Yesterday Alison Oliver returned to the world-class Sports Training Village, that she helped to establish, to be inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. Oliver, now Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, was part of the team that delivered the initial presentation and subsequent lottery-funding and planning applications for the
Four legends of the game were today inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame presented by Tudor at a special ceremony in Rugby, England. Liza Burgess, Ronan O’Gara, Pierre Verillepreux and Sir Bryan Williams received their honours at the state-of-the-art physical home of the Hall of Fame, which celebrates the inspirational journey of the
Today (10 November) USA’s Phaidra Knight was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame at a special ceremony in Rugby, England. The ceremony was attended by a host of other rugby luminaries at the Hall of Fame’s state-of-the-art physical home in the town that gave the game its name. Also being honoured were Felipe
Kate Howey, the only British woman to have won two Olympic judo medals, returned to her former training base today to become the latest inductee into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. Howey won bronze in 1992 at Barcelona and silver in 2000 at Sydney – the latter while studying Sports Performance
Dozens of alumni and staff joined Ivor Powell’s family and friends at the University of Bath on Saturday to celebrate the extraordinary life and career of the football coaching legend. In the week when he would have celebrated his 100th birthday, people travelled from as far afield as Brussels to see the much-loved Powell –
Two of the most iconic figures of British Athletics were welcomed into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. Renowned coach Malcolm Arnold OBE and twice world champion hurdler Colin Jackson were formally inducted by University Vice Chancellor Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell in front of a crowd which included current athletics stars based at the Sports
The glorious past, exciting present and bright future of modern pentathlon was celebrated at the University of Bath on Wednesday when Dr Stephanie Cook and Kate Allenby were welcomed into the Hall of Fame for Sport. The current Pentathlon GB athletes training towards the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games were among those watching
Team Bath netballing legend Pamela Cookey returned to Bath this Easter Monday for a very special ceremony. The former England captain who won five Superleague titles with Team Bath between 2006 and 2013 was inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame for Sport this evening. The ceremony took place in front of over a thousand netball fans
Reigning Olympic, World and European rowing champion Heather Stanning today became the latest inductee into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. Stanning first took up rowing while studying Sports Technology at the University and developed her talent with the GB Rowing Team Start Programme based at the Sports Training Village (STV) and
England and Sussex star Sarah Taylor has become the first women’s cricketer to be inducted into ‘Legends Lane’ at The BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Hove. The former Brighton College student is currently playing for England against Australia in the Women’s Ashes, and is set to be in action on Friday 28th August at Hove when the
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