Aled Davies is not a man for looking in the rear view mirror which is why the road to Paris is his focus as he returns from Tokyo as one of four Welsh gold medalists from the Paralympics. Davies retained his Paralympic title in the men’s F63 shot put to join the likes of Tanni Grey-Thompson and David Roberts as Welsh athletes who have brought gold home for Great Britain at three or more Games. The Bridgend thrower was one of 21 Welsh competitors in Japan, who picked up a total of 14 medals for Team GB.

By Owen Morgan Two of Wales’ most talented young sprinters want more of life in the fast lane after competing at major championships this summer. Joe Brier’s experiences at the Tokyo Olympics and Jeremiah’s Azu’s European Under-23 gold medal winning performance in Estonia have whetted the appetite for even more success on the world stage next summer. And what a sizzling summer it promises to be with Commonwealth Games, World Athletics Championships and European Championships all taking place within the space of a few short weeks.

Wales will reap the rewards of an elite triathlon programme in Cardiff – and a sport very much on the up – by the time next year’s Commonwealth Games comes around. That’s the firm conviction of Louis Richards, Welsh Triathlon’s head of performance, who believes a feelgood factor after the Tokyo Olympics can inspire a new generation to follow in the footsteps of Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins. Great Britain won gold in the mixed relay event in Japan in July, plus individual silvers in the men’s and women’s events for Alex Yee and Georgia Taylor-Brown.

By Tom Prosser Welsh Darts star Gerwyn Price is delighted to have made history on Sunday as he became the first person ever to win the Hungarian Darts Trophy. World number one Price beat Michael Smith 8-2 in the final to claim the £25,000 first prize. With coronavirus restrictions making travel across Europe difficult, this was the first European Tour event in 10 months.

Aled Davies has soaked up the glory of his third Paralympic gold medal and insists he is ready to go for number four in Paris in 2024. Wales’ greatest male Paralympian is already relishing the idea of defending his title after he won his F63 shot put event in the torrential rain of Tokyo on the final weekend of the Games. The 30-year-old, who also claimed a discus win at London 2012, topped the podium for Great Britain at the Olympic Stadium after triumphing with a throw of 15.33 metres.

Wales’ javelin thrower Hollie Arnold insisted she had no regrets about her appearance on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! after being disappointed with Paralympic bronze as she relinquished her crown in Tokyo. Defending champion Arnold set a Games record of 43.01m in storming to gold in Rio but was unable to replicate that performance on a soggy night in the Japanese capital. The four-time 27-year-old world champion’s effort of 39.73m was only good enough for the final place on the podium on a day which yielded six GB athletics medals at the Olympic Stadium including golds for Owen Miller and Jonathan Broom-Edwards.

By Tom Prosser Ethan George is the latest Welsh boxer to turn professional and he has inked a deal with MTK Global who also manage the likes of Tyson Fury and Josh Taylor. Hailing from Llanelli, George caused an impact on the local amateur scene, with a lot of his fights ending in victory with one punch knockouts. The former National Finalist now enters the paid ranks under the tutelage of world-renowned trainer Tony Borg, who also trains the likes of former world champion Lee Selby.

By Tom Prosser Swansea’s Paul Karabardak says his “dreams have come true” after winning his second Paralympic medal in the space of a week, as he claimed silver in the table tennis team event. Karabardak has had to wait a long time for his first Paralympic medal after previously competing at the games in 2008, 2012 and 2016 but he has achieved his dream at the fourth time of asking. The 35-year-old has played superbly in this tournament and goes home with a team silver to add to his men’s class 6 singles bronze.

Swansea’s David Smith has been crowned the Cristiano Ronaldo of boccia following his history-making gold in Tokyo as he revealed the feat was inspired by the supernatural presence of his late grandfather. The eccentric 32-year-old became the Paralympic-specific game’s most successful British player after retaining his individual BC1 title with a tense win over Malaysia’s Chew Wei Lun on Wednesday. World champion Smith – who grew up in Southampton, but moved to Swansea 10 years ago – said he felt the spirit of Second World War RAF serviceman Charlie,  who died around 16 years ago, as he battled back from an early deficit to cry tears of joy inside the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.

Charlotte Arter has admitted she is as surprised as anyone to be the new Welsh record holder for the women’s 5K. The woman who has twice broken the world parkrun record set a new mark for a Welsh 5K when mass participation racing returned to the streets of Cardiff at the weekend. Arter won the elite ladies race and claimed the Welsh title in a new national record at the annual Cardiff 5K, while Newport’s Abed Teweldebrhan claimed the men’s Welsh title.

Aled Davies is arguably one of the most successful Paralympians of all time, his success has been an inspiration to many people all over the world. He is now aiming to make it a hat-trick in Tokyo after winning gold at both London 2012 and Rio 2016, as Tom Prosser reports. Welsh Para sport legend Aled Davies has already won gold at two Paralympic Games so you would be forgiven for thinking he has experienced it all. But this time around his preparation has been rather different due to the disruption of the pandemic.

Olivia Breen has revealed she had to grit her teeth and fight through the pain in order to clinch her Paralympic bronze medal. Wales’ Commonwealth Games champion of 2018 earned her medal in a high quality T38 long jump in Tokyo in which she broke the Paralympic record with her opening leap before Luka Ekler of Hungary smashed the world record. Breen eventually finished third behind Ekler and Russia’s Margarita Goncharova, but revealed a torn muscle in her shoulder had hampered her preparation.

By Paul Evans On the first asphalt rally to be held on the Epynt military range for two years, Melvyn Evans charged to victory on the opening round of the 2021 Protyre Motorsport UK Asphalt Rally Championship, The Old Forge Garage Mewla Rally. Against strong opposition, he and co-driver Mark Glennerster had to push their Škoda Fabia R5 to the limit to secure what in the end looked a comfortable 26 second victory. Having won the event in 2003, it was Evans’ second Mewla Rally win of his career.

By Tom Prosser  Harri Jenkins’ decision to switch from basketball to wheelchair racing has paid dividends after the Neath athlete claimed a bronze medal at his debut Paralympic games. “I didn’t switch for this, the decision to switch was just for me,” explained Jenkins who was born with cerebral palsy. “I needed something else to motivate me as I’d lost motivation in basketball. “And here I am a bronze medallist.

A serious knee injury suffered by reigning world champion Matt Bush means Beth Munro will be carrying Welsh hopes for Team GB when the taekwondo starts at the Tokyo Paralympics next week. It’s a top billing that has come like a bolt from the blue as Tom Prosser reports. Six short months ago, if you had told Welsh taekwondo star Beth Munro she would be going to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics, she would have laughed. It has been a crazy few months for Munro, who had realistically targeted Paris in three years’ time, rather than this summer’s event.

Bronze medalist Paul Karabardak has vowed to chase more silverware next week after winning bronze at the Paralympics The Swansea table tennis veteran finally got on the podium for Great Britain in Tokyo after missing out in 2008, 2012 and 2016. Karabardak won his quarter-final, but had to settle for bronze after losing in three straight games to American Ian Seidenfeld in his semi-final.

After almost 18 months in hibernation, live competitive gymnastics in Wales returns over this Bank Holiday weekend with the Rhythmic Welsh Open Championships in Cardiff. Tickets are available for spectators to attend this event, which is being held at the Sport Wales National Centre at Sophia Gardens on Sunday 29th and Monday 30th August. It will be the first Welsh competition since March 2020.

Olivia Breen will be the first of Wales’ magnificent seven track and field stars to compete when the athletics schedule gets underway at the Tokyo Paralympics. The sprinter will take to the blocks in the early hours of Saturday morning when she lines up for the women’s T38 100m. The heats start at 2:38am UK time and should Breen qualify, she would line up for the final at a minute after noon the same day.

A lot can happen in 539 days, just ask the Cardiff Devils. Tonight they will mark their return to Ice Arena Wales (IAW) for the first time since March 2020 where they’ll go toe-to-toe with Germany’s Alder Mannheim in their opening game of the Champions Hockey League – Europe’s top continental club competition. The Devils, […]

People were beginning to ask Meirion Evans if he’d retired from competitive driving. After all, he’s more often seen working as team manager in the family-run Melvyn Evans Motorsport operation nowadays, running cars for the likes of Matt Edwards and Osian Pryce in the British Rally Championship. Well, that’s sparked Evans back into action.