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Welcome to the December issue of the WSA e-newsletter. In this our final issue for 2009, the main focus is on some of the recent achievements within Welsh sport.
We hope that over the past 12 months you've found our e-newsletter interesting and informative, and with 2010 just around the corner, it just remains for me to wish you a happy Christmas on behalf of everyone at the WSA.
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Vetting and Barring Update
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| Earlier this year, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, bowed to public concern, and asked Sir Roger Singleton to look again at the proposed degree of contact with children that would trigger the requirement to register with ISA... more |
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New UK National Anti-Doping Policy
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| The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations are committed to the pursuit of doping-free sport and recently published a new UK National Anti-Doping Policy. The new policy framework, which came into effect on 14 December 2009, sets out... more |
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Sevens Guru John Caps A Glorious 2009 with Coach of the Year Award
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Wales win the World Cup! It came like a glorious bolt from the blue for all sports fans in the Principality as the national Sevens squad found themselves on top of the rugby tree in Dubai last spring. It came as even more of a shock to the rugby world because Wales were ranked outsiders to take the Melrose Cup on March 9 but beat Argentina in the final after victory over Samoa in the semi-finals... more
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If Colin Jackson Can Reach The Top, Why Not Other Welsh Stars Says Top Coach Arnold
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Malcolm Arnold should know a thing or two about athletic sprinters. He has taken some exceptional talent through to the very top and, in some cases, took them to legendary status. So, when the man who guided Wales' Colin Jackson to a World Championships 100m hurdles gold medal and world record says that the present fastest man on earth is not superhuman, it is worth listening to his reasoning... more
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Hazell is Aiming for a Welsh Archery Lift towards 2012 Olympics
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Archery may seem a distance away from high-octane sports but do not be fooled by the techno gadgets on modern target bows. It's not easy and requires fitness, strength and mental toughness. And Wales are pretty good at it too especially when our disability team have a mentor like Tim Hazell... more
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The Cardiff Kid Who Became a Legend in Welsh Judo
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He has an accent which, to steal the nickname of South Wales Echo columnist Dan O'Neill, is pure 'Kairdiff'. Roy Court could have been forged out of the same granite of Canton or Grangetown that other legends of the capital city have been over the generations... more
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Wales Has One of the Best Dojos in the World, Says Japanese Legend Inoue
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Judo legend Kosei Inoue thinks Wales has one of the best facilities in the world after opening their new state-of-the-art Dojo at the Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff. The Dojo cost £1.1 million to complete and will be the main centre for elite players from across the Principality... more
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Melia Is Getting Right to the Point in Welsh Fencing
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Teenager Rhys Melia is making a bit of a point on the fencing piste as he strides towards a possible place in the British team for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Melia, who lives in the West Midlands but whose family hail from Monmouth, won the Welsh Open men's foil last month at Cardiff's Welsh Institute of Sport where he beat one of the Principality's best fencers of recent years, David Mansour, in the final... more
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Griffiths Leads The Welsh Rugby Revolution In The North
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North Wales is fast undergoing a rugby revolution. The Welsh Rugby Union have taken a big step this month to push forward with a plan of action in the area, while the Crusaders Rugby League Super League side are all set to move lock,stock and barrel to Clwyd... more
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Taking To the Ice In North Wales
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Doubtless, British gold medal eyes will be peeled on the ice when the 2010 Winter Olympics begin in Vancouver next February. It was there that the country enjoyed a wonderful few days that turned five Scottish women into national heroes... more
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High-Jump Ace Crane Is Back In Business
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Melbourne's Commonwealth Games three years ago began with great hope from high jumper Julie Crane but, by the time she landed back in the UK, it ended as a painful competition in more ways than one. Crane's back-bending leap of 1.88m on a steaming hot night at the Melbourne Cricket Ground earned her and Wales a silver medal but was denied a shot at gold, which eventually went to Anika Smit... more
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Wales Is Ahead With Figures
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There is a big culture for ice hockey around Wales, particularly in the capital. But what happens when a girl spends an evening watching Cardiff Devils and fancies trying her luck on the ice?... more
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It Is All Change For Rugby League Around Wales
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The Newly-branded Crusaders RL have finally had their Super League existence assured for next season. And rugby league in Wales could have a new breath of fresh air with the creation of a new team in the national leagues... more
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Welsh Athletics Start The Journey To Delhi
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It is all systems go for athletes this month as the governing body begin the build-up towards next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Welsh Athletics are holding a weekend camp in Cardiff from Friday December 11 to Sunday December 13 where chief executive Matt Newman, UK Athletics' strategic head of coaching and development Kevin Tyler... more
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Welsh Badminton Are Rediscovering the Good Times
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Richard Vaughan and Kelly Morgan used to rule the roost on the British badminton courts and remain great ambassadors for Wales. Matthew Hughes and Martyn Lewis were also on the world stage, climbing into the top 20 among the men's doubles partnerships around the globe... more
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Rising Star Scudamore Is Honoured For Her 2009 Achievements
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Wales has produced some outstanding equestrian riders over the years and Dyfed's Carian Scudamore looks likely to be joining that elite group in the future. Scudamore is only 16 years of age but she has already achieved a number of gold medals... more
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World Champion Morgan Has A Taste For India
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Darren Morgan has rather a taste for India. He was a leading professional snooker player during his heyday on the Main Tour circuit. The Newbridge-based left-hander won the Irish Masters title in 1996, made the finals of the Asian Open and the Welsh Open, plus won he won the closed Welsh Professional Championships in 1990 and 1991 which were open only to players within the Principality... more
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