University of Bath sporting scholar Aleeya Sibbons anchored Great Britain & Northern Ireland to a brilliant bronze in the women’s 4x100m at the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24.
The Architecture student produced a storming last leg to bring the quartet – also featuring Alyson Bell, Amy Hunt and Bianca Williams – home in third in 42.80 behind the United States and France.
Hunt, Williams, Asha Philip and Imani-Lara Lansiquot had secured Britain’s qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by winning their heat the previous day and Sibbons will hope her performance in Sunday’s final will put her in the mix for selection this summer.
“I am so happy, it has been such a great experience racing with everyone,” said Sibbons, who is supported in her dual athletics and academic careers by a Santander Sporting Scholarship.
“It was anyone’s selection [for the final] but I am so glad I did get selected and got to experience what it is like to compete out here with some of the members of the team. I am really excited for what is to come. If we can do this here, God knows what we can achieve in Paris.”
While Sibbons was on international duty in the Bahamas, her University of Bath Athletics Club team-mates were proudly representing the Blue & Gold at the BUCS Outdoor Championships in Manchester.
Photo: Paul Bannister
Goldsmith Sporting Scholar Luke Ball and Biology student Evelyne Fonteyne both won high jump, clearing season’s bests of 2.06m and 1.74m respectively.
A thrilling men’s 800m final saw Modern Languages (German & Italian) student Basil Rock win bronze in a new personal best of 1:50.12, with less than one-tenth of a second separating second and fourth.
Lizzy Ingram narrowly missed out on a medal in the 2,000m steeplechase, placing fourth in a PB of 6:52.80, and fellow Sport Management & Coaching student Ariyanna McGee was sixth in the 100m hurdles in 14.11 having set a PB of 13.92 in the heats.
Sam Stubbs (Sport and Exercise Science), who cleared 12.03m for seventh in the shot put, set a PB of 14.75 in the 100m hurdles and other lifetime bests were set by Josh Maggs (200m, 21.71), Tom Chandler (5,000m, 14:27.87), Katrina Entwistle (5,000m, 17.44.32) and Laurie Sutcliffe (400m hurdles, 58.56).
Jodie Dale threw a season’s best of 39.88 in the women’s javelin final and Bath’s men placed fifth in the 4x100m relay and seventh in the 4x400m.
Visit teambath.com/athletics to find out more about the athletics programme at the University of Bath.
With thanks to Team Bath
