First Minister wishes Team Wales ‘pob lwc’ ahead of Commonwealth Games
Nation.Cymru Staff
The First Minister has wished Team Wales “pob lwc” ahead of the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow this week.
Team Wales will be represented by 115 athletes at this year’s Commonwealth Games, competing across all 10 sports on the Glasgow programme.
The squad includes a mix of first-time Games competitors and experienced medal contenders, with events ranging from athletics, swimming and boxing to netball, judo, weightlifting and 3×3 wheelchair basketball.
As the athletes take to the international sporting stage at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the First Minister of Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport, Heledd Fychan, took time to wish them good luck.
The First Minister said: “The Commonwealth Games is a great opportunity for our elite athletes to showcase the best of Wales’s sporting talents as they represent our nation on the international stage.
“From local clubs to the elite level competing in Glasgow, people throughout Wales are united by our love of sport. The Games are a chance not only to celebrate and support the athletes of today but also to inspire future generations.
“All the athletes here have achieved so much already, and the people of Wales will be cheering you on. Pob lwc i chi gyd!”
Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport Heledd Fychan added: “Team Wales will be playing not only an important role in the sporting arena, they will also be boosting Wales’ profile across the world.
“Sport is a key part of our identity as a nation, while bringing many benefits to our health and the economy. That is why we will be working to identify and support opportunities so that more people can participate in the future.”
The Welsh Government’s ‘Cymru Wales’ brand has partnered with Team Wales for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the first time the brand will feature on athletes’ kits.
The partnership will see the Cymru Wales logo appear on the sleeve of podium wear throughout the Games, alongside a wider programme of joint activities designed to showcase Wales to a global audience.
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