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'{{Short description|National sports organization of Wales}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Advert|date=January 2011}} {{Infobox Sport governing body |assocname= Sport Wales<br>{{lang|cy|Chwaraeon Cymru}} |logo= Cyngor Chwaraeon Cymru logo.jpg |logosize=220px |sport= [[Sport in Wales]] |abbrev = SCW ({{lang|cy|CCC}}) |jurisdiction = [[Wales|National]] |founded = 1972 |headquarters = [[Sport Wales National Centre]] |location = [[Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] |aff = |affdate = |region = |regionyear = |president = John Hughes |chairman = [[Lawrence Conway]] |secretary = |coach = |womenscoach = |replaced = |url = sport.wales |countryflag= Wales }} '''Sport Wales''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh:]] ''Chwaraeon Cymru'') is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and physical activity in Wales. Working alongside partners such as governing bodies of sport and local authorities, they aim to encourage sporting ambitions in the young, and promote championship standards nationally. They are the main adviser on sporting matters to the [[Welsh Government]] and are responsible for distributing [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] funds to both elite and grassroots sport in Wales. https://smoothsell.com.ng/ == National centres == ===Sport Wales National Centre=== {{Main|Sport Wales National Centre}} The [[Sport Wales National Centre]], located in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, was established in 1972 to provide facilities to help develop Welsh sport.<ref>{{cite book|author=David C. Watt|title=Sports Management and Administration|publisher=Routledge|year=2003|ISBN=9780415274562|page=276}}</ref> It is the national sports centre for Wales and is part of a network of facilities enabling Wales to compete in international sport.<ref name=Overview>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportwales.org.uk/elite-performance.aspx?tab=2 |work=Sport Wales National Centre website|publisher=[[Sport Wales National Centre]]|year=2010|title= ::The Welsh Institute of Sport:: – Overview and History|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> The centre has indoor sports halls, next to [[Glamorgan CCC]]'s [[SWALEC Stadium]] in Sophia Gardens. Sports activities in the Main Hall include [[gymnastics]], [[table tennis]], [[trampoline]], [[badminton]], [[netball]], [[basketball]], [[archery]], [[martial arts]], [[fencing]], dance and [[boxing]]. The site also contains [[squash (sport)|squash courts]] and [[weight training]] rooms. Outdoors, the Institute has an international standard permeable artificial pitch, which is one of the home international venues for Welsh [[Field hockey|hockey]]. The pitch is also used for [[lacrosse]] and [[association football|football]]. Their outdoor [[tennis]] courts are also used for [[netball]] and [[five-a-side football]].<ref name=Overview/> Some of the country's national teams train at the Sport Wales National Centre, including the [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales National Rugby Team]] (on the Institute's full-size, floodlit rugby pitch), [[Welsh Badminton Cymru|Wales National Badminton Team]], the [[Wales national netball team]] and the [[Welsh Gymnastics|Wales National Gymnastic Team]]. Owned and operated by Sport Wales, the Institute supports [[Governing bodies of sports in Wales|national governing bodies of sport]] and acts as a training base to elite athletes.<ref name=Overview/> Several of the country's multi-sport agencies have their headquarters at the Sport Wales National Centre. Including the [[Welsh Sports Association]] the National Governing Bodies Coaches, the [[Federation of Disability Sport Wales]] and Sport Wales.<ref name="GCC 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.welshsports.org.uk/wsacontactinfo.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060519002259/http://www.welshsports.org.uk/wsacontactinfo.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-05-19|title=contact info|work=Welsh Sports Association website|publisher=Welsh Sports Association|year=2007|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="CAC 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.disabilitysportwales.org/about/|title=FDSW|work=Disability Sport Wales website|publisher=FDSW|year=2007|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref><ref name=Overview/> [[Governing bodies of sports in Wales]] with their headquarters at the Sport Wales National Centre include [[Basketball Wales]], [[Welsh Judo Association]], [[Welsh Gymnastics]], Welsh Hockey and [[Squash Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballwales.com/index.htm|title=BAW – Basketball Association of Wales – Home|work=Basketball Wales website|publisher=Basketball Wales|year=2009|access-date=25 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621164039/http://www.basketballwales.com/index.htm|archive-date=21 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welshjudo.com/contacts.php|title=Welsh Judo Association|work=Welsh Judo Association website|publisher=Welsh Judo Association|year=2009|access-date=25 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718024922/http://www.welshjudo.com/contacts.php|archive-date=18 July 2011}}</ref> ===Plas Menai=== [[Plas Menai]], owned and run by Sport Wales,<ref name="Plas 2"/> is the National Watersports Centre for Wales ({{lang|cy|Canolfan Cenedlaethol Chwaraeon Dŵr}}). A purpose-built watersports centre on the [[Menai Strait]], [[Gwynedd]], overlooking [[Anglesey]], it was opened in 1986.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Ida Webb|author2=John F. Coghlan|title=Sport And British Politics Since 1960|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2003|ISBN=9781135386702|page=182}}</ref> Watersports courses are run at the centre, including [[canoeing]], cruising ([[yachting]]), [[dinghy sailing]], [[kayaking]], [[powerboating]] and [[windsurfing]].<ref name="Plas 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.plasmenai.co.uk/courses-list1/courses-list|work= National Watersports Centre-Canolfan Cenedlaethol Chwaraeon Dŵr website|publisher=[[Plas Menai]]|title=Plas Menai – Course and Holidays|year=2009|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> The centre is also the headquarters of the [[Welsh Yachting Association]] ({{lang|cy|Cymdeithas Hwylio Cymru}}) (WYA), the governing body for the sports of powerboating, sailing and windsurfing in Wales. The Welsh Yachting Association is jointly funded by Sport Wales and the [[Royal Yachting Association]] (RYA). Sailing clubs in Wales are members of the RYA and, as individuals must join the RYA to race, the WYA has no personal members. Its purpose is "... to feed the RYA GBR performance pathway, and ultimately Team GBR 2012 and beyond". Wales contributed 10 -15% to the Great Britain Olympic Sailing Squads in 2008.<ref name="Royal Yachting Association in Wales">{{cite web|url=http://www.welshsailing.org/homewal/Pages/about.aspx|work=Welsh Yachting Association website|publisher=Welsh Yachting Association|title=RYA – Home|date=7 July 2008|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="Plas 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.plasmenai.co.uk/about-us|work= National Watersports Centre website|publisher=[[Plas Menai]]|title=Plas Menai – About Plas Menai|year=2009|access-date=25 February 2010}}</ref> == Other Facilities == Key national and regional facilities include the Welsh Rugby Union Centre of Excellence at the Vale Resort, the [[Dragon Park|Wales National Football Development Centre]] and [[Wales National Velodrome]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and the National Whitewater Centre in Bala and regional centres abound across a number of sports. National Lottery funding has been invested into these facilities. The 2012 Olympic Games was the most successful for any Welsh contingent in 100 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/welsh-secretary-hails-wales-contribution-to-london-2012|title=Welsh Secretary hails Wales’ contribution to London 2012|date=10 September 2012|website=UK Government|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> More than 25% of the Great Britain Paralympic team's gold medals in 2008 came from Welsh sportsmen and women, who made up around 16% of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-19319700|title=Paralympics: Coaches in Wales behind disabled sport elite|date=30 August 2012|website=BBC News|author=Natalie Grice|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> With help from the National Lottery, Sport Wales has invested in the Wales National Velodrome, Wales National Pool, and other national and regional centres across a number of sports such as athletics, swimming and golf, as well as a National Centre of Excellence for rugby which opened in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wru.wales/2009/10/centre-of-excellence-opens/|title=Centre of Excellence opens|date=28 October 2009|website=Welsh Rugby Union|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== * [http://sport.wales/ Sport Wales website] * [https://www.plasmenai.co.uk/ Plas Menai website] {{Authority control}} [[Category:Physical education in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Sports governing bodies in Wales| ]] [[Category:Sports organisations of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Welsh Government sponsored bodies]] [[Category:1972 establishments in Wales]] [[Category:Sports organizations established in 1972]]'