Team Bath judoka Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz claimed the first Continental Open title of her career when she struck gold at the Santiago del Chile Panamerican Open. The University of Bath Sports Performance graduate, who represents Mexico on the international stage, overcame Argentina’s Agustina De Luca and Hannah Martin of the United States on her way to
Team Bath Judo siblings Ben and Megan Fletcher won gold and silver respectively during an excellent weekend of competition at the Marrakech Grand Prix in Morocco. MJ Church Ambassador Ben’s victory in the men’s -100kg category secured the second Grand Prix title of his career and moved him up to 11th in the world rankings.
Team Bath Judo siblings Ben and Megan Fletcher both fought brilliantly to earn podium places at the Tel Aviv Grand Prix in Israel over the weekend. MJ Church Ambassador Ben continued his return from arm surgery by claiming a superb silver in the men’s -100kg weight category, only being denied victory by France’s Alexandre Iddir
With exactly two years to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games get under way, Team Bath judoka aspiring to compete in Japan have been to the home of their sport for a productive three-week training camp. Head Coach Juergen Klinger travelled to the host city of Tokyo with Rio 2016 Olympian Ben Fletcher, an
Team Bath judoka Megan Fletcher enjoyed a dream debut for Ireland when she won gold at the Senior European Cup in Dubrovnik, Croatia. In her first international competition for a year, Fletcher overcame Serbia’s Sara Tintor, Alina Lengweiler of Switzerland and France’s Gwenaelle Viard to claim the title in the women’s -70kg weight division. It
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
Rio 2016 Olympians Ben Fletcher and Natalie Powell are among the international judoka putting on a Team Bath Masterclass this week to help fund surgery for University of Bath student Jemima Duxberry. Fletcher – a sporting ambassador for MJ Church – will return to his home dojo at the Sports Training Village to provide a
A determined display from Team Bath’s Ben Fletcher wasn’t enough to avoid defeat as the Team GB judoka was knocked out of the Rio Olympic Games in the round of 32. In a fight watched by team-mates, coaches, friends and youngsters back at the University of Bath dojo ahead of a have-a-go judo session, Fletcher lost by
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
Judoka Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz, swimmer Anna Hopkin, badminton player Alex Lane and slider David Swift are the latest winners of the Team Bath athlete of the month awards. The awards, which are supported by REVO Eyewear and Ellis & Killpartrick, once again showcased the outstanding calibre of sporting talent at the University of Bath. Judoka Awiti-Alcaraz, a Sport Performance student
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