The decision by World Athletics to award prize money at the Paris 2024 Games goes against the Olympic spirit and solidarity among international federations, the head of cycling’s global governing body (UCI) has claimed. Athletics became the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions when WA President Sebastian Coe announced last week that gold medallists in Paris will each earn £40,000.

Wales’ world champion swimmer Matt Richards – one of five Team Wales stars selected for Great Britain at this summer’s Olympic Games – believes financial rewards for Olympic gold medals are the only way to shut down the controversial Enhanced Games. Australian freestyle swimmer James Magnussen has become one of the first athletes to sign up for the Enhanced Games. Magnussen will intentionally dope in an attempt to win $1 million by breaking a world record at the event.

World champion Matt Richards will head five Welsh swimmers who have been selected for Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Richards, Medi Harris, Daniel Jervis and Kieran Bird will fly the flag for Wales as part of Team GB during the Olympic pool programme, while Hector Pardoe – who earned a bronze medal at February’s World Championships – will race in the 10km open water marathon event. The five-star showing is only one swimmer fewer than the super six Welsh swimmers who went to the delayed Tokyo Olympics three years ago.

Matt Richards declared his second domestic title of the week was perfect practice for the Olympic Games as he won the most hotly-contested 200m freestyle race in the history of British swimming. The Team Wales star came out on top of a stacked field to claim men’s gold on the final day of the British Swimming Championships and secure another nomination for this summer’s Olympics.

Matt Richards insists he has “plenty left in the tank” as he looks forward to the Paris Olympics after booking his spot in the Great Britain squad. Wales’ 200m freestyle world champion won the 100m British title in London to secure his place, with his 200m opportunity still there for him to claim on Sunday.

Medi Harris has added a silver medal at the Aquatics World Championships in Doha to her growing collection. The Welsh swimmer was part of the Great Britain relay quartet that finished second in the 4x200m women’s freestyle final on Thursday.

Aidan Heslop produced a stunning final dive to be crowned World Champion in Doha.

Matt Richards and Medi Harris have picked up a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. The Team Wales pair were part of the Great Britain mixed 4x100m medley relay team that finished third in a time of three minutes 40.22 seconds.

Matt Richards is safely through to the 100m freestyle semi finals at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. The Wales Commonwealth Games star and 200m world champion finished in the fourth fastest time across the heats to teka his place in Wednesday afternoon’s semi-finals.

World champion Matt Richards will headline a quartet of Welsh athletes who are primed and ready for the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha. The multi-sport event runs from 2nd – 18th February, and with Paris 2024 now less than six months away, the Doha World Championships provides a crucial opportunity for many looking to secure Olympic quota spots or build towards the Games.

Matt Richards has vowed to build more momentum as he heads towards next year’s Olympic Games after winning another gold medal at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Romania. The Team Wales Commonwealth Games star and world champion powered home to win the 200m freestyle title, ahead of his Great Britain teammate James Guy.

Wales has a new European swimming champion in the shape of Medi Harris. The Commonwealth Games bronze medalist struck gold at the European Short Course Championships in Romania on Thursday night and there could be more silverware for Great Britain, and Welsh swimmers, this weekend.