#OTD in 1984, Tredegar's Steve Jones won the Chicago Marathon in a world record time of 2:08:05 hours #sportingheritage
#OTD in 1984, Tredegar's Steve Jones won the Chicago Marathon in a world record time of 2:08:05 hours #sportingheritage
#OTD in 1975, 2 years after losing in their first appearance in the final of cricket's Village Cup,
Gowerton beat Isleham at Lords by 6 wickets to become the first village to bring the trophy back to Wales
Since then, the trophy has returned to Wales on seven occasions:
Marchwiel (1980, 1984)
St Fagans (1981, 1982, 1991)
Ynystawe (2001)
Sully (2004)
Edrych ymlaen yn fawr i drafod y cysylltiadau rhwng chwaraeon a'r celfyddydau gyda Russell Todd @llannerch y bore 'ma. #BethNesaf
Mercher 06.03.24 0830-0930 Wednesday
Looking forward to discussing some of the many links between #sport and the #arts this morning with Russ of #SportingHeritage
Ymunwch / join us via linktr.ee/whatnextcymru
Donning my #SportingHeritage hat next Monday for this in #Penarth:
https://penarthsociety.org.uk/event-details/event12feb24
It'll include Ted Vizard whom we've successfully nominated for inclusion in the town's #heritage trail
Ted was the first @penarthian to represent
#Cymru in #football and is a Bolton Wanderers Hall of Famer
Dyma galendr o ddigwyddiadau a cherrig milltir ynglŷn â threftadaeth chwaraeon Cymru
Here's a calendar of events and milestones in Welsh #sportingheritage
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Dates related to the #sportingheritage of women, black & minoritized ethnic communities, disability sports and migrant communities especially welcome
I'm compiling a calendar of Welsh #sportingheritage :draig: ?
What are the most significant dates I should include. For instance:
🏊 Irene Steer's
Olympic gold in 1912
🚵 Geraint Thomas's 2018
Tour de France victory
🏉 the 1905 Wales-
All Blacks 'Game of the Century'
Had a little #Cardiff #SportingHeritage mooch this afternoon
📍St. John Street
Petersen is buried in Cathays Cemetary (not far from the grave of Peerless Jim Driscoll) and served on the boards of Sport Wales and the British Boxing Board of Control in retirement
The latter, few people know, is still headquartered in Cardiff
National #SportingHeritage Day is this Saturday - 30 September
The specific theme for 2023 is 'Community in sport'
Get involved on the hashtag #NSHD2023
More info here: https://www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/category/events/national-sporting-heritage-day
📸 Gwent Archives
Hello there! Here is our first toot! We are half way through the Club's annual maintenance. The pond is emptied and the staff are working hard making the Club look its best. Here is a wee video... See you all again soon. #HistoricPools #SportingHeritage #HistoricBuildings #water #swimming #SwimmingPool