Excitement builds for the Hay Festival Sports Day

The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) is once again thrilled to be linking the Welsh sport and leisure sector with the Hay Festival, following a successful inaugural Sports Day last year.

We are proud to be listed as a Project Partner to the Festival, which brings together diverse voices to listen, talk, debate and create, tackling some of the biggest political, social and environmental challenges of our time.

The WSA encourages members to take part in the Festival’s Sports Day, with the likes of football, fencing and badminton activities taking place alongside wild swimming and even yoga in last year’s edition.

Hay Festival have released the following:

After a popular inaugural year, Hay Festival Sports Day returns on Wednesday 28 May. Worlds collide as leading thinkers join sports stars for a showcase of creative talent and interactive free activities all around the Festival site, led by Fencing Cymru, Sports Powys and organisations from the Welsh Sports Association.

Welsh ruby star Dan Biggar talks to journalist Ross Harries about his illustrious career; legend and Test Match Special commentator Ebony Rainford-Brent talks to science communicator Adam Rutherford about her career; writer Jon Gower interviews American Football legend Raymond Chester; ParkRun founder Paul Sinton-Hewitt shares the inside story of a global sensation; and sports writer Sam Peters and former rugby player Alix Popham talk about sport’s approach to head injuries.

Having lost the inaugural Hay Festival Cricket Match 2024 on the last ball, the Hay Festival All-Star team returns to face its nemesis – the local Hay Town team – umpired once again by actor and author Stephen Fry.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first female ascent of Mount Everest – by Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei – academic Dr Jenny Hall, historian Kate Nicholson and Everest summiteers Jo Bradshaw, Tori James and Rebecca Stephens gather to celebrate the women who are part of Everest’s legacy.

The WSA is thoroughly excited to be once again facilitating member engagement in this event, which represents a great opportunity to spread the thrill, joy and wellbeing benefits of our membership base’s wide-ranging variety of sporting activities.

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