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10-strong British pentathlon team prepares for European Champs
Pentathlon GB has announced a 10-strong British team to compete at the 2010 modern pentathlon European Championships in Hungary. Four senior athletes – Heather Fell, Mhairi Spence, Katy Livingston and Louise Helyer - have been selected to compete in the women’s individual competition. Samantha Murray, Katy Burke and Freyja Prentice,...
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Richard Gabb through to second round at Wimbledon as Toby Martin secures first ATP ranking
Team Bath Tennis Academy player Richard Gabb and former Team Bath player Ashley Hewitt swept aside their opponents in the opening round of their boys’ doubles match at Junior Wimbledon this afternoon (Wednesday) The unseeded pair beat New Zealand’s Sebastian Lavie and Argentina’s Renzo Olivo 6-3, 6-2...
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Swimmer Webb features on Points West
University of Bath Swimming Club swimmer Richard Webb was featured on BBC's Points West programme on Friday. The 23-year-old swimmer is preparing to represent England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which take place in Delhi in October. Points West filmed Webb during a typical training days. Webb has a degree in...
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Ghanaian judo player strikes World Cup bronze
Team Bath judo player Emmanuel Nartey has collected his second World Cup medal and taken a step closer to competing at his first Olympic Games. The 27-year-old Ghanaian trains at the world-leading facilities at the University of Bath and services in the British Army. He has just won a bronze medal in...
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Freyja 12th on World Cup Final debut
Young Briton Freyja Prentice finished 12th in her first World Cup Final in Moscow on Saturday (19 June). The 20-year-old University of Bath Biology student was joined in the team for Moscow by French & Politics student Samantha Murray, who finished 24th, and Katy Burke (Sports Performance), who was...
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British trio to make World Cup Final debuts in Moscow
Three young British athletes will make their modern pentathlon World Cup Final debuts later this month (19-20 June). Freyja Prentice, Samantha Murray and Katy Burke feature in a five-strong British team for the competition in Moscow. They will be joined by Sam Weale and Nick Woodbridge, who contest the...
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MBE for Amy Williams in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games gold medallist Amy Williams said she is thrilled to be made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Amy struck gold in the skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. She became Britain’s first individual gold medallist at an Olympic Winter Games for 30...
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Amy honoured to become a Freeman of the City of Bath
Amy Williams, Britain’s Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games skeleton gold medalist said she felt honoured and privileged to be the first woman to become an Honorary Freeman of the City of Bath. The honour was bestowed upon Amy at a ceremony at Bath Abbey today (Saturday) and was followed by civic...
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Olympic gold medallist Amy Williams to become Honorary Freeman of the City of Bath
Amy Williams, Britain’s Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games golden girl, becomes the first woman to be made an Honorary Freeman of the City of Bath at a ceremony at Bath Abbey on Saturday (5 June). The University of Bath-based athlete struck gold in the skeleton at the Vancouver 2010 Games to...
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University-based athletes win three silvers at Paralympic World Cup
University of Bath-based athletes collected three silver medals at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. Sprinter Katrina Hart, a University of Bath Sports Performance student, won a brace of silvers in the T36/T37 100m and 200m. She was beaten on both occasions by Germany’s Maria Seifert, the bronze...
