Welsh Cycling delighted to see more women’s cycling events at 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Welsh Cycling delighted to see more women’s cycling events at 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

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Welsh Cycling is pleased to see the addition of three cycling events at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, creating equal medal opportunities for both men and women.

Women’s Keirin, Team Sprint and Team Pursuit will be added to the Games in 2018. There will also be four additional events; women’s weightlifting +90kg and women’s boxing 45kg – 48kg, 54 - 57kg and +75kg.

Matt Cosgrove, Performance Director at Welsh Cycling said: “The addition of three track cycling events for 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games is a significant step forward. With the further four events in boxing and weightlifting, it brings equality to the medals on offer for both men and women. We thank Chris Jenkins, and Commonwealth Games Wales for their support in getting these events added.

“For Welsh Cycling, this means we have more events to target in the Gold Coast. Wales’ Becky James, Elinor Barker and Ciara Horne have won medals in these events at European, World and Olympic level and it would be great to see this success continue for Wales on the Commonwealth stage in 2018.”

Chris Jenkins, Chief Executive of Commonwealth Games Wales said: "This is great news for women's cycling and the other sports which will have additional events added to the 2018 programme.  Ensuring gender equality is a key part of creating a truly inclusive Games and we're extremely happy to see the addition of these events."

2018 Gold Coast Chairman Peter Beattie AC made the announcement at the Commonwealth Games Federation Sports Summit in Canada. It ensures that the next edition of the Games in 2018 will have an equal amount of medal opportunities for both men and women, a first for the Commonwealth Games.

GOLDOC Chairman, Peter Beattie AC said: “GC2018 will host the largest ever para-sport program, gender-equal medal events across the sport program. We hope this focus on inclusivity will prove to be one of the most outstanding 2018 Games’ legacies.  

This initiative supports the CGF’s vision for greater gender equality and I am confident that the precedent we establish for 2018 will augur well for future multi-sport events to emulate.”

The seven events added to the programme, takes the total number of medal events at Gold Coast 2018 to a record-breaking 275.

In Glasgow 2014, Wales won 5 medals in cycling events – the best-ever Commonwealth Games for Welsh Cycling.