Editing Port Talbot (section)

==Sport==
===Rugby===
The town is part of the [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] [[rugby union]] region, by which it is represented at the top level of the sport. Other teams include:
*[[Aberavon RFC]], (founded in 1876) who play in the Rugby Union Welsh Premier Division
*[[Aberavon Quins RFC]], (founded in 1891) who play in the [[WRU League 1 West]]
*[[Aberavon Green Stars RFC]]
*[[Corus (Port Talbot) RFC]]
*[[Taibach RFC]]
*[[Neath Port Talbot Steelers]], a club which plays in the [[Rugby League Conference]]

===Football===
[[Cymru South]] teams are [[Trefelin B.G.C.]], [[Afan Lido F.C.]] and [[Goytre United F.C.|Goytre United]], all based in the town.

[[Port Talbot Town]], who were relegated from the Cymru South, joined [[Baglan Dragons F.C.]] who were promoted to the [[Ardal Leagues]].

Other teams in the town include Afan United, Tata Steel United, Margam FC and Cwmafan FC.

===Port Talbot Half Marathon===
The Port Talbot half marathon is an annual event attracting hundreds of runners. The event takes place around the Glyncorrwg ponds and Afan valley area. 

===Other sports===
*Port Talbot Wheelers cycling club
*TS Multisport, running and [[triathlon]] club of employees from the [[Tata Steel]] plants in Port Talbot and [[Llanwern steelworks|Llanwern]]<ref>{{cite web |title=TS Multisport Home |url=https://ts-multisport.com/ |website=TS Multisport |access-date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811062621/http://ts-multisport.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Port Talbot Town Cricket Club founded in 1963 and playing in the South Wales Premier Cricket League

Margam Forest to the northeast of the Port Talbot is used as a venue for a stage of the annual [[Wales Rally GB]]. In the past, the rally route has traversed [[Margam Country Park]].

[[Afan Forest Park]] to the north of the town has a number of dedicated [[mountain biking]] trails including the 'Penhydd', 'Y Wâl', 'Skyline', 'White's Level' and 'W²'.<ref>[http://www.afanforestpark.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=6338 Mountain Biking in Afan Forest Park] (Retrieved: 3 May 2014)</ref>

The Aberavon beach is popular for surfing and kite surfing. A local life-saving club operates during the summer months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/nature/sites/surfing/pages/sw_aberavon.shtml|title=BBC – Wales – Nature – surfing mini site – Surfing at Aberavon|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-12-22}}</ref>