People are being invited to cheer on Ben Fletcher in Brazil and have a go at judo themselves for free during a fun event at the University of Bath Sports Training Village next week. The Team Bath Dojo will be transformed into a Judo House from 2-4pm on Thursday, August 11, in celebration of Fletcher
As of today, Loughborough University’s National Badminton League (NBL) franchise will play under the Loughborough Lightning umbrella, uniting with the universities successful netball and cricket franchises. The original Loughborough Lightning brand was launched eleven years ago for the university’s netball franchise. More recently, the inaugural women’s cricket Kia Super League team was launched, with the
GB Head Coach Jakob Hoi is looking forward to seeing Team GB’s badminton stars battle it out on the highest stage of all after the official draw was made for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil yesterday. Headlining the eight-strong squad bound for Rio, Chris and Gabby Adcock – ranked seventh in the world and winners of the World Superseries
A great performance from Jess Varley saw her finish 2nd at the Open Swiss Champs last weekend, the University of Bath based athlete’s first individual international podium. It was also a strong competition for Pentathlon GB teammate Charlie Follett as she finished 4th in Bern. Varley, who became the new 2016 British Modern Pentathlon National
The final international competition before this summer’s Olympic Games takes place this week with the Youth A European Championships in Sant Boi, Barcelona. Pentathlon GB are sending an 8 strong team to Spain including 6 athletes that competed at the Youth A World Championships in Limerick earlier this month. The Youth A team secured 5
Team Bath judoka Ben Fletcher and Pentathlon GB’s Joe Choong have been given timely boosts just before they travel to Brazil after being selected among the first group of sporting ambassadors for MJ Church, Team Bath’s new partner. The duo will be amongst a group of University of Bath-based athletes across a range of sports
Teenage sprinters Sophie Kamlish and Polly Maton today became the latest University of Bath-based athletes to be selected by ParalympicsGB for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Nineteen-year-old Kamlish – who competed at London 2012 – had her place confirmed in the second wave of athletics selections, three days after setting a new T44 100m national
With 11 days to go until the start of the 2016 Rio Olympic Rowing Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the World Rowing Federation, FISA, brings you the athlete entries by name as they were submitted at the entry deadline of 18 July 2016. From Algeria to Zimbabwe, there will be 69 nations competing at
Britain’s Wimbledon champions Gordon Reid, Alfie Hewett and Jordanne Whiley (pictured above) are among 25 world top 10 ranked players aiming to boost their Rio 2016 Paralympic aspirations when the 27th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships takes place at Nottingham Tennis Centre from 26 – 31 July. Organised by the Tennis Foundation, the British
The first exciting details of the 2016 School Games National Finals – a major multi-sport event for elite young athletes – that will take place at Loughborough University from 1-4 September have been revealed. 1,600 athletes from across the UK will compete across 12 sports, seven of which include disability disciplines, at the four-day spectacular
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