Professor Laura McAllister, chair of Sport Wales and a UK Sport board member, points to the work of Disability Sport Wales performance academy coaches such as Anthony Hughes for maximising the medal and performance potential of athletes.

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There is growing demand for boards to undergo a formal evaluation process, to assess both the performance of each individual board member and how they work together as a group.

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