headline: Chris Type takes Welsh Athletics performance role
text: Former Great Britain pole vaulter and Winter Olympics skeleton competitor Chris Type has been appointed head of performance at Welsh Athletics.
  joins from Welsh Boxing, where he oversaw efforts at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
  He has also coached the British skeleton team.
  "It was clear that Chris' enthusiasm, passion and experience would be of huge benefit," said Welsh Athletics chief executive James Williams.
  He added: "We are committed to building a performance system that is sustainable and is focused on building the talent pool across the event groups."
  : "Athletics has played such a huge part in my life and I'm relishing the challenge of delivering the new performance strategy."