TEAM WALES ANNOUNCES LINE-UP FOR COMMONWEALTH YOUTH GAMES
The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) today announced the line-up for the Isle of Man 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games (7-13 September).
A squad of 32 athletes across six sports will be travelling to the island to compete for Wales in the fourth competition of its kind, including the newly crowned European Junior Swimming Champion Ieuan Lloyd from Penarth.
The Commonwealth Games for the next generation of sporting stars, the Youth Games will give potential Glasgow 2014 medallists a taste of a multi-sport event and the chance to put their names firmly on the sporting map for the future.
Four years ago at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, Wales came home with 16 medals, five gold, five silver and six bronze and stars such as Delhi 2010 medallists Jazz Carlin, Jemma Lowe and Georgia Davies were born. Team Wales will be hoping for the next crop of medallists to emerge from the Isle of Man.
Team Wales Chef de Mission, Chris Jenkins, explains:
“We’re really excited about the squad of athletes that will be representing Team Wales in the Isle of Man. All of our medallists from the pool in Delhi 2010 had their first taste of the Commonwealth podium at the Pune 2008 Youth Games so it just goes to show how vital the experience of a major Games can be in their development.
“Glasgow 2014 is already firmly on our radar and this Youth Games will provide the athletes with a stepping stone in their preparation for those Games in just over three years time.”
Isle of Man 2011 Welsh squad:
Aquatics
- Charlotte Bryan, Denbighshire
- Ellena Jones, Southampton lives in Swansea
- Ieuan Lloyd, Penarth
- Sara Lougher, Bridgend
- Sian Morgan, West Yorkshire
- Lewis Smith, Ruthin
- Oliver Tennant, Swansea
- Siwan Thomas-Howells, Swansea
- Chloe Tutton, Pontypridd
- Dan Woods, Pontypool
Athletics
- Ffion Bodilly, Cardiff – High Jump
- Dewi Hammond, Bronsgrove – 100m
- Carys Mansfield, Carmarthen - Javelin
- Ffion Price, Llandrindod – 1500m
- Elliot Slade, Cardiff – 800m
- Matthew Field, Pontypridd – Discus & Shot
Badminton
- Daniel Font, Mold
- Oliver Gwilt, Welshpool
- Jordan Hart, Haverfordwest
Boxing
- Mitchell Buckland, Cardiff
- Calum Evans, Carmarthen
- Joshua John, Neath
- Nathan Thorley, Cardiff
Cycling
- Elinor Barker, Cardiff
- Owain Doull, Winchester lives in Cardiff
- Daniel Pearson, Porthcawl
- Amy Roberts, Carmarthen
Gymnastics
- Kiera Brennan, Barry
- Harry Owen, Haverfordwest
- Angel Romaeo, Cardiff
- Roberts Sansby, Nuneaton
- Raer Theaker, Cardiff
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