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Welcome to the March 2011 issue of the WSA e-newsletter, where we turn the spotlight on recent Welsh sporting achievements.
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Fruits of Jenkins' labour are now blossoming
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Over twelve months ago, Welsh national table tennis coach Ryan Jenkins looked to spread the gospel of his sport to all corners of the Principality. His mission was to get youngsters playing the game, with the aim of producing future talent... more
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Glanusk international could become the Badminton horse trials of Wales
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Wales could be taken onto the global equestrian map if a new competition expands in future years. The first Glanusk International took place last year just outside Crickhowell and, from the rave reviews received... more
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Hawksworth creates history
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Vale of Glamorgan teenager George Hawksworth made quite a significant impact when he fenced against hundreds of others for the O'Sullivan Cup. The Whitchurch Fencing Club epeeist, who is only 17, became the youngest winner of the tournament... more
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Thorley presses her Olympic games claim
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World Cup champion Vicky Thornley's rise through the British rowing rankings continued with a superb fifth place at the February trials regatta on the London Olympic course. The six foot three inch 23-year-old from Holt near Wrexham only took... more
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Harlow's French adventure adds to her growing reputation
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Squash player Elin Harlow could become another of those youngsters that develop through to national prominence in her sport. Harlow is British Under-13 champion and also number one for her age group in Europe... more
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Wales getting ready to take on the biggest nations on earth
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There are only seven months left before Wales takes its' place on Rugby League's highest table when the Four Nations Championships arrives in the UK. And now that the celebrations have long since died down, the emphasis from the Welsh Rugby League... more
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Harrison has ambitions but is playing it cool
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Teenager Sam Harrison has been portrayed as the next big thing in men's cycling in Wales. The Principality has a very good tradition in recent years of producing riders that go all the way to the top... more
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Enthusiasts join forces to produce big public cycling weekend
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Two enthusiasts have joined forces to produce Wales' biggest mass participation cycling weekend in July. The Abergavenny Festival of Cycling, which has been running for several years... more
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Thomas' star on the rise despite European disappointment
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Middle distance ace Joe Thomas may have missed out on a big European Championships medal shot this month but there is no doubt that he is a talent who can rise high on the national athletics stage... more
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Perdue hopes to keep up the family Olympic tradition
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Natasha Perdue hopes to carry on her family tradition of performing at the highest sporting level with an appearance for Britain at next year's London Olympic Games. She is Wales' only senior woman's weightlifter at present now that Michaela Breeze has... more
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Wales' first motor racing team roars into life
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Wales' first motor racing team roars into life. Treforest Industrial Estate near Pontypridd may seem an unlikely home for some of the world’s fastest racing cars, but it has become the high-tech headquarters for Wales’s first major motor racing... more
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McGoldrick can't wait to be back in business
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Sean McGoldrick is aiming to get back to fitness this May - with a Commonwealth Games gold medal around his neck. The Newport bantamweight became a Welsh hero in Delhi last year when he reached the Games final only to lose to Sri Lanka's... more
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Cardiff v Swansea rivals Oxford v Cambridge in battle of the unis
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| Varsity sports are mostly recognized as being contested between the English universities of Oxford and Cambridge. But two South Wales establishments have forged their own range of Varsity matches - and their sporting rivalry is every bit as competitive... more |
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Wales' star swimmers are bang on course for London gold rush
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Wales' star swimmers are bang on course for London gold rush.Teenager Eleanor Simmonds is fast becoming a real star. The Swansea-based swimmer has stolen the hearts of the British sports public... more
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Myers becomes just the third welsh boat race president for oxford
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Wales rowing international Ben Myers will lead Oxford into battle against Cambridge in the 157th Boat Race on March 26, intent on overturning the narrow one-and-a-quarter length defeat he suffered last year... more
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