Swansea will once again host another weekend of world-class sport next summer, it has been confirmed - but this time it will take place before the school holidays in a bid to avoid a repeat of the “chaos” which many local residents complained of this year.
A huge sporting weekend took place in the city last month as thousands of competitors took part in incredible challenges of swimming, cycling and running in the World Triathlon Para Series on August 6 and in Swansea’s first ever IRONMAN event the following day. You can keep up to date with the latest Swansea news by signing up to the local newsletter here.
The events were hailed a huge success. However, the traffic management system put in place around them was criticised by some, with complaints of huge queues in parts of the city. One resident said: “The queue was standstill and it took me one and a half hours to get from Morfa to town. Some people still have to get to work and it’s not a good idea to close the major roads on busy summer weekends during the school holiday.” You can read more about the disruption here.
