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Boxer Price reaches Olympic final

Ystrad Mynach’s Lauren Price is one win away from an Olympic gold medal after beating Nouchka Fontijn in the middleweight boxing semi-finals.

Darts world number one Gerwyn Price has won his first PDC title since March after a comeback win in the Players Championship 21 final.

Callum Jones, from Abertridwr, was one of three competitors representing Great Britain at the World Tour Target Sprint German Open.

Lauren Price, 27, from Ystrad Mynach, beat Panama’s Atheyna Bylon 5-0 on Saturday, July 31 to book her spot in the semi-finals.

Boxer Lauren Price marked her Olympic debut with a comprehensive 5-0 win over Mongolia’s Myagmarjargal Munkhbat.

Caerphilly Council leader Philippa Marsden has described Olympians Lauren Williams and Lauren Price as “an inspiration”.

Blackwood’s Lauren Williams, 22, has won a silver medal in Taekwondo for Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics.

Blackwood’s Lauren Williams is through to the women’s -67kg taekwondo Olympic final – meaning she will come away with either a gold or silver medal.

Boxer Lauren Price, from Ystrad Mynach and Taekwondo’s Lauren Williams, from Blackwood, will be representing Team GB in Tokyo.

Gerwyn Price beat Jonny Clayton 11-3 to book a spot in the darts World Matchplay quarter-finals.