Team Wales athletes inspiring kids to try sports

Team Wales athletes are touring the nation’s schools, inspiring children and young people across Wales to take up sport.

Since the beginning of the school year in September 2023, top-level athletes who have represented Wales in a range of sports have popped into 167 schools to encourage young people to lead an active lifestyle.

One of the latest visits saw weightlifter Catrin Jones – a gold medal winner at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games – and squash player Emily Whitlock take over a PE lesson for six and seven-year-olds at Ysgol San Sior in Llandudno.

Whitlock, who represented Team Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, added: “It’s super important to have exposure to different sports at such a young age. The more opportunities you have to try different sports, the better chance you have of finding something you enjoy and also make more friends.”