More than 100 athletes have been selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The selection includes a record number of para-athletes (19 athletes across six sports), while there are also more women than men in the final team selection. The Commonwealth Games begins on July 28, and runs through to August 8.
Currently, there are 125 named athletes in Team Wales - with some team sports such as hockey and rugby 7s yet to name their squads. The final total will be 199, comprised of 100 women and 99 men.
Over the next 12 days, Birmingham will welcome 72 teams and 6,500 athletes and officials to compete in what is the biggest sporting programme in Commonwealth Games' history. For the first time at a major multi-sport event, there will be more medal events for women than men (136 compared to 134). There are also a record 42 para-sports events at the Games. The opening ceremony takes place at Alexander Stadium on Thursday with coverage on BBC One from 7pm.
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Rhys Jones will make history as the first para-triathlete for Team Wales at a Commonwealth Games. There are also four sets of siblings in the team: Megan and Elinor Barker (cycling), Joe and Hannah Brier (athletics), Ioan and Garan Croft (boxing) and Tesni and Emyr Evans (squash).
Elinor Barker rejoins the team after giving birth to her first child - son Nico - in March, while Geraint Thomas will also be back in the Welsh jersey for the first time since topping the podium in Glasgow 2014. Meanwhile, youngsters Anna Hursey (table tennis) and Aidan Heslop (diving) are back with Team Wales after making their debuts in 2018 aged 11 and 15 respectively.
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Helen Phillips, chair of the Commonwealth Games Wales Board, said: "As chair of Commonwealth Games Wales, on behalf of the board, I would like to congratulate every single athlete, their coaching staff and support teams from our member national governing bodies who have qualified or been selected to represent Team Wales at this summer’s XXII Commonwealth Games.
“The dedication and diligence shown in their preparations, heightens even further the pride we have here in Wales to represent your country, especially following such an unpredictable and uncertain period during the pandemic. We are not only proud of the exceptional talent we have selected, but proud of our athlete’s behaviour and professionalism frequently noted amongst our fellow Commonwealth Sport friends. Gold Coast 2018 was certainly a Games to remember, and we are confident Team Wales will positively make their mark in Birmingham.
"Our campaign for 2022 is ‘the summit of our aspirations’. Together we will champion every athlete and their support team to relish the opportunity, reach their personal goals at the same time inspire those that will follow in their footsteps.”
The full list of Welsh athletes going to 2022 Commonwealth Games
Athletics
- Jeremiah Azu – 100m ( read more on the exciting young talent here )
- Olivia Breen – 100m, T38
- Joe Brier – 400m
- Hannah Brier – 200m
- Natasha Cockram – Marathon
- Piers Copeland – 1500m
- Melissa Courtney-Bryant – 1500m
- Clara Evans - Marathon
- Lauren Evans - Heptathlon
- Aled Sion Davies – Discus, F42-44/F61-64
- Bethan Davies – 10000m walk
- Dewi Griffiths - Marathon
- Jake Heyward – 1500m
- Jon Hopkins – 3000m SC
- Osian Jones – Hammer
- Rhys Jones – 100m, T38
- Heather Lewis – 10000m walk
- Jenny Nesbitt – 5000m
- Adele Nicoll - Shot
- Julie Rogers – Discus, F42-44/F61-64
- Amber Simpson - Hammer
- Harrison Walsh – Discus, F42-44/F61-64
Boxing
- Zoe Andrews – 57kg
- Taylor Bevan – 80kg
- Ioan Croft – 67kg
- Garan Croft – 71kg
- Jake Dodd – 51kg
- Rosie Eccles – 70kg
- Owain Harris – 54kg
- Helen Jones – 50kg
- Haaris Khan – 75kg
Cycling
- Elynor Backstedt – Road Race, Time Trial
- James Ball – Men’s Tandem B
- Elinor Barker – Road Race
- Megan Barker – Road Race, Team Pursuit
- Ella Barnwell – Scratch, Team Pursuit
- Rhys Britton – Team Pursuit, Points, Scratch
- Ellie Coster – Team Sprint, 500TT
- Leah Dixon – Road Race, Time Trial
- Owain Doull – Road Race, Time Trial
- Rhian Edmunds – Team Sprint, Sprint, Keirin
- Emma Finucaine – Team Sprint, Sprint, 500TT, Keirin
- Joe Holt – Team Pursuit, Points, Scratch
- Nia Holt – Women’s Tandem B
- Eluned King – Road Race, Team Pursuit
- Harvey McNaughton – Team Pursuit, Kilo
- Anna Morris – Road Race, Time Trial, Individual Pursuit, Points, Scratch
- Alex Pope – Men’s Tandem B
- William Roberts – Team Pursuit, Individual Pursuit, Points
- Jessica Roberts – Road Race, Team Pursuit
- Luke Rowe – Road Race
- Joshua Tarling – Team Pursuit, Points, Individual Pursuit
- Geraint Thomas – Road Race, Time Trial
- Lowri Thomas – Team Sprint, Sprint, 500TT, Keirin
- Stephen Williams – Road Race
*Alex Pope (Pilot – Steff Lloyd), James Ball (Pilot - Matt Rotherham), Nia Holt (Pilot - Amy Cole), Rhys Jones (Pilot – Rhys James)
Diving
- Lucy Hawkins – Women’s 10m Platform individual
- Aidan Heslop – Men’s 10m Platform individual, Mixed synchronised 10m platform
- Ruby Thorne – Mixed synchronised 10m platform
Hockey
Women's Squad
- Beth Bingham
- Ella Jackson
- Eloise Laity
- Hannah Cozens
- Holly Munro
- Izzie Howell
- Izzy Webb
- Jo Westwood
- Leah Wilkinson
- Livvy Hoskins
- Millie Holme
- Phoebe Richards
- Rebecca Daniel
- Rose Thomas
- Sarah Jones
- Sian French
- Sophie Robinson
- Xenna Hughes
Men's Squad
- Toby Reynolds-Cotterill
- Dewi Roblin
- Gareth Furlong
- Daniel Kyriakides
- Hywel Jones
- Ioan Wall
- Steve Kelley
- Lewis Prosser
- Jacob Draper
- Dale Hutchinson
- Rupert Shipperley
- Joe Naughalty
- Gareth Griffiths
- Rhys Bradshaw
- Luke Hawker
- James Carson
- Ben Francis
- Owain Dolan-Gray
Gymnastics
Rhythmic
- Gemma Frizelle
- Elizabeth Popova
- Lauryn Carpenter
Men's artistic
- Brinn Bevan
- Joe Cemlyn-Jones
- Josh Cook
- Emil Barber
- Jacob Edwards
Women's artistic
- Mia Evans
- Jea Maracha
- Sofia Micallef
- Mali Morgan
- Poppy Stickler
Lawn Bowls
- Jarrad Breen – Fours, Pairs
- Paul Brown – Pairs,
- Anwen Button – Fours, Triples
- Owain Dando – Fours, Triples
- Laura Daniels – Triples, Singles
- Gordon Llewellyn – Pairs
- Sara Nicholls – Fours, Pairs
- Ross Owen – Fours, Triples
- Daniel Salmon – Pairs, Singles
- Chris Sprigs – Pairs,
- Caroline Taylor – Fours, Pairs
- Julie Thomas – Pairs
- Jon Tomlinson – Fours, Triples
- Ysie White – Fours, Triples
VI Mixed Pairs Directors: Mark Adams (Julie Thomas), John Wilson (Gordon Llewellyn)
Netball
Defenders
- Ella Powell-Davies
- Christina Shaw
- Leila Thomas
Midcourt
- Suzy Drane
- Bethan Dyke
- Clare Jones
- Nia Jones
- Shona O’Dwyer
Shooters
- Georgia Rowe
- Betsy Creak
- Zoe Matthewman
- Eleanor Roberts
Reserves
- Millie Carter
- Lucy Howells
- Celyn Emanuel
- Phillips Yarranton
Rugby Sevens
Luke Treharne (Wales Sevens)
Tyler Morgan (Unattached)
Morgan Sieniawski (Wales Sevens)
Chris Smith (Bishop’s Stortford)
Tom Brown (Wales Sevens)
Callum Williams (Scarlets)
Owen Jenkins (Unattached)
Tom Williams (Wales Sevens)
Morgan Williams (Wales Sevens)
Cole Swannack (Newport)
Lloyd Lewis (Wales Sevens)
Ewan Rosser (Dragons)
Callum Carson (Aberavon)
Squash
- Peter Creed – singles/doubles
- Emyr Evans – singles/doubles
- Tesni Evans – singles/doubles
- Joel Makin – singles/doubles
- Emily Whitlock – singles/doubles
Judo
- Ashleigh-Anne Barnkel – U48kg
- Natalie Powell – U78kg
- Gregg Varey – U66kg
- Daniel Rabbitt – U60kg
- Jasmine Hacker-Jones – U63kg
- Callum Bennett – U60kg
Swimming
- Kieran Bird – Men’s Freestyle
- Kyle Booth – Men’s Breaststroke
- Dylan Broom – Men’s 200m Freestyle S14
- Thomas Carswell – Men’s Freestyle
- Charlotte Evans – Women’s Backstroke
- Lewis Fraser – Men’s Butterfly
- Medi Harris – Women’s Backstroke
- Calum Jarvis – Men’s Freestyle
- Daniel Jervis – Men’s Freestyle
- Daniel Jones – Men’s Freestyle
- Harriet Jones – Women’s Butterfly
- Rebecca Lewis – Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10
- Bradley Newman – Men’s Breaststroke
- Lily Rice – Women’s 100m Backstroke S8
- Matthew Richards – Men’s Freestyle
- Joseph Small – Men’s Backstroke
- Rebecca Sutton – Women’s Freestyle
- Alys Thomas – Women’s Butterfly
- Liam White – Men’s Backstroke
- Meghan Willis – Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10
Table Tennis
- Charlotte Carey
- Callum Evans
- Anna Hursey
- Joshua Stacey
- Chloe Thomas Wu Zhang
- Lara Whitton
- Grace Williams
Triathlon
- Dominic Coy – Mixed Relay and Individual
- Rhys Jones – Paratriathlon (Pilot – Rhys James)
- Iestyn Harret – Mixed Relay and Individual
- Olivia Mathias – Mixed Relay and Individual
- Isabel Morris – Individual Female
- Non Stanford – Mixed Relay and Individual
Weightlifting
- Hannah Powell - 49kg
- Catrin Jones - 55kg
- Christie Williams - 64kg
- Faye Pittman - 71kg
- Amy Salt - 76kg
- Michael Farmer - 73kg
- Jordan Sakkas - 109kg
Wrestling
- Shannon Alex Harry – u57kg
- Curtis Dodge – u74kg
