2006 in Wales - Sport

Sport

  • 1 January - Athlete Timothy Benjamin, currently the UK's top 400m runner, announces that he will not be fully fit for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
  • 13 February - Wales rugby union coach Mike Ruddock announces his shock resignation.
  • 5 March - Joe Calzaghe defeats Jeff Lacy to retain the IBF world super middleweight boxing championship.
  • 10 March - Ian Woosnam is appointed "ambassador" for Welsh golf in the run up to the 2010 Ryder Cup, to be held at the Celtic Manor Resort near Newport.
  • 16 March - Swimmer David Davies wins a bronze medal on the first day's competition in the 2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne, Australia.
  • 20 March - Sprinter Christian Malcolm pulls a hamstring in the 100m heats and is forced to withdraw from the Games.
  • 26 March - Team Wales completes the Commonwealth Games having met and surpassed its target of 18 medals. The team won 3 gold, 5 silver and 11 bronze medals in all.
  • 13 May - Owing to the late completion of Wembley Stadium, the FA Cup Final is held at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium for the sixth year in a row.
  • October - Peter Ridsdale replaces Sam Hammam as chairman of Cardiff City F.C.
  • 4 October - The Football Association of Wales signs two-year sponsorship deal with Welsh drinks and hospitality company Brains.
  • 10 October - It is announced that a bust of the former Wales, Leeds and Juventus football star John Charles is to be put on display at Swansea Liberty Stadium.
  • 11 October - Cardiff Athletics Stadium wins the Club Future Partnership of the Year 2006 Cup from UK Athletics for its continued partnership with other organisations throughout the city and its support of events and athletes.
  • 14 October - Boxing: Joe Calzaghe successfully defends his WBO/IBF World Super-Middleweight title defence against Sakio Bika.
  • 15 October. Cardiff Marathon 2006
  • 29 October - A record 1,500 runners takes part in the 25th National Trust Snowdonia Marathon. The winner for the fifth time is Dennis Walmsley.
  • 2 November - Golf: The team of Rhys Davies, Nigel Edwards and Llewellyn Matthews takes Wales to fourth place at the World Amateur Team Championships in Stelle.
  • 4 November - Rugby union: Wales draw with Australia in the first Autumn International Test Match of 2006.
  • 18–19 November Cycling: International Sprint Omnium takes place at the Wales National Velodrome in Newport.

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