English: I must also add that Newport has been the training base for some outstanding athletes: Paralympians Jordan Howe, Rhys Jones and James Ledger, all trained by Christian Malcolm in the city; and many cyclists who have trained at the Geraint Thomas national velodrome, including Paralympic silver medallist James Ball. And at this point I'd like to personally wish those who've been selected to the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham the best of luck, and look forward to seeing them compete and, hopefully, bringing medals back with them. But we must look to support and enable that next generation now, and our commitment is to invest in new and existing facilities that really improve the foundation of our community sports, and that's why, as recently as last month, I announced a further £4.5 million capital funding this year to support this commitment, bringing our total investment in 2021-22 to more than £13.2 million. Some of those investments have been made in Newport, such as providing new high-performance facilities at Parc Golf Club, enabling disabled access at Beechwood bowls club, contributing to enabling girls and women's boxing classes at St Michael's Boxing Club, and upgrading the training lights at Rogerstone rugby club, just to name a few. And as John highlighted in his contribution, Newport Cricket Club are looking at the options for new facilities, and I know that they have been encouraged to speak to Cricket Wales and to Sport Wales to discuss this, and my officials will be more than happy to make those introductions if needed. But, of course, we must not forget the world-class facilities that we already have in Newport, and John again has mentioned some of those, but we have the Celtic Manor, which hosted the 2010 Ryder Cup and, again, I mention the Geraint Thomas national velodrome, which, as John mentioned, this week is hosting the National Track Championships. Without these attractive and accessible facilities, we can't hope to grow participation across sports, particularly amongst under-represented groups, and this is the key to supporting our children's development and taking forward access to sport, such as investing in girls' and women's sport. The funding we provide to Sport Wales and the national governing bodies of sport is only part of the picture, though. We've also invested in the Newport half marathon and the Newport marathon over the past few years, hosting large numbers of runners, including John, as he's already mentioned. I hear you're going to be running it again for the ninth year in a row, I think, John. So, that's quite an achievement. I don't know whether you're aiming for a Commonwealth qualifying time or something, but the best of luck to you, anyway, on Sunday. And these events, of course, bring in supporters and spectators, promoting the city as a magnificent sports venue, and contributing significantly to the local economy. This week, Newport is also hosting the Welsh snooker open, attracting some of the world's best players to the city, including Ukrainian teenager Iulian Boiko, who must be applauded for competing through this difficult personal time, and Hong Kong's Ng On-yee, the first woman to compete in the tournament. Throughout the pandemic, over the past two years, the Welsh Government has also provided significant support to professional sport teams in Newport - the Dragons and Newport County - to protect them from the full impact of COVID restrictions through the spectator sport fund. We've supported them to offset the loss of income from supporters and enabled them to be competitive in their respective leagues. And it's, of course, good to see, as, again, John outlined, the action taken by organisations such as the Dragons and Newport County, and the work that they do to support their community. So, looking to the future, Dirprwy Lywydd, we have already committed £24 million of capital funding to Sport Wales over the next three years and, from my perspective, that's only the starting point of our ambition, and we'll be looking to build on that initial investment, year on year, across the whole of Wales, and not just Newport, by the way. So, it's vital that we make facilities for our sport and physical activities accessible to everyone if we're going to unleash the benefits of sport for everyone in Wales, from the grass roots to elite sportspeople. Modern, accessible and sustainable facilities are crucial to encourage people back into sport or into sport. The education estate, through our schools and colleges, also provides an important platform for our sporting facilities. Our sustainable communities for learning programme, formerly the twenty-first century schools programme, has a significant role to play in providing sports facilities. Newport local authority has benefited from such investments, which have enabled them to progress projects that include sports and community facilities. We've provided investment in the newly established Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed, the special school at Ysgol Bryn Derw, and Bassaleg School, whose facilities are all available for the wider community use. At ysgol Is Coed, funding has helped provide a full-size, under-18s, floodlit 3G sports pitch, a large main hall with a separate canteen and dining space, whilst in Bassaleg School, investment has helped provide a full-size, floodlit 3G rugby pitch and a smaller, under-16s 3G football pitch. And, of course, the health, social and economic value of sport is widely recognised, which is why Welsh Government continues to invest in sport through the preventative power of sport. John mentioned parkruns within that context, and I absolutely agree with him on that, because the preventative power of sport also includes social prescribing, where we would liaise closely with colleagues in public health and work in collaboration to provide opportunities for sports organisations and clubs to contribute and participate in any way possible to such an important programme for government commitment. But to return to the main plank of the debate, the commitment to grass-roots sports is, without doubt, the basic building block for our wider success as a nation on the world stage. So, the Welsh Government will continue to invest in sports facilities across Wales in a sustainable and globally responsible way to ensure equal access and to support our talented athletes and coaches wherever they live and whatever their background. We have already had positive and constructive dialogue with some of our national partners about delivering those objectives together, and I look forward to further discussions in the near future. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Rhaid imi ychwanegu hefyd fod Casnewydd wedi bod yn ganolfan hyfforddi i athletwyr rhagorol: y Paralympiaid Jordan Howe, Rhys Jones a James Ledger, i gyd wedi'u hyfforddi gan Christian Malcolm yn y ddinas; a llawer o feicwyr sydd wedi hyfforddi yn felodrom cenedlaethol Geraint Thomas, gan gynnwys James Ball, enillydd medal arian Baralympaidd. Ac yn y fan hon, hoffwn ddymuno pob lwc i'r rhai a ddewiswyd i gymryd rhan yng Ngemau'r Gymanwlad sydd i ddod yn Birmingham, ac edrychaf ymlaen at eu gweld yn cystadlu, ac yn dod â medalau yn ôl gyda hwy, gobeithio. Ond rhaid inni geisio cefnogi a galluogi'r genhedlaeth nesaf yn awr, a'n hymrwymiad yw buddsoddi mewn cyfleusterau newydd a rhai sy'n bodoli'n barod i wella sylfaen ein chwaraeon cymunedol, a dyna pam, mor ddiweddar â'r mis diwethaf, y cyhoeddais £4.5 miliwn o gyllid cyfalaf pellach eleni i gefnogi'r ymrwymiad hwn, gan ddod â chyfanswm ein buddsoddiad yn 2021-22 i fwy na £13.2 miliwn. Mae rhai o'r buddsoddiadau hynny wedi'u gwneud yng Nghasnewydd, megis darparu cyfleusterau perfformiad uchel newydd yng Nghlwb Golff Parc, galluogi mynediad i'r anabl yng nghlwb bowls Beechwood, cyfrannu at alluogi dosbarthiadau bocsio i ferched a menywod yng Nghlwb Bocsio St Michael, ac uwchraddio'r goleuadau hyfforddi yng nghlwb rygbi Tŷ-du, i enwi ond ychydig o'r rhain. Ac fel y nododd John yn ei gyfraniad, mae Clwb Criced Casnewydd yn edrych ar yr opsiynau ar gyfer cyfleusterau newydd, a gwn eu bod wedi cael eu hannog i siarad â Criced Cymru a Chwaraeon Cymru i drafod hyn, a bydd fy swyddogion yn fwy na pharod i wneud y cyflwyniadau hynny os oes angen. Ond wrth gwrs, rhaid inni beidio ag anghofio'r cyfleusterau o'r radd flaenaf sydd gennym eisoes yng Nghasnewydd, ac mae John eto wedi sôn am rai o'r rheini, ond mae gennym y Celtic Manor, a gynhaliodd Gwpan Ryder 2010 ac unwaith eto, nodaf felodrom cenedlaethol Geraint Thomas, sydd, fel y soniodd John, yn cynnal y Bencampwriaeth Beicio Trac Cenedlaethol yr wythnos hon. Heb y cyfleusterau deniadol a hygyrch hyn, ni allwn obeithio cynyddu cyfranogiad ar draws y campau, yn enwedig ymhlith grwpiau heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol, a dyma'r allwedd i gefnogi datblygiad ein plant a datblygu mynediad at chwaraeon, megis buddsoddi mewn chwaraeon merched a menywod. Fodd bynnag, dim ond rhan o'r darlun yw'r cyllid a ddarparwn i Chwaraeon Cymru a chyrff llywodraethu cenedlaethol chwaraeon. Rydym hefyd wedi buddsoddi yn hanner marathon Casnewydd a marathon Casnewydd dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, gan groesawu niferoedd mawr o redwyr, gan gynnwys John, fel y soniodd eisoes. Rwy'n clywed eich bod yn mynd i'w redeg eto am y nawfed flwyddyn yn olynol, rwy'n meddwl, John. Felly, mae honno'n dipyn o gamp. Nid wyf yn gwybod a ydych chi'n anelu at amser cymhwyso ar gyfer Gemau'r Gymanwlad neu rywbeth, ond pob lwc i chi ddydd Sul, beth bynnag. Ac mae'r digwyddiadau hyn, wrth gwrs, yn dod â chefnogwyr a gwylwyr i mewn, gan hyrwyddo'r ddinas fel lleoliad chwaraeon gwych, a chyfrannu'n sylweddol at yr economi leol. Yr wythnos hon, mae Casnewydd hefyd yn cynnal cystadleuaeth snwcer agored Cymru, gan ddenu rhai o chwaraewyr gorau'r byd i'r ddinas, yn cynnwys Iulian Boiko, dyn ifanc yn ei arddegau o Wcráin y mae'n rhaid ei ganmol am gystadlu ar yr adeg anodd hon iddo'n bersonol, a Ng On-yee o Hong Kong, y fenyw gyntaf i gystadlu yn y gystadleuaeth. Drwy gydol y pandemig, dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf, mae Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd wedi rhoi cymorth sylweddol i dimau chwaraeon proffesiynol yng Nghasnewydd - y Dreigiau a Chlwb Pêl-droed Casnewydd - i'w diogelu rhag effaith lawn cyfyngiadau COVID drwy'r gronfa chwaraeon gwylwyr. Rydym wedi rhoi cymorth iddynt i wrthbwyso colli incwm gan gefnogwyr a'u galluogi i fod yn gystadleuol yn eu priod gynghreiriau. Ac mae'n dda gweld, wrth gwrs, fel yr amlinellodd John unwaith eto, y camau a gymerwyd gan sefydliadau fel y Dreigiau a Chlwb Pêl-droed Casnewydd, a'r gwaith a wnânt i gefnogi eu cymuned. Felly, gan edrych i'r dyfodol, Ddirprwy Lywydd, rydym eisoes wedi ymrwymo £24 miliwn o gyllid cyfalaf i Chwaraeon Cymru dros y tair blynedd nesaf ac o'm rhan i, dim ond man cychwyn ein huchelgais yw hynny, a byddwn yn ceisio adeiladu ar y buddsoddiad cychwynnol hwnnw, flwyddyn ar ôl blwyddyn, ledled Cymru gyfan, ac nid Casnewydd yn unig, gyda llaw. Felly, mae'n hanfodol ein bod yn gwneud cyfleusterau ar gyfer ein chwaraeon a'n gweithgareddau corfforol yn hygyrch i bawb os ydym am ryddhau manteision chwaraeon i bawb yng Nghymru, o'r rhai sy'n cymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon ar lawr gwlad i'r rhai ar lefel elît. Mae cyfleusterau modern, hygyrch a chynaliadwy yn hanfodol i annog pobl i ddychwelyd at chwaraeon neu i ddechrau cymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon. Mae'r ystad addysg, drwy ein hysgolion a'n colegau, hefyd yn darparu llwyfan pwysig ar gyfer ein cyfleusterau chwaraeon. Mae gan ein rhaglen cymunedau cynaliadwy ar gyfer dysgu, rhaglen ysgolion yr unfed ganrif ar hugain yn flaenorol, ran bwysig i'w chwarae yn darparu cyfleusterau chwaraeon. Mae awdurdod lleol Casnewydd wedi elwa ar fuddsoddiadau o'r fath, sydd wedi eu galluogi i ddatblygu prosiectau sy'n cynnwys cyfleusterau cymunedol a chwaraeon. Rydym wedi darparu buddsoddiad yn Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed sydd newydd ei sefydlu, ysgol arbennig Ysgol Bryn Derw, ac Ysgol Basaleg, y mae ei chyfleusterau i gyd ar gael at ddefnydd ehangach y gymuned. Yn ysgol Is Coed, mae cyllid wedi helpu i ddarparu cae chwaraeon 3G maint llawn dan lifoleuadau i rai dan 18 oed, prif neuadd fawr gyda ffreutur a lle bwyta ar wahân, ac yn Ysgol Basaleg, mae buddsoddiad wedi helpu i ddarparu cae rygbi 3G maint llawn dan lifoleuadau a chae pêl-droed 3G llai o faint i rai dan 16 oed. Ac wrth gwrs, mae gwerth chwaraeon i iechyd, y gymdeithas a'r economi wedi ei gydnabod yn eang, a dyna pam y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i fuddsoddi mewn chwaraeon drwy bŵer ataliol chwaraeon. Soniodd John am ddigwyddiadau parkrun yn y cyd-destun hwnnw, ac rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr ag ef ar hynny, oherwydd mae pŵer ataliol chwaraeon hefyd yn cynnwys presgripsiynu cymdeithasol, lle byddem yn cysylltu'n agos â chydweithwyr ym maes iechyd y cyhoedd ac yn gweithio ar y cyd i ddarparu cyfleoedd i sefydliadau a chlybiau chwaraeon gyfrannu a chymryd rhan mewn unrhyw ffordd bosibl i wireddu ymrwymiad mor bwysig yn y rhaglen lywodraethu. Ond i ddychwelyd at brif elfen y ddadl, yr ymrwymiad i chwaraeon ar lawr gwlad, heb amheuaeth, yw carreg sylfaen ein llwyddiant ehangach fel gwlad ar lwyfan y byd. Felly, bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i fuddsoddi mewn cyfleusterau chwaraeon ledled Cymru mewn ffordd gynaliadwy sy'n gyfrifol ar lefel fyd-eang i sicrhau mynediad cyfartal ac i gefnogi ein hathletwyr a'n hyfforddwyr talentog lle bynnag y maent yn byw a beth bynnag fo'u cefndir. Rydym eisoes wedi cael deialog gadarnhaol ac adeiladol gyda rhai o'n partneriaid cenedlaethol ynghylch cyflawni'r amcanion hynny gyda'n gilydd, ac edrychaf ymlaen at drafodaethau pellach yn y dyfodol agos. Diolch yn fawr.