Sport
The town is perhaps most widely known for its international sports stadium, home to international athletics events in the 1970s and 1980s. British athletics coach Malcolm Arnold used to train some of his athletes at Cwmbrân in the 80s and early 90s while he was the Welsh National Coach. Athletes who trained there regularly under Malcolm include former World 110m Hurdle Champion and World Record Holder, Colin Jackson; Commonwealth 110m Hurdle medallist, Paul Gray; and Nigel Walker who had two sporting careers, first as an Olympic hurdler and then later as a Welsh rugby union international player. The 1999 World Indoor 400m Champion Jamie Baulch also used the stadium as a regular training track under a different coach. The stadium is also the home of the football teams, Cwmbrân Town and Cwmbrân Celtic as well as Cwmbrân Men's Hockey Club and Cwmbrân Ladies' Hockey Club (which are independent clubs).
The three main football teams in Cwmbran are Cwmbrân Town, Cwmbrân Celtic and Croesyceilog who all compete in the Welsh Football League.
Separate grounds at Pontnewydd and Croesyceiliog house the town's two senior rugby teams, Cwmbran RFC and Croesyceiliog RFC, although many more of the town's residents support the rugby teams of the older, adjacent town of Pontypool, the city of Newport and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team.
The town has three athletics clubs: Cwmbran Harriers, Fairwater Runners and Griffithstown Harriers.
Cwmbrân also has several martial art clubs including a Shotokan Karate club (affiliated to the KUGB), which is part of the Wales based Tekki Karate Academy. Junior karate is also available throughout Cwmbrân via the Junior Karate Club.
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