The University of Bath has become only the second university in the country to be awarded a Gold Charter Mark by England Athletics. The Charter Mark recognises the high standards of support being offered to student-athletes across all track and field disciplines, as well as the vibrant training and competitive environment provided at the Sports
Dina Asher–Smith named BT Sport Action Woman of the Year 2018. England Netball team awarded Team of the Year Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE recognised for her services to sport with a Lifetime Achievement award British sprinter, Dina Asher-Smith has been named BT Sport Action Woman of the Year after a sensational year saw her win gold
Vicky Holland will return to the UK as triathlon’s overall 2018 World Champion after a gutsy performance on Australia’s Gold Coast. The 32 year-old, who trains at the University of Bath as part of the national triathlon centre, finished well clear of USA’s Katie Zaferes, her only rival for the title after a season-long battle
Kelly Sotherton will officially be a triple Olympic medallist at tonight’s Team GB Ball when she is awarded the heptathlon bronze from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Sotherton had originally finished fifth 10 years ago but disqualification for Ukraine’s Lyudmila Blonska and Russia’s Tatyana Chernova means Sotherton adds to her bronze medals from the Athens
Fifteen University of Bath-based athletes and a further five graduates will be representing Great Britain across five sports when the inaugural combined European Championships take place in Glasgow and Berlin from August 2-12. The multi-sport event, which will be staged every four years, has been designed to raise the profile of the existing continental championships
University of Bath-based Vicky Holland won her second ITU World Triathlon Series gold of the season as she recorded an excellent victory in the Elite Women’s race in Edmonton, Canada. The Rio 2016 Olympic medallist, coached by Rhys Davey at the Sports Training Village, made the best transition from the bike ride to the run
Eilidh Doyle is all set to make more sporting history after being named as one of four University of Bath-based athletes in the British Athletics squad for the 2018 European Championships in Berlin. Doyle – who is Scotland’s most decorated athlete with 15 medals on the international stage – will, along with Anyika Onuora, make
Olympic medalist Vicky Holland is part of an exciting quartet who will represent Team Bath in the 2018 Accenture British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup, taking place in London next month. Holland, who won bronze at Rio 2016, is joined in a strong line-up by 2016 European Champion India Lee, Will Crudgington and University of Bath
Team GB’s Women’s 4x400m relay team from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will receive a heroes’ reception at the Müller Anniversary Games on Saturday 21 July, when they are awarded their Olympic bronze medals. In 2016 a reanalysis of samples from the Beijing Games resulted in doping violations for Russia’s Tatyana Firova and Belarus anchor
Around 1,500 youngsters from across the West of England headed to the University of Bath Sports Training Village to take part in the 2018 Wesport Summer School Games. The annual event saw pupils from 85 schools – 55 primary and 30 secondary – compete in ten different sports including athletics, inclusive cricket, gymnastics, golf and
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