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Hello and welcome to the first Sport Wales of 2016 - yet another

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jam-packed year for Welsh sport and one which we'll be

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What is the message from the Swansea fans? He needs to put his hand in

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his pocket and help us out. As for the national team the Welsh players

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are feeling upbeat. We believe we can do something special. Christian

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Malcolm finds out what is cutting ahead of Rio. I have come to focus

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on the Welsh hopefuls for the Olympic Games. And Jazz Carlin means

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business. 12 hour days, a tireless pair weak. There is no easy way to

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win an Olympic medal. Lee Selby. I believe my brother could be the best

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Welsh boxer ever. And Lee Jenkins talks about his first cap 25 years

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ago. Something I will never ever forget. You have made it.

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But we start with the hangover from 2015 - Swansea City battling

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against relegation and still looking for a new manager.

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Ian Hunt has been finding out what's happened to the Swans.

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Swansea City. A shining example of how to run a Premier League club the

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right way. Part owned by the fans. Run by fans. Never threatened I

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relegation. Always prepared for any emergency.

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That is how it's used to be. That is how the club was viewed from the

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outside. What has gone wrong in recent months? Why this time was

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there no Plan B in place when things began to unravel? You cannot help

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but think this is very much unlike Swansea City. Here we are in the New

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Year. Only two victories since August. The club is in deep

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relegation trouble. After Leicester beat Swansea at the start of

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December as the great game over for a Garry Monk. Pressure was growing

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on chairman Hugh Jenkins. On the 9th of December Garry Monk was sacked.

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Alan Curtis was placed in temporary charge. With the likes of David

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Moyes and Brendan Rodgers appealing to pull themselves out of the

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chairman for to South America where it is believed he spoke to the

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former boss of Argentina and Chile but TV turned to Wales zero neither

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an appointment. But there was festive cheer with a victory against

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West Brom on Boxing Day. It seems the club had consolidated under Alan

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Curtis and on 7th of January he was placed in charge until the end of

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the season. For all office at is not the Swansea

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way. Hugh Jenkins always seems to have managerial Midas touch. He did

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not sack managers. He lost them when they got booed at the bottom

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somebody who was better. Not this time. Now it has a job nobody seems

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to want. Wednesday night. The mood among fans

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was about to get worse. Defeat to Sunderland left the club deep in

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relegation trouble. Swansea should not be in this position. We are

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struggling. What should the club do? Stick with Alan Curtis and spent a

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bit of money. You do not want to play pretty and lose. Hugh Jenkins

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needs to put his hand in his pocket and help us out. I am heartbroken. I

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am sorry. We asked Hugh Jenkins for an interview but he declined. In his

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statement on appointing Alan Curtis for the rest of the season he said

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they had spoken to a number of potential managers. Some do not want

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to leave their clubs at this stage of the season and others did not

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want to put their dedication on the line by joining a struggling side.

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Swansea do not know which division they will be in next season. That is

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a crucial factor. Hugh Jenkins hinted at it in his programme notes

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for the Sunderland game. He topped about financial uncertainty.

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Difficult for the club to commit a long contract to a high earning

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manager bearing in mind that it could be that they are not in the

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Premier League come the summer. Whenever they have got rid of it

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manager they have always quickly brought someone in to fill that gap.

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This is not the case for one reason or another. I do not think when they

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got rid of Garry Monk the plan was to give the job to Alan Curtis until

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the end of the season. No pressure on Alan Curtis but relegation would

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prove more costly than ever. Costly to the tune of ?81 million. That is

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what each club stands to get next season from the eye watering new TV

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deal. Assuming they survive, who might Swansea turn to in the summer?

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David Moyes appears to be one of the early favourites. Appointed as Alex

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Ferguson's successor as artist United things did not work out for

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him at Old Trafford or in Spain and he was quick to rule himself out of

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the job. Bielsa was manager of Argentina and

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Chile. Brendan Rodgers, after leading

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Liverpool to second in the Premier League, his financial expectations

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are one possible stumbling block. And what about Ryan Giggs? A one

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club man, he is being tipped as the next manager of Manchester United.

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Taking over at Swansea looks a long shot.

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They could be in the bottom three by the time they face Watford here on

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Monday. Who would be Alan Curtis? 17 days left to save Swansea and ensure

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their fifth year in the Premier League is not the last.

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On the International stage, the countdown to Euro 2016 has

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begun, and we've been to meet one of the key members

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Hal Robson-Kanu plays his club football for Championship club,

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Reading, and we sent former Wales striker Iwan Roberts to meet him.

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Thought you had scored the winning goal. It was not to be. But you have

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got a replay. Could be a chance to start another cup run this year. Of

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course. Last year they cap run was potassic for the club and the

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players. We showed what we could do. We got to Wembley which was an

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un-believable occasion for the fans and the club. 2016 is finally here.

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I am excited. How excited are you at the prospect of what will happen to

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you in June? The anticipation is sometimes unbearable. It is what we

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have worked for. It has been our ambition to be performing at that

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level and competing at that level. With you 2016 coming up we believe

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we can do something special. It is no secret that you are a huge fan of

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Chris Coleman. Can you explain how good a job he has done? He is

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phenomenal. He has taken the mantle and put his own mark on things. He

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has taken the nation forward again. I cannot speak highly enough of him.

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Long may it continue. Explain to people your family connections in

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Wales. My grandmother was born in Caerphilly and wanted me to play for

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Wales. England came calling first. I prefer them at youth level. Brian

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Flynn knocked on my door. He said we have got a group of young players

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that if you are part of we can achieve something. I sat down with

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my family and to the delight of my grandmother I said there is no

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reason why I should not. To be a great opportunity and I made a

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decision to switch to Wales. June 16 you play England. There will be no

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sports loyalties. They will all be wearing the Welsh red shirt.

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Correct. My partner as Scottish. My child with her is half Scottish.

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They will all be wearing Welsh shirts on the day.

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You are a firm favourite with the Welsh fans. You have got your

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status. They have got a special song for you.

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Just a message to wish you all the very best in France. We will see you

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there. Brilliant. Looking at the build up

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now. Couple of friendlies in March against Ukraine and Northern

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Ireland. How important are these preparations going to be? Massively

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important. The manager and his staff have been preparing right. As

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players it is important that we turn up from March. What are your hopes

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and ambitions for this year? Every year you want to continue to

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progress. You want to have great moments in your career. Going into

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2016 there are some fantastic occasions coming up. I am looking

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forward to being ready for them. And we will be meeting at with other

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members of the squad between now and the start of the tournament.

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Another big event taking place this summer is the Olympic Games

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in Rio, so our very own golden boy, Christian Malcolm selects his Welsh

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This summer all eyes will be focused on the Olympic Games in Rio.

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This is Barry Island. Not quite corporate cabana beach but I have

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come to focus on the Welsh hopefuls for the Olympic Games.

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Entire four we could have two Welsh ladies. Non Stanford has qualified.

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In 2012 Non Stanford was a newcomer, by 2013 she was world champion. In

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2014 she admitted she did not get preparations connect. In 2015 she

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has qualified for the Olympics. In 2016 I think she will be ready.

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Having won the team pursuit in 2008 and 2012 Geraint Thomas is a

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decorated Olympian. The two would advance will be a main focus as he

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walks to assist Chris Froome. After which Geraint Thomas could be in his

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element on the hilly roads of Rio. Seren Bundy-Davies had an excellent

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season last year. Top of the season with a World Championship bronze. It

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will be tough. She has an outside chance of making the final. Even

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major has to try and make the team. But for the really I am sure she

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will be in there. There we she anchors the team home last year she

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has to be certain. Holding on for a bronze for Great Britain.

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There are two Welsh girls looking to shine on the water. Vicky Thornley

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will be paired with Katherine Grainger who won gold in 2012. They

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are quickest in their field individually but can they come

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together as appear to win a medal at Rio? Second is Hannah Mills. She won

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a silver in London. She only partnered Saskia Clark for ten

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months. For use training, does that mean golf is on the rise in? After

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missing selection in 2012 Natalie Powell has her sights set on 2016.

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In 2014 she was a star of the Welsh team in the column of Games by

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taking gold. Who could forget Jade Jones? The golden girl. She said she

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struggled after that. But since then she has got her confidence back. She

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looks ready. Last time round there was no expectations. Before 2012

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nobody had heard of Jade Jones and she came out with a medal. This time

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around she will go in as defending champion and one of the favourites.

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She backs herself to win again and so do life. Those are some of my

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predictions. And for the rest of the Welsh athletes, good luck.

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Well, another person aiming for Gold in Rio is swimmer Jazz Carlin.

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No one claims that winning an Olympic medal comes easy,

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but some have to work harder than others.

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Here's a day, a very long day, in the life of an Olympic hopeful.

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Four years ago, I was absolutely gutted not to be on the Olympic team

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and it was tough. I nearly walked away from the sport.

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But I thought, you know what, I have got something left - I want to give

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it one last go. We're still this building until 8pm

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tonight, that is when Jazz will finish. She has a full day and four

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sessions to complete until then. It is full on. Let's go... Come on! And

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breathe. Working hard. Right until the end! We need to leave no stone

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unturned in our pursuit of that medal for her. She needs to be fit

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and strong, and have a number of attributes. Three, two, one... Rest.

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Well done! That's you done now. Day done,

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finished? I wish. I moved to Bath at the end of 2014. This is the

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national centre for Great Britain. Swansea used to be a national

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centre. I get on really well with David McNulty, so I thought I would

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give it a try here. Hold the line. To your box...

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Jazz got in the pool at 8am and she will swim until about 10am this

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morning. She will probably cover 7500 metres. This week she will

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average 70-80,000 for the week. Swimming is tough and when you do

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the amount of metres Jazz is doing it takes a special person. Not

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everybody can do it, I don't mean physically, I mean mentally. I have

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just finished my gym and swim for the morning. I am having breakfast,

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refuelling and back to bed, I think. Back to bed? Back to bed. I always

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need to recover between sessions. I have not swim and gym later on. It

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is a full-on day. I need to get in as much rest as possible.

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Training here and everything is organised. We get sent a weekly plan

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of what we need to do. It is a full on day. I am tired most of the time.

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It is not the most glamorous lifestyle. I would not have it any

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other way. I love what I do. She's had a tough day today. We have a

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race model we would like her to do in Rio. Tonight we have all of the

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race pace on target. How is that going Jazz? Last 100. Spot on! I

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don't want to take anything for granted. I don't want to say I'm on

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the team, I am definitely not. There are a lot of people fighting for

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spots. The first stepping stone is making the team. We will put 2. 12

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behind us. -- 2012 behind us. She's a European

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and Commonwealth champion. We are not just going to the Olympics to

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make the final or enjoy it, we are going there to bring some medals

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home. Obviously as your coach he's got every confidence in you, but it

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is about the Olympic trials for me first. I will obviously keep my feet

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on the ground and see how it goes. So it is 7pm now and we are at the

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end of a long training day and Jazz is doing her key strength focus

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session. We will be here until going on 8pm. Probably doing a good earner

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and the S and C work. Squeeze up. This is a long day. It is a 13-hour

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training day. Jazz will be back home probably 8. 30pm. She will refuel

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and relaxing before starting again tomorrow. This is what it takes to

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make it to the Olympics and compete with the best in the world.

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There's no easy way to win an Olympic medal. 12-hour days, six

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days a week, 80kms a week. There's no short cuts. You have to give it

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everything. Now, 2016 promises to be a really

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exciting year for the Selby family. Andrew has started on his path

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towards becoming world champion and his brother, Lee, well, he's already

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there, at the top of the tree and knows all about the Welsh greats

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that he's following. To really appreciate your sport you

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must know the history. I follow my boxing history,

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especially Welsh boxing. My brother boxes too. He's a professional now.

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He boxed in the Olympics and represented Great Britain. My father

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claims he boxes, but there's no evidence and his father boxed too.

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There's been 11 more champions before me and I am the 12th world

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champion. The first Welsh man to win a world

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le was Percy Jones. He won that in 1914. He was born on boxing day,

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funnily enough. Next up was Freddie Welsh. They called him the Welsh

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Wizard. He was born in Pontypridd but made his name in America. Next

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up was the Ghost with the hammer in his hand. He learnt his trade and

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the boxing moves. January 1968 Howard Winston was world champion.

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Despite hurting his hand in a factory accident, he lost one of his

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fingers, he became feather weight champion. On to the 90s, Steve

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Robinson. The Cinderella Man. When he sat here eating pies and chips,

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gets a phone call, two days later, he's world champion. The hardest

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part of boxing is the sparring. Robbie region. He was the best at

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it. -- Regan. He was the best at it. Freddie Jones, superflyweight

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champion. Despite punching power, he proved you can become world champion

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on boxing of ability alone. Calzaki. Undefeated, a retired world

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champion. Say no more. Enzo Macanelly he could punch.

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Gavin Reese. He had one of the best jabs in the busy. Nathan Cleverly,

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as intelligent in the ring as out. Next up, what will I say about

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myself? One of the hardest working boxers in the sported. I never give

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up. I stay focussed. I am determined and I find a way to win. I have

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proven my worth for Great Britain. Now I want to establish my name on

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the world scene. You look at some of the past fighters that went to

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America at the latter part of his career. I heard him say he wished he

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did it sooner. I am doing it now. Have my defence out there and I will

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go to America and try to build my name. The 13th world champion, I

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believe will be my younger brother, Andrew Selby. I believe he could be

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the best Welsh boxer ever. It is a big claim, but I have been watching

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boxing from eight, 10 years of age and he's one of the mostal lented

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box - most talented I have seen. Lee's next opponent will be Eric

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Hunter. Good luck to Lee and Andrew in 2016. Now, there are just three

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weeks to go until the start of this year's Six Nations. And it is a

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special anniversary for a former player who made his Wales debut 25

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years ago. We sent Martyn Williams to catch up with an old friend.

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I have come back to a very special place which holds fond memories for

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myself. I will meet an old team-mate here today.

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Here he is... Doing all right, Sir? Good to see you. Good to be back. It

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hasn't changed much, has it? Not at all. Nothing has changed.

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Everything's in the same position. I've had some fantastic times in

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here. We had some good times in her. We

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had some fantastic times. Good times in here. We had some

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fantastic times. It is 25 years this year that you

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got your first cap, famously you and Scott Gibbs. 19 years, running out

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against England. Can you remember much of it? As you would, your first

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cap. You think, I am a player. much of it? As you would, your first

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lump in your throat, playing against England. The other side, you think,

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here we go. It was proper rugby and proper stuff. It is reality, it is

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when you run out, it is like yes! You have made it. You've done it. It

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is something I will never, ever forget.

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It is always an ambition to play for Wales. Up there, as we both know, is

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the very first one, which we wanted to explain. On the front of it is

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Neily, Neily. For my mum and dad, they thought, what can we get him

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for his 18th birthday. Having one made might cost an arm and leg. That

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is what they gave me for my 18th birthday. My old man messing about.

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One of the best presents I have ever had.

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Unbelievable international career. Over 1,000 points. 87 caps. One

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moment that stands out for you in all that? It is difficult to look

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past '99, it was at Wembley. Still in London. That was a ridiculous

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day, that was. Obviously for us to beat them it was a special day

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really. And that, if I am honest, will probably take some beating.

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Ironic, we mention you and Gibbs and Gibbs scored the try.

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Scott Gibbs has scored. What an amazing try. I remember Gibbsie

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doing all that. I thought get yourself under the post.

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I realised we were still behind. Scott, don't do that! Touch down for

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the try. It was not right in front of the sticks? Probably one of the

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easiest for that level for something on the line, probably. Your mind

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goes to your jogging hand, kicking the goal and making sure we get in

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front. What wrould you want to kick this in world rugby? That man.

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I would probably have been lynched. Of all of the goals he's kicked in

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his life, this will lift the roof. An incredible atmosphere. An

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incredible way to finish the Five Nations. For you, what was the best

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highlight at this ground? It is difficult to pick a game. Grown up,

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you probably said it earlier about the changing room, being nervous.

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That would be the start of it. Especially as a young kid and

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knowing what is around you. And the old school wonder test. If you were

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not together you would get it in the ear. I think that alone was probably

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a special place to be in the changing rooms before we came out.

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Chief obviously walking around about being aggressive.

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It was a scary place, if you were a young kid and not sure what is to

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come. Coming out here and I think, for me, it is what it was all about,

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playing for the Jersey, for the team. There are no prima donnas. It

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didn't matter who you played for, you came back and your feet were on

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the ground. There was one thing and one thing only and that was to

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represent Pontypridd and play for the shirt. That is it for this week.

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We are on at 7pm next Friday. From the Sport Wales team, have a good

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weekend.

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