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Minichiello & Cooke become Britain’s first women bobsleigh world champions
Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke became the first British women to win a Bobsleigh World Championship title when they won gold in Lake Placid this afternoon (Saturday). The pair had been second at the halfway mark overnight after two of the four runs that make up the World Championships – four-hundredths...
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Minichiello ends World Cup series in third
Britain’s Nicola Minichiello ended the 2008/9 Bobsleigh World Cup in third place overall. Minichiello, who does some of her training at the University of Bath, finished sixth in the final leg of the World Cup in Park City, the USA at the weekend. That was good enough to ensure she secured third...
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Stars gear up for Bobsleigh Challenge
The push-start track at the Sports Training Village is set to feature on the BBC 1 documentary Bobsleigh Challenge on Monday (16th February). The BBC put four former athletes through their paces in the challenge – Bath Bullet Jason Gardener, former decathlete Dean Macey, rugby World Cup winner Dan Luger and...
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Minichiello ninth in Vancouver
Britain’s Nicola Minichiello finished ninth in the penultimate round of the 2008/9 women’s bobsleigh World Cup on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games track. Minichiello and her brakeman Gillian Cooke were 11th after the first of two runs on Saturday, but produced a better performance on the second run, with the...
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Coles just misses singles title
Team Bath badminton player Chris Coles just missed out on taking the men’s singles title at the Yonex English National Under-19 Championships. Coles, who was seeded 5/8, reached the singles final but went down 13-21, 21-13, 21-17 to Daniel Groom. Coles and his men’s doubles partner Matthew Nottingham, also reached...
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European team silver for Mariana
University of Bath student Mariana Agathangelou collected a silver medal for her role for England at badminton’s European Team Championships. England finished runners-up as they went down 3-2 to Denmark in the final of the competition, which was held in Liverpool. Agathangelou, a 20-year-old Coach Education and Sports Development ...
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Mariana helps England secure 5-0 win over Wales
University of Bath student and badminton player Mariana Agathangelou made a successful European Team Championships debut last night (Thursday). The 20-year-old Coach Education and Sports Development student partnered Jenny Wallwork in England’s women’s doubles tie against Wales at the championships, which are being held in Liverpool. The...
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Baxter reaches final at first English Nationals
Team Bath badminton player Carl Baxter just missed out on taking the men’s singles title at the English National Championships at his first attempt. The Canadian-born player has just received a British passport and was competing at the championships for the first time. Seeded two, Baxter (pictured) reached the men’s...
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Llewellyn nets hat-trick in 4-1 win over Dorchester
Josh Llewellyn struck a hat-trick as TeamBath ran-out 4-1 winners over Dorchester Town in Blue Square South. Neither side could carve out a clear-cut opening in the first 30 minutes. Shaun Benison almost prospered on the half-hour mark, but his effort after former Torquay man Kevin Hill failed to control the...
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Canham set for 250th TeamBath appearance
Midfielder Marc Canham is poised to make his 250th appearance in TeamBath FC colours in tomorrow’s (Saturday) Blue Square South game against Dorchester Town at Twerton Park. Canham tops the list of appearances for the young University of Bath-based side and is set to reach the 250-game milestone...
