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Welcome to the September 2011 issue of the WSA e-newsletter, where the focus is on recent Welsh sporting achievements.
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Rowe reached for the sky - and has now gone into orbit
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Luke Rowe always had a burning ambition to become a professional cyclist on the highest stage. For the best part of two decades, the Cardiff youngster has ridden thousands of miles on roads and around velodromes right across Europe and beyond... more
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Welsh Chairman Rowley confident the sport can bounce back from the Crusaders
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Wales heads towards its' biggest rugby league tournament in 11 years this October with national boss Mark Rowley insisting that the sport can bounce back well from the blow of losing Super League side Crusaders... more
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Malcolm ready to carry on after the Olympics
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Christian Malcolm has hinted he may stick around in athletics a while longer after captaining the British team at the World Championships in Korea this month. The 32-year-old said in 2010 that the next two-year cycle of European and World Championships plus the Olympic Games would be the last before he retired from competitive athletics...more
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How Maguire is leading the way as Wales' blue ribbon rhythmic gymnast
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Her sport can involve a ribbon, hoop or club but one thing is certain for Llanelli's Rachel Maguire - she is having a ball in rhythmic gymnastics. The teenager has risen through the ranks of the British circuit since taking up the sport as a child and is now on the cusp of international recognition... more
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Welsh star Thomas backs North Wales sportif
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North Wales has become the latest region of the Principality to catch the mass participation cycling bug with the Etape Cymru take place next month. Hot on the heels of the Abergavenny Festival of Cycling's Iron Mountain Sportif and the Dragon Ride Sportif in South Wales... more
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Archers battle against the elements to secure titles
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Archers are a hardy bunch and not even strong winds and heavy rain can put them off shooting for titles. That is how it was this month when archers from across the country descended on three major tournaments, with Danny Pinder... more
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Wales return from Isle of Man with massive medal haul
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It has been quite a year for Wales throughout sport. On the athletics track, Swansea's Dai Greene became world champion in Korea, Bridgend's Helen Jenkins got her second global triathlon crown and the national rugby team lit-up the current World Cup by pushing South Africa all the way... more
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Welsh golden girls secure top spots in Sheffield
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Gymnast Angel Romaeo became Wales' golden girl at the UK School Games in Sheffield this month. She ran and jumped to two gold medals in the Girl's beam and vault, and a silver on the Asymmetric Bars...more
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James in prime position for Olympic gold defence
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Tom James has put himself into pole position for a shot at retaining his Olympic Games gold medal in London next year by taking gold at the World Championships in Slovenia this month... more
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Toby follows Tiger on the ryder cup course
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| Toby Hunt could be forgiven if he was distracted by a sense of awe this summer. After all, just a matter of months earlier, the biggest golf stars on earth were hitting balls on the same course as the St Mellons scratch player was competing on... more |
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Life guards are making a big splash in the beach rescue world
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It may not have happened too often during the cold and dreary summer in Wales but usually when the sun shines brightly, thousands of families throng to the beaches around the Principality coastline to enjoy a day out and a dip. Watching over them are teams of life guards who are vital to ensuring there are great but safe times... more
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Incredible Colbourne secures world championships silver
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Just two-and-a-half years ago, Tredegar's Mark Colbourne thought he would never walk again, let alone become an athlete with a fantastic future in front of him. But, incredibly, the 41-year-old is now looking towards the biggest show on earth next year to prove his rehabilitation is complete... more
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Wales lead from the front for brilliant Walker Cup victory
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Ask a stupid question, as they say ....."So," asked your reporter to Nigel Edwards, Welsh captain of the Great Britain and Ireland side that won the Walker Cup this month, "I suppose you had quite a party afterwards?... more
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The only way is Essex for Welsh stars
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Wales were on the podium with a couple of medals as the new fencing season opened with the first big open competition in Colchester. Welsh fencers were well represented at the Essex Open... more
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Superb Helen Jenkins makes it world title number two!
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To become a world champion once is an incredible achievement. However, to be crowned world champion twice is even more remarkable... more
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