Commonwealth Games 2026: King's Baton Relay to visit Carmarthenshire

Benjamin is the current Paralympic, World and European Champion in Para Rowing.

In 2025 Benjamin was awarded the BBC Cymru Sports Personality of the Year Award. He takes an active passion in Sports Governance and ensuring athlete voices are heard, representing athletes on the Welsh Rowing Board, Paralympics GB Athletes' Commission and World Rowing Athletes' Commission.

Imogen has been a member of the Welsh Rhythmic Gymnastics squad since she was 6 years old and Welsh Elite Champion for the last 6 consecutive years.

She has won British medals and competed internationally for Wales and Great Britain.

Her biggest achievement is being selected to represent Great Britain in the European Championships at the end of May.

Dean competes in the sport of Triathlon.

Roxanne's sporting journey started in 2016 when she started running for mental wellbeing. It had such a positive impact on her that she entered many races including 7 marathons!

Fast forward to 2023 where she entered her first triathlon, she was hooked! Roxanne even taught herself to swim and made it through a 70.3. After a few more 70.3's she qualified for World championships in Marbella, which was a dream!

She has recently qualified for another World Championships in Nice and been selected to race for Wales in the Sprint distance this year and the duathlon next year! This year has seen Roxanne make the podium, definitely a pinch me moment! She loves the way sport makes her feel, positive, healthy and strong!

Jonathan has been a part of Llanelli Athletic Club since 1997, winning silver and bronze Welsh Championship Medals over the years.

Jonathan has represented Wales on a number of occasions and he is currently the Welsh Master over 35s 400m record holder.

Darcy competes in athletics in the 400m and achieved successes such as being ranked 3rd in the world for u18 400m indoor and becoming the U17 indoor 400m British record holder.

She is currently a part of the UKA Futures Relay programme and was proud to captain the Welsh team at SIAB. Athletics has taught her a lot about resilience, confidence and dedication and she hopes that she can set a positive example for younger athletes in the sport in her local area.

Nyarai is 17 years old and came 2nd in the 2025 British Championship. Nyarai competes for Wales in weightlifting.

Brychan has been a member of Llanelli Weightlifting Academy since it opened at Coleg Sir Gar. He now competes for the club and coaches some of the classes at the academy.

Sara competes for Wales in Para Powerlifting.

Meg is a student at Exeter University. She competes for Wales in Olympic Weightlifting.

Emma is a triathlete who represents both Wales and Great Britain in her age group after taking up the sport at 50 years of age.

She is an inspirational female athlete within her local clubs, Peak Performance Wales and ATAC.

Matt represents the Welsh Masters V45 running team, recently secured bronze position in the Abingdon Marathon competing against England.

Matt represented Welsh Masters V45 at the Swansea Half Marathon recently. He loves supporting and volunteering at the local Parkruns.

Oliver is an athlete specializing in ISSF 10-meter air rifle shooting. In 2025, he became the British Champion and was the record holder in Wales.

He has represented Great Britain at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Shul and competes in the Junior Europeans Championships. He strives to inspire others through his dedication, resilience, and commitment to excellence in the sport.

Sport has been a lifelong passion of Ian since the day Carmarthen Leisure Centre opened. Over the years, he has proudly represented Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Old Dyfed and Wales across a wide range of sports including table tennis, swimming, water polo, golf, squash and, more recently, triathlon.

Ian helped found Carmarthen Triathlon Club in 2019, which has since grown to over 100 members, and he's also captained the County Golf team to a successful Inter Counties Championship campaign.

Highlights of his sporting journey include representing Wales at the Universities Home Nations on four occasions, winning a World Masters Championships Swimming relay bronze medal for Swim Wales in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2002, completing Ironman Wales five times, and recently being selected to represent Wales in Aquabike at the British Championships in Scotland this July.

Sophie is passionate about using sport to make a positive difference in her community. She is an international bowls player representing Wales at both U18 and U25 level. Alongside playing, she enjoys helping others through sport by coaching young players, supporting inclusive rugby sessions for children with additional learning needs and delivering community and school sessions with Actif in her role as a Platinum Sports Ambassador.

She is also a member of the Youth Sport Trust Youth Board, helping shape youth sport across the UK. She has been recognised with awards including Carmarthenshire’s Most Inspiring Young Person of the Year and Young Ambassador of the Year. She's committed to giving her best in community sport and for those around her, believing that effort, attitude, and consistency can inspire others beyond sport.

She hopes that her journey shows others that hard work and determination can achieve great things.

Steffan is a visually impaired bowler who has quickly established himself at the top of the para bowls game in Wales. He and Julie Thomas made history at the inaugural Para Bowls European Championships in 2024, claiming gold in the VI Mixed Pairs — a landmark moment for the sport.

Steffan has also been a multiple Welsh national champion in the VI category.

Sara is a Welsh international lawn bowler. Her career highlights include winning gold at the 2024 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2019 Atlantic Championships, also a number of Welsh national titles.

Away from competition, she is passionate about developing the sport and regularly visits local schools across Carmarthenshire, introducing young people to lawn bowls and inspiring the next generation to get involved in the sport.

Sandra is a dedicated volunteer and valued committee member of Bro Myrddin Bowls Club. Over many years, she has generously given her time, energy, and passion to support the club and its members.

Whether helping to organise events, maintaining the smooth running of club activities or simply lending a helping hand whenever needed, Sandra has become a cornerstone of the club community.

In recognition of her outstanding contribution, Sandra has been honoured with the privilege of carrying the baton into the bowls club, completing its ceremonial journey from Carmarthen Leisure Centre.

Harry is 18 years old and has been riding motorcycles since he was 5 years old. Starting on trials, he was the Welsh motorcycle federation champion for 3 years in his age class. Then at 14, he moved on to Enduro and Extreme Enduro, where he had been under 19's Welsh champion twice.

In 2025, he was selected to represent the Dyfed dirt bike team at the pinnacle of the sport at the International Six Days Enduro in Italy. To ride at this event under the Union Jack was a dream come true, and to be a bronze medal finisher was amazing. Harry now has his eyes firmly set on Portugal this year.

James voluntarily coached community junior sports across Carmarthenshire for approximately 15 years. In 2017, a friend suggested that an act of self-care would be to take up triathlon. He had no background in any of the three sports.

James soon realised that he could get better and be pretty good! He uses his thirst for growth, evidence, own data and a clear plan to keep improving. He started competing for Great Britain in 2024, finished first in the British Team at the 2025 European championships and became the 2025 Welsh National Champion.

James is in the Welsh Team for the 2026 British Championships and the British Team for 2026 European and World Championships.

Alun is a former profressional rugby union player who played as a lock for the Ospreys and Wales. He held the record for the most Wales caps.

He retired from rugby in 2023 after a career that included multiple Six Nations Championships and a tour of South Africa with the British & Irish Lions.

Ken who was born in Carmarthen began his career as a youth player with Carmarthen Athletic RFC

Ken made his professional debut for the Scarlets in 2006 and later for the Welsh national team in 2011. With over 80 caps for Wales, he was a part of the squad for the 2015 World Cup and the 2017 British & Irish Lions tour.

Mari is a Welsh television presenter, actress and radio presenter known for her engaging work on S4C and BBC Radio Cymru.

She now presents the popular daily programs Prynhawn Da on S4C.