Europe’s top rowers head for Lucerne, Switzerland next week to compete at the 2019 European Rowing Championships. The regatta takes place from 31 May – 2 June. The regatta has attracted representation from 36 member federations, tied for the record, with a near record of just under 600 athletes entered. Both Great Britain and Germany
75 days until Europe’s elite descend on Bath to battle for Continental Crowns and Tokyo Olympic places In a week which marks 75 days until the opening of August’s European Modern Pentathlon Championships and Tokyo Olympic qualifying event in Bath, GB’s modern pentathletes have already been in positive form this season. The national squad, which
Francesca Summers and Tom Toolis will return to the Pentathlon GB line-up for World Cup 4 as a strong looking British team heads to the Czech Republic at the end of the month. Summers and Toolis both recorded top 10 finishes at the opening two World Cups before being rested for the third leg of
19 year old Emily Glanvill is a 19 year old Engineering student, from Midlothian in Scotland. Emily is also a Scottish racing driver, employed by Knockhill Racing Circuit, based at Scotland’s hub for motorsport in Dunfermline, Fife. Emily is a member of the Scottish Motor Sports Academy and has been singled out as one of
Opening the 2019 season this weekend was World Rowing Cup I in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and for the first time China finished at the top of the World Cup points table. China came with a large team to Plovdiv and they showed their strength in several boat classes allowing them to win gold medals in the
The sun shone on the second Team Bath Sportive as more than 100 cyclists enjoyed perfect conditions for a Sunday ride through the Somerset countryside. Entrants travelled from as far afield as Ipswich, Cardiff, Cheshire and North Wales to take part, while overseas University of Bath students from China were also among the cyclists who
Olivia Green took gold and Kerenza Bryson silver on another brilliant 2019 day for Pentathlon GB athletes on Saturday (11th May), this time at the Czech Open Championships. Behind the leading British duo, Holly Parker finished an impressive 4th having only been called up to the squad on Thursday with full modern pentathlon international debutant
Joe Choong finished 5th for the second consecutive day at World Cup 3 as he and WC debutant Olivia Green produced a fine comeback in the mixed relay. The British duo had been languishing as low as 15th after the swim and fence but a superb ending to the day saw them surge through the
Jess Varley produced the most impressive performance of her career to date as she finished 7th at World Cup 3 after a confident display across all five disciplines in Szekesfehervar. The result saw the 24-year-old become the seventh different Pentathlon GB athlete to record a World Cup personal best in 2019 and underlined the current
A taste of what 2019 has in store for World Rowing will be revealed when World Rowing Cup I takes place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. This first international regatta for 2019 goes from 10-12 May with 12 May featuring 16 finals. The regatta has seen entries come in from 24 countries with over 300 athletes competing.
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