Tredegar's Mark Colbourne eyes fourth Paralympic medal
TREDEGAR’S Mark Colbourne will be hoping to make it four medals out of four in the men’s road race today which is due to start at 2.30pm.
View ArticlePARALYMPICS: Tredegar's Mark Colbourne can't add road race medal
TREDEGAR cyclist Mark Colbourne couldn't add a fourth medal to his tally for the London 2012 Paralympics today as he finished 24th in the road race.
View ArticlePARALYMPICS: Wales' Josie Pearson wins discus gold
ABERGAVENNY'S Josie Pearson has won a gold medal in the discus today, having broken the world record four times. Josie's medal is Wales' third gold in the London Paralympics.
View ArticleBlackwood shooter heading to Rio 2016 Olympics
BLACKWOOD’S Elena Allen has been named in the Great Britain shooting team for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
View ArticleBecky James: The Olympics is the one thing on my list I haven’t done
WITH 100 days to go before the 2016 Olympics, we caught up with Abergavenny cyclist Becky James.
View ArticleTime for next generation of Welsh athletes to take centre stage, says Colin...
FORMER world champion Colin Jackson says it’s vital that new stars emerge to aid the growth of athletics in Wales.
View ArticleCwmbran para-athlete confirms Rio place
CWMBRAN para-athlete Kyron Duke will be representing Paralympics GB at September's Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
View ArticleOlympic silver makes up for London 2012 pain for Jazz Carlin
WALES' Jazz Carlin watched the Olympics on television four years ago, meaning her road to Rio has been one to redemption too.
View ArticleCommonwealth king Sean McGoldrick tips Joe Cordina for Rio 2016 gold
COMMONWEALTH Games gold medallist Sean McGoldrick is backing St Joseph’s stablemate Joe Cordina to go all the way at Rio 2016.
View ArticleOlympic Games exit for St Joseph's star Joe Cordina
JOE Cordina’s dream of landing Olympic gold is over after he was beaten in Rio this afternoon.
View Article(Updated) Great Britain beat Argentina with sensational extra-time try to...
DAN Bibby’s dramatic extra-time try saw Great Britain into the semi-finals of the Rio 2016 sevens rugby tournament at the expense of Argentina.
View ArticleOlympic Sevens Final - Great Britain 7 Fiji 43: As it happened
The gold medal match was a game too far for Great Britain's men's rugby sevens team as they go down to a heavy defeat to Fiji.
View ArticleGwent shooter Elena Allen determined to take the positives after missing out...
BLACKWOOD shooter Elena Allen insisted she could leave Rio with her head held high despite bowing out of the skeet competition in qualifying.
View ArticleSam Cross' Olympic silver lining hailed by Newport RFC chief Craig Warlow
AS the dust settles on Sam Cross’ silver medal-winning exploits with the Great Britain rugby sevens squad at the Olympic Games, club coach Craig Warlow has hailed the achievements of Brynmawr’s finest.
View ArticleBecky James surges to superb silver medal in Rio 2016 keirin final
ABERGAVENNY cyclist Becky James is celebrating her first Olympic medal after racing to silver in the women's keirin at Rio 2016.
View ArticleUPDATED: Becky James on track to turn Olympic silver into gold in Rio
BECKY James looks well set to turn Saturday’s silver into gold on Tuesday after she cruised through to the women’s sprint quarter-finals in the Rio Velodrome.
View ArticleWelsh Olympic hero Doull signs for Team Sky
WALES' Olympic gold medallist Owain Doull has joined Team Sky after his extraordinary exploits on the track in Rio.
View ArticleAbergavenny cyclist Becky James wins silver in the sprint at the Rio Olympics
ABERGAVENNY'S Becky James wins her second silver of the Olympics after finishing second in the sprint on the track in Rio.
View ArticleOlympics hero James: I'm over the moon with double silver
BECKY James declared herself ‘over the moon’ after winning a second silver in the Olympics in Rio.
View ArticleRio 2016 will live long in the memory, says Abergavenny's Becky James after...
BECKY James well and truly emptied the tank in pursuit of gold in the women’s sprint, writes Pippa Field in Rio.
View ArticleTaekwondo star defends London 2012 title to claim fourth Welsh gold at Rio 2016
JADE Jones spun, flicked and kicked her way to gold in Rio with a nerveless, ruthless and peerless performance last night.
View ArticleWelsh stars can continue to thrive after record-breaking Rio 2016 success
THE strong elite partnerships across Wales and the UK mean Welsh athletes can enjoy even more success after a record Olympic medal haul, says Sport Wales chief executive Sarah Powell.
View ArticleOlympic hero Sam Cross chasing Commonwealth Games gold with Wales to go with...
OLYMPIC hero Sam Cross is eyeing Commonwealth Games gold with Wales after a stunning silver success in Rio with Team GB.
View ArticleBrynmawr's Cross still in an Olympic dreamland after a stunning silver and...
At the start of the summer Sam Cross was hoping to make the cut for the extended rugby sevens squad for the Olympics and last week he headed home from Rio with a silver medal. The 23-year-old from...
View ArticleNewport cyclist jets off to Rio 2016 Paralympics
THE ban on Russian athletes competing at next month’s Paralympics has handed a visually-impaired Newport cyclist the opportunity of a lifetime.
View ArticleKyron Duke bidding to be the king at Rio Paralympics
CWMBRAN athlete Kyron Duke is still waiting for his first major title in the senior ranks – so where better to break his duck than at the Rio Paralympics.
View ArticleFifth place again for Kyron Duke in Paralympic Games shot put final
HISTORY repeated itself for Cwmbran’s Kyron Duke in Rio tonight as he finished fifth in the F41 shot put at a second successive Paralympic Games.
View ArticleDuke gets another crack at Paralympics glory in Rio
CWMBRAN’S Kyron Duke has another shot at Paralympic Games glory in Rio tomorrow when he goes in the F41 javelin final.
View ArticleArcher Dave Phillips hails 'amazing journey' to Rio Paralympics
LITTLE did Dave Phillips know when he returned to archery in early 2013 after an absence of three decades that he would be swapping Cwmbran for the Copacabana less than four years later.
View ArticleAgony for Cwmbran's Dave Phillips in Rio mixed team quarter-final
CWMBRAN archer Dave Phillips and partner Tania Nadarajah fell agonisingly short in their bid for mixed team recurve glory at the Rio Paralympics.
View ArticleGwent's Kyron Duke and James Ball miss out on medals at Rio Paralympics
KYRON Duke had to settle for sixth place in the final of the men’s F41 javelin at the Paralympic Games in Rio today, despite throwing a new lifetime best.
View ArticleKyron upbeat for the future on the back of Rio experience
KYRON Duke was full of hope for the future on the back of a new lifetime best in the javelin at the Paralympics in Rio.
View ArticleDave Phillips bows out of Rio Paralympics recurve after final-set decider
CWMBRAN archer Dave Phillips' hopes of a medal at the Rio Paralympics were ended tonight, but he went down fighting after pushing the top seed all the way in the last 16 of the men’s individual recurve.
View ArticleMissing London 2012 made Rio success all the more sweeter for Becky James
BECKY James insists that missing out on London 2012 made what she achieved in Rio “so much sweeter”.
View ArticleGwent stars savour Rio homecoming in Welsh capital
MEMORIES of Rio 2016 were rekindled in Cardiff Bay today as Wales’ Olympians and Paralympians received a celebratory homecoming after their exploits in Brazil this summer.
View ArticleFormer Commonwealth Games sprinter must raise £30,000 to fund Winter Olympics...
NEWPORT’S Mica Moore is appealing for help to keep her Olympic dream alive.
View ArticleNewport bobsledder set for Winter Olympics after reaching funding target
NEWPORT sptinter-turned-bobsledder Mica Moore's Olympic dream is back on after she and British bobsleigh pilot Mica McNeill hit their £30,000 funding target.
View ArticleWales captain Wilkinson still eyeing Tokyo with GB
WALES hockey player Leah Wilkinson is determined to fulfil her Olympic dream after Tokyo 2020 was postponed during her sabbatical from teaching.
View ArticleOlympic hopeful Carey's lockdown setback
TABLE tennis star Charlotte Carey has spoken of the financial predicament she finds herself in because of the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleLockdown bomb scares and burgers for Taekwondo star Lauren Williams
BOMB scares and burgers weren’t quite the lockdown experience Lauren Williams had in mind.
View ArticleFormer Newport Olympic sprinter Christian Malcolm named UK Athletics head coach
FORMER Newport Olympic sprinter Christian Malcolm has been appointed as British Athletics' Olympic Programme head coach.
View ArticleWhen the Olympic torch came to Gwent
THE torch relay for the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Olympics is under way. We take a look back to 2012 when the crowds came out to see the torch pass through Gwent on its way to the London Olympics in the...
View ArticleBirthday girl Lauren Price can now focus on Tokyo 2020 medal bid
WORLD champion Lauren Price has realised her childhood dream after being officially named in the Team GB squad for this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo.
View ArticleGold phone box to celebrate Olympic hero Lauren Price
The Royal Mail no longer paint post boxes, though this is a pretty decent alternative
View ArticleAldi store in Neath to be opened by Team GB Olympic medalist Sam Cross
Rugby star Sam Cross will open the new Aldi store in Neath later this month
View ArticleNew Year Honours list 2022: Kate Garraway, Martin Lewis and Tony Blair make list
From celebrities to sports people and civilians who have done great things, find out who has been named in the New Year Honours list 2022.
View ArticleRenato William Jones and the Munich Olympic basketball final
When it comes to controversial moments at the Olympic Games, there aren’t many more notorious than basketball’s gold-medal match in Munich half a century ago.
View ArticleRare 2p and 50p coins could be worth thousands - how to check if you have one
A number of coins with specific designs or mistakes on them can be worth thousands
View ArticleRenato William Jones and the Munich Olympic basketball final
When it comes to controversial moments at the Olympic Games, there aren’t many more notorious than basketball’s gold-medal match in Munich half a century ago.
View ArticleRenato William Jones and the Munich Olympic basketball final
When it comes to controversial moments at the Olympic Games, there aren’t many more notorious than basketball’s gold-medal match in Munich half a century ago.
View Article
