professional athletics continued to develop in Wales and in 1903 the Welsh Powderhall, named after the famous stadium in Edinburgh, was established in Pontypridd and held at Taff Vale Park. The ...
The Welsh Varsity is an annual sporting event contested by Cardiff University and Swansea University, usually in early April. The sports contested include rugby union , hockey , cricket , squash , badminton , lacrosse , rowing , golf , basketball , football , American football , ultimate frisbee , netball , volleyball , fencing and an array of ...
On 2 November 1964 he returned to a welcome from the Garw Valley and Ogmore Valley, in a motorcade from Cardiff. [10] He was the first Welsh person to win individual Olympic gold in a field event. He was 18th in the 1972 Olympic long jump, [3] his selection being something of a surprise at the time. [citation needed]
The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame (WSHOF) is a charitable organisation created to commemorate the sporting achievements and preserve the artefacts of Welsh athletes It was established in 1980 from the memorabilia collection of Welsh radio commentator G. V. Wynne-Jones.
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.
The Anglesey Football League was a football league in Anglesey, Wales, and was equivalent to the sixth level of the Welsh football league system in North Wales.The champions were promoted to the Gwynedd League.