Rosie Eccles lost a tough contest against Grainne Walsh at the European Games in what her Irish opponent described as a dogfight. Wales’ Commonwealth Games silver medallist was beaten 4-1 on the judges’ scorecards in her welterweight (-69kg) bout in Minsk.

Charlotte Carey has already been to three Commonwealth Games events with Team Wales, but now she is about to broaden her horizons after being selected to represent Team GB at the European Games in Minsk. The Abergavenny-born, Swedish-based Welsh champion received an early 23rd birthday present when she was named in a five strong British table-tennis team for Belarus. She will make her Team GB debut along with Tin-Tin Ho at the Games, which take place between June 21-30.

Rosie Eccles had too much power for her Algerian opponent as she won her preliminary round fight at the 36th International Feliks Stamm tournament in Poland. The Caerleon fighter triumphed in the 69kg division against Chahira Selmou after the referee stopped the context.

Lauren Price booked her ticket to the quarter-finals of the World Championships in India as she outboxed Ireland’s Aiofe O’Rourke in her preliminary round contest. Newport’s Commonwealth Games champ beat the Roscommon fighter by a unanimous decision in New Delhi in the 75Kg category.

Welsh duo Lauren Price and Rosie Eccles have been named in GB Boxing’s squad for the AIBA Women’s World Championships in India. Newport middleweight Price will be looking to add to her Commonwealth Games gold and European Championships bronze in New Delhi from November 15-28.

Over 50 athletes at the Commonwealth Games, a record-breaking Winter Olympian, a constant flow of former students representing Wales in rugby and football – and England in cricket and basketball  – and two teams on the verge of Europe…Is Cardiff Met University the most important sports organisation in Wales? 

With the Commonwealth Games poised to begin in Australia, Owen Morgan salutes the Welsh competitors who all put a shift in even before they get to the track, pool, or stadium. The athletic exploits of working class comic book hero Alf Tupper thrilled and enthralled generations of youngsters throughout the 1950s, 60s, 70s and beyond. By night, the “Tough of the Track” would tackle mammoth welding jobs, often in makeshift workshops under railway arches.