Olympic medallists Heather Fell, Jason Gardener and Amy Williams are returning to their former University of Bath training base this week to support an inspirational event exploring a healthy and sustainable future for sport.
The Sport Imaginarium Bath is a sustainability workshop, run by Olympians Etienne Stott and Laura Baldwin, which aims to harness the power of imagination and the sporting mindset to inspire action to tackle the climate and nature crisis.
Taking place from 6.30-9pm on Thursday 27th June, the Imaginarium coincides with the arrival at the Team Bath Sports Training Village of the Running Out of Time Relay – a 29-day, 210-stage human-powered baton journey from Ben Nevis to Big Ben in time for election day on Thursday 4th July. The baton will stay in Bath overnight before departing on the next leg of its 2,436km journey at 10.30am on Friday 28th.
Stott, Olympic gold-medallist in canoe slalom from London 2012, said: “We jumped at the chance to hold a Sport Imaginarium at Bath, which is such a powerhouse of sport in the UK. Sport has a huge reach and we believe it could use this huge power to adopt a bold leadership position on climate action, ensuring a safe and healthy future for participants and fans across Bath, the country and the entire planet.”
Representatives from across the Bath sporting community – including Fell, Gardener and Williams – will come together at the Imaginarium to help create a vision for the future of sport which is compelling and exciting, while also fuelling the action necessary to overcome obstacles and challenge the climate and nature emergency.
Free tickets for the Sport Imaginarium Bath can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sport-imaginarium-bath-tickets-920663839327.
The Sport Imaginarium is supported by The Green Runners, Champions For Earth and Sport Local For Life. For more information about the Running Out of Time Relay, visit running-out-of-time.com.
The University of Bath declared a climate emergency in 2020 and has committed to a Climate Action Framework to tackle the climate crisis. Find out more at www.bath.ac.uk/topics/climate-change-and-the-university-of-bath.
With thanks to Team Bath
