A series of strong performances from talented all-rounder Eilidh Prise saw the University of Bath sporting scholar win gold at the Ladies’ BUCS Modern Pentathlon Championships. The Mathematics student, supported by a Bill Whiteley Scholarship, was the top performer in the fencing, swimming and combined run/shoot as she finished with 5,224 points in total –
Kate French, Samantha Murray, Freyja Prentice and Francesca Summers (pictured above) are all through to the final of the second Word Cup of the season after qualifying in yesterday’s semi-final in Rio. Murray, who was competing at her first international competition of the season, qualified automatically after finishing her qualification group in 8th place. A
As the GB squad fly out to Rio de Janeiro for World Cup 2 this week, Freyja Prentice (pictured above) discussed her return from injury and the prospect of competing at the Olympic venues. “I am very excited about competing this week”, Prentice said. “It is always good to get the first competition underway after
GB’s Francesca Summers finishes 22nd in the women’s final of the first modern pentathlon World Cup in what was the “most difficult and demanding” performance of her career so far. The 20-year-old, originally from Dorking, performed consistently throughout the day, in what were difficult conditions in Cairo’s International Stadium. Pentathlon GB’s Performance Director Jan Bartu
Junior World Champion Francesca Summers has qualified for the women’s final of the first World Cup of the year in Cairo. She will now compete against some of the world’s best pentathletes on Friday, including current World Champion Lena Shoneborn and 2015 European silver-medallist Elodie Clouvel. It was Summers’ outstanding fencing which put her in
Kate French earned a Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification place and there was team gold for Pentathlon GB as a world-class Modern Pentathlon European Championships concluded in fitting style at the University of Bath. Sports Performance graduate French went into the combined event 15th overall but produced a fantastic performance, missing just one shot, to
Pentathlon GB boast a full complement of finalists on Sunday as it is the women’s turn to go for glory on Sunday . London 2012 Olympic silver-medallist Samantha Murray is one of three University of Bath graduates competing at the ultimate home event. She has already set the Rio 2016 qualifying standard but is ambitious to
Fellow athletes, family, friends and University of Bath staff turned out in force to cheer a full complement of Pentathlon GB athletes into the women’s final of the Modern Pentathlon European Championships. Graduates Samantha Murray, Kate French and Freyja Prentice all successfully came through their qualifying rounds on Friday, as did newly-crowned World Junior Champion
Germany and Ukraine struck team relay gold at the Modern Pentathlon European Championships on Wednesday – and the University of Bath was also placed on top of the podium. Athletes from across the continent have been full of praise for both the facilities at the £30million Sports Training Village and the spectators who have turned
There was a good turnout of spectators at the University of Bath on Tuesday to see Italy win the first gold medal of the 2015 Modern Pentathlon European Championships. Eighteen athletes from nine countries took part in the opening event, the mixed team relay, and received vocal backing throughout the five disciplines of swimming, fencing,
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