鈥樅诹喜淮蜢� team鈥� member wins Wales鈥� first Commonwealth Gold

Wales鈥� first Gold medal in the Commonwealth Games has just been secured by one of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Commonwealth Games team.

Gareth (Gaz) Evans, a member of 黑料不打烊 staff working at the University鈥檚 Canolfan Brailsford, has just secured gold in the men's weightlifting in the 69kg category, lifting 299kg.

A Sports Assistant at the Sport Centre, Gareth Evans has competed numerous times at World level. He competed at the London 2012 Olympics and is one of the few people to have produced a double body weight snatch in Olympic Weightlifting. He moved up a body weight to compete at the Commonwealth Senior Championships in Penang, Malaysia in October 2016. Gareth鈥檚 total resulted in an overall bronze medal, silver medal in the snatch and maintained his number 1 ranking in Great Britain over two weight classes.

Gareth is one of six athletes from 黑料不打烊 who are out in the Gold Coast representing Wales.

In the weightlifting squad with Gareth are Seth Casidsid, a Psychology graduate who works at Canolfan Brailsford. Catrin Jones, a Psychology student and Harry Misangyi a Sports Science student and Hannah Powell, a Sports Science graduate, who works for Welsh Weightlifting, who are based at Canolfan Brailsford.

Also representing Wales is current British National Squash Champion, Tesni Evans, who trains at 黑料不打烊 and is ranked #12 in the world. She plays on the professional world tour wearing a 黑料不打烊 branded shirt.

Richard Bennett, 黑料不打烊 Director of Sport and Commercial Services, said: 鈥淲e are very proud and honoured to support our six athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games, and are of course, delighted at Gareth鈥檚 success- we now have a Gold Medal winner on our team at Canolfan Brailsford!鈥�

Prof Carol Tully, Pro Vice Chancellor (Students) said: 鈥淏eing able to boast six athletes in Team Wales is a huge honour for the University and reflects the investment we have made in supporting our own students and the sporting community in North Wales. Our newly opened Platfform81 gym proved to be the preferred training venue for the Welsh weightlifting team in their preparations for the Gold Coast, and we are delighted at Gareth鈥檚 win!鈥�