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Commonwealth Games Selections

Para-Athletics

Jenny McLoughlin (Chepstow) T37 Ambulant 100m

Brian Alldis (Bury St Edmunds – family from Cardiff) T54 Wheelchair Racing 1500m

Ashleigh Hellyer (Swansea) F32 Shot Putt

Daniel Davies (Treherbert) F32 Shot Putt

Powerlifting

Julie Salmon (Ynysybwl) Open Bench Pres

Kyron Duke (Cwmbran) Open Bench Press

Daniel Steward (Bicster – family from Cardiff) Open Bench Press

Swimming - Announcement on Friday

 

IWAS Junior Athletics World Championships, Olomouc, Czech Republic

6 Welsh Athletes within a squad of 18 in the Great Britain Team

Daniel Lucker (Abergavenny) 5 Gold (100m, 200m, 400m, 1500m & 5000m) 1 Silver (800m)

Nathan Stephens (Bridgend) 2 Gold (Javelin & Discus)

Aled-Sion Davies (Bridgend) 2 Gold (Shot & Discus)

Owain Taylor (Cwmbran) 2 Gold (Javelin & Discus)

Also Cardiff based athlete, Vicky Silk, won 1 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze.

GB came away with 21 Gold, 12 Silver and 9 Bronze (Total 42 medals)

Therefore 52% of the Gold Medals were won by Welsh Athletes, 28.5% of all medals won by GB were by Welsh Athletes.

Subject to ratification there were 1 World Junior Record set by Aled-Sion Davies, 5 European, 9 British Records, and 10 new personal best posted.

 

Table Tennis World Championships, Korea, October 2010

The following players have been selected by Great Britain to compete at the upcoming World Championships in October:

Sara Head (Beddau)

Claire Robertson (Deeside)

Scott Robertson (Deeside)

Paul Karabadark (Swansea)

Paul Davies (Bridgend)

Rob Davies (Brecon)

 

UCI Para-Cycling World Road Championships, Canada

Rachel Morris (originally from Pembroke) has returned from the World Championships as a Double Gold Medal winner in the Hand-Cycling events.

 

IPC Swimming World Championships, Eindhoven

Dave Roberts Gold 100m Free, Silver 400m Free, Bronze 50m Free, Bronze Relay

Nyree Lewis Gold 100m Back, Bronze Relay

Rhiannon Henry Gold 100m Fly, Silver 400m Free, Bronze 100m Free

Liz Johnson Bronze 100m Breaststroke

Also Swansea based Eleanor Simmonds wins 4 Gold Medals

 

2 Year Countdown to London 2012 Paralympic Games

The GB Boccia squad invited London Mayor, Boris Johnson to Trafalgar Square for a game of Boccia to mark the 2 year countdown to the London Games. Part of the GB squad was our very own Karl Parrish (Chepstow)

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/britainaposs+paralympic+botcha+team+challenge+boris/3752677

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