Asda Athletes

I am very proud to announce that after being shortlisted for the Excellence in Disabled Sports category, I was announced the winner at the award ceremony that was held at Twickenham Stadium on 3rd November.We were given a guided tour around the stadium before the ceremony began. The event was hosted by Iwan Thomas and Sally Gunnell, and I was presented with my award by Danny Crates an ex Paralympic champion and Danny Nobbs, a current Paralympic Athlete. There were lots of famous faces there, such as Duncan Goodhew, Perri Shakes-Drayton, David Weir, Lee Dixon and Gail Emms, but my favourite was world amateur boxing silver medalist Anthony Joshua.
The Disabled Sport category was overseen by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson who said " I have Rhys as my No 1 as his CV was impressive for such a young athlete. It shows the power that sport has to transform someone’s life. I like the fact that he is involved in more aspects of the sport, not just as an athlete."

The same evening, my sister and my parents represented me at the Rhondda Cynon Taff Services for Young People Youth Awards. I was awarded the runner up position in the Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award.

Winters training continues, and I will travel up to London the end of November for a World Class Performance Programme Briefing.

I’m really thrilled that all my hard work this season has paid off and that I have been invited onto the UKA World Class Performance Programme. I will be going up to London the end of November for my first meeting with UKA and I’m really looking forward to it.

I am also going to Twickenham Stadium on 3rd November as I have been shortlisted for the Aviva and Daily Telegraph SportingMatters Awards in the Excellence in Disabled Sports category. There will be lots of famous faces there and I am really excited about going.

Winters training has started and I have used some of my Asda Athletes funding to buy some new running shoes and spikes.The funding has been a great help.

Thanks to Asda Tonypandy for all your support this year. The last bag pack brought in another £659, and I had another £125.00 in donations.
The Asda Athlete Programme has given me the opportunity to raise over £2,000 towards helping me achieve my goals.I am very grateful for your support.

I competed in Exeter in July at a CP Grand Prix. I got two new pb’s in the 100m and 200m. I have also been to the Czech Republic competing in the Czech Open, representing Wales I ran a new pb and an A qualifying standard time for London next year.

From the 1st-4th September I went to the UK School Games in Sheffield where i won two gold medals, retaining my 200m ambulant title. I also got another pb in the 100m which i am very proud of.

I have just come back from competing in the Dutch Open, German Open and the Nelli Cooman Games in Holland and Germany, picking up a silver and a bronze medal in the 100m and 200m. Also getting 4 new personal bests along the way