This week the Birmingham 22 Commonwealth Games mobilised elite athletes Ellie Simmonds, Heather Fisher, Galal Yafai, Hannah Cockcroft and Ama Agbeze to promote its campaign to find and recruit 13,000 volunteers. These volunteers will be known as the Commonwealth Collective. I was lucky enough to be able to chat with Hannah Cockcroft, who is currently
Yesterday the Birmingham 22 Commonwealth Games launched its campaign to find and recruit 13,000 volunteers (who will be known at the Commonwealth Collective). Joining the drive and helping to showcase both the event and the essential role of its volunteers is England netballer Ama Agbeze. Ama is a Commonwealth Games Board Member and Commonwealth Games England’s
Applications to volunteer at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games open today. Volunteers will form the ‘Commonwealth Collective’ – and will be based across the region during the Games. Elite athletes Ellie Simmonds, Heather Fisher and Galal Yafai surprised volunteering initiatives and grassroots sport clubs across the West Midlands to celebrate the launch. Apply at www.birmingham2022.com The
Fifteen swimmers who train at the University of Bath, including seven students and Olympic and Paralympic medallists, have been named in the first-ever England Swimming Team ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The larger-than-normal team of 85 swimmers in total brings together everyone who will be considered for selection for Team England at
Team England Women Sevens made history at the Commonwealth Games by securing the bronze medal in the first time that women’s rugby sevens has been included at the Games. New Zealand took the Gold medal with favourites Australia silver. Led by Abbie Brown, the England side defeated Canada 24-19 in the bronze medal match at
Team England Women Sevens will face New Zealand in the semi-final of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after finishing second in pool B. England won 45-0 against Wales on day two following yesterday’s two pool matches where they beat Fiji 17-5 but lost to Australia 12-29 at the Robina Stadium. England will face New
Some of the country’s top sportspeople joined dignitaries, students and local schoolchildren at the University of Bath today to celebrate its links to both the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The Commonwealth Big Lunch, organised and hosted in conjunction with UK Sport, saw 130 guests enjoy food from
Another six University of Bath-based athletes representing four nations in three different sports will be heading out to Australia in April to compete in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Sprinter Leon Reid has been named in the Northern Ireland athletics squad, while MJ Church ambassador Anna Hopkin (pictured above), Jessica Fullalove and Cameron Kurle
University of Bath-based trio James Guy, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Andrew Willis are among the first group of swimmers to be selected by Team England for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. All three are part of the successful high-performance British Swimming National Centre at the Sports Training Village and all won medals at the 2014
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