Walker appointed Welsh Athletics chairman

Nigel Walker has been appointed as the new chairman of Welsh Athletics.

>The former Olympic hurdler and Wales rugby international has served as vice chair for the past 12 months and will take over from outgoing chair Steve Perks.

>Walker's athletics career saw him represent Great Britain in the 110m hurdles at the 1984 Olympics and Wales at the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.

>He then switched to rugby, making 121 appearances for Cardiff and 17 for Wales.

>Walker has also held significant leadership roles, having served as CEO of the English Institute of Sport, performance director and interim CEO of the WRU and most recently interim CEO of English Basketball.

>He said: "I am delighted to have been appointed and looking forward to continue the progress made over the past years."

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