Editing Cwmbran (section)

==Sport ==
[[File:Cwmbran Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 241427.jpg|thumb|right|[[Cwmbran Stadium]].]]

[[Cwmbran Stadium]] is a multipurpose Stadium with an athletics track and 3G Pitch, an eight court sports hall, fitness suite, swimming pool and an indoor bowling rink.

=== Athletics ===
[[Cwmbran Stadium]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/241427|title=Geograph:: Cwmbran Stadium © David Luther Thomas|website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref> was home to international athletics events in the 1970s and 1980s. British athletics coach Malcolm Arnold used to train some of his athletes at Cwmbran 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 (athlete)|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 Gwent Hockey Club (men's and ladies).

The town has three [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] clubs: Cwmbran Harriers,<ref>[http://www.cwmbranharriers.co.uk/ Cwmbranharriers.co.uk],</ref> Fairwater Runners<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fairwater-runners-cwmbran.org.uk|title=Fairwater Runners Cwmbran|website= fairwater-runners-cwmbran.org.uk}}</ref> and Griffithstown Harriers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.griffithstownharriers.co.uk/index.html|title=Griffithstown Harriers running club|access-date=10 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822173858/http://www.griffithstownharriers.co.uk/index.html|archive-date=22 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Football ===
The three main [[Association football|football]] teams in Cwmbran are [[Cwmbran Town A.F.C.|Cwmbran Town]], [[Cwmbran Celtic F.C.|Cwmbran Celtic]] and [[Croesyceiliog A.F.C.|Croesyceilog]] who all compete in the [[Welsh Football League]]. Cwmbran Town and Celtic both play at [[Cwmbran Stadium]]. Also in Cwmbran was The Football Factory. Located near to the town centre, The Football Factory was an indoor sports complex consisting of two sports pitches. The building was destroyed by fire in February 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fire at Cwmbran's Football Factory 'devastates' locals |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-38960427 |access-date=19 January 2020 |work=BBC News |date=13 February 2017}}</ref>

=== Rugby union ===
Separate grounds at [[Pontnewydd]], [[Croesyceiliog]] and [[Glan-Yr-Afon Leisure Centre]] house the town's three [[rugby union]] teams, [[Cwmbran RFC]], [[Croesyceiliog RFC]] and [[Girling RFC]].

Although many more of the town's residents support the rugby teams of the older, adjacent town of [[Pontypool]], the city of [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] and the [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]] regional team.

=== Rugby league ===
[[Rugby league]] is represented in the town by [[Torfaen Tigers]], who play in the fourth tier of the [[rugby league]] pyramid system, the [[Conference League South]]. They play their home matches at the [[Kings Head Ground]], home of Cwmbran R.F.C.