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University of Bath’s Sheaf brothers to compete at Beach Volleyball’s Junior World Championships
The university of Bath based Sheaf brothers have been selected to represent Britain in next month’s SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships in Brighton. Luke 20, and Jake 18, are Britain’s lead pairing in the team announced yesterday, and face tough opposition from last year’s defending champions, Italy’s...
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Local sportsmen and women to play in first ever European Championships Tour event in Beach Volleyball to be held in UK
Bath-based members of Great Britain's beach volleyball squad, will compete against top international teams when Blackpool hosts the NESTEA English Masters - the UK's first ever European Championships Tour event in beach volleyball - from 11-14 September. Several British players who train at the University of Bath will...
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Team Bath’s Foster to carry flag for Great Britain
University of Bath-based swimmer Mark Foster has been asked to beflag-bearer for Great Britain at the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The news means that he is the second Team Bath athlete at consecutive Games to carry the honour, after Sydney 2000 silver medallist and judo player Kate Howey...
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University of Bath based duo lead out contingents at spectacular Opening Ceremony
The University of Bath based duo of swimmer Mark Foster and Judo player Marcon Bezzina stepped out in front of 91,000 screaming spectators to lead their contingents into the impressive Bird's Nest Stadium at yesterday's Opening Ceremony. The 38 year old Foster, competes at his fifth Olympic Games flew the flag...
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Wealth of Olympic talent based at University of Bath
A total of nine athletes and four coaches representing three countries competing at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games train at the University of Bath's state of the art facilities. Beijing 2008 was the fifth Olympic experience for University of Bath Swimming Club's Mark Foster, who was Team GB flag bearer along...
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Action imminent for Team GB’s University of Bath based modern pentathlon contingent
University of Bath based Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale will tomorrow become the first male modern pentathletes to represent Team GB at an Olympic Games since Atlanta 1996. The action begins for Team Bath's Katy Livingston and Heather Fell; the following day (Friday 22 August) with the start of the women's...
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Fell achieves silver success in Beijing
TeamGB's Heather Fell made sure of continuing the nation's outstanding Olympic track record in modern pentathlon by winning silver today. The medal; coming on the back of Steph Cook and Kate Allenby's gold and bronze in Sydney and George Harland's bronze in Athens; is a tribute to the PentathlonGB programme which...
