News Archive, Category: Olympic & Paralympic

University of Bath awarded UK Sport-accredited Elite Training Centre status for helping Olympic and Paralympic athletes achieve potential

13 November 2023

The University of Bath has today been recognised by UK Sport for its contribution to the preparation of elite Olympic and Paralympic athletes. It is one of the first of just eight institutions nationwide to be awarded the status of “UK Sport-accredited Elite Training Centre”, a title that celebrates its role in helping Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes achieve their full performance potential. Dr Kate Baker, Director of Performance at UK Sport, said: “Our Elite...

Big Bath contingent heading to European Short Course Champs as swimmers earn World Class Programme places for Olympic season

03 November 2023

Eight University of Bath-based swimmers have been named in a 35-strong British Swimming squad for the 2023 European Short Course Championships, being staged in Bucharest, Romania from 5th to 10th December. Bill Whiteley Swimming Scholar Tom Dean will be looking to extend his run of medalling at major championships after being selected alongside fellow British Swimming Performance Centre Bath athletes Jono Adam, Freya Anderson, Cameron Brooker, Ed Mildred, Jacob Peters, Jacob Whittle and Brodie Williams....

Olympic and World medallist Emily Diamond announces retirement from competitive athletics

11 October 2023

Emily Diamond, who won Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European medals while training at the University of Bath, has announced her retirement from athletics. She was part of the Team GB squad at three Olympic Games, the highlight coming at Rio 2016 when she won women’s 4x400m relay bronze with fellow Bath athlete Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora and Christine Ohuruogu. The following year, Diamond - a relay bronze-medallist for England at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games...

Pentathlon GB set to launch the UK’s ‘home of obstacle course racing’ at the University of Bath

06 October 2023

Pentathlon GB, the governing body of Modern Pentathlon, is launching the UK’s first permanent sprint obstacle course based at the University of Bath, enabling both athletes and the public to challenge themselves on a world-class course. The new facility, due to open early 2024, will showcase eight obstacles which are currently used in International Junior Pentathlon competitions and include steps, a big wheel, a 1.5m climbing wall, rings, a balance beam, wheels, monkey bars and...

Olympic Champion Amy Williams named as Team Bath Tribe Ambassador as new term of youth sports activities begins

11 September 2023

Olympic gold-medallist Amy Williams says it is important for children to enjoy sport and get active from a young age after becoming the first-ever Ambassador for Team Bath Tribe. Amy has a close personal connection to the youth sport programme, whose new term of activities start today (11th September), with her two young sons among the hundreds of children who take part in a wide range of sporting activities each week in the inspirational surroundings...

Prince Albert II of Monaco praises “incredible” University of Bath as Pentathlon World Championships are hailed as huge success

29 August 2023

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco has praised the “incredible sports complex” at the University of Bath after visiting the Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships 2023 in his role as UIPM Honorary President. Dr Klaus Schormann – President of UIPM (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne), the world governing body of modern pentathlon – also hailed the championships, staged over 10 action-packed days at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, as a huge success. HSH Prince...

Home sweet home for Joe Choong as GB star and Italy’s Elena Micheli defend UIPM Pentathlon World Champs titles at University of Bath

27 August 2023

Pentathlon GB’s Joe Choong won gold on home soil and Italy’s Elena Micheli defended her women’s crown on a truly Super Sunday of UIPM Pentathlon World Championships finals action at the University of Bath. Olympic Champion Choong, who trains and studied at the University, had a 10-second lead going into the laser-run after strong riding, fencing and swimming performances but had to hold off a fierce challenge from Mexico’s Emiliano Hernandez before pulling away to...

LIVE: Watch gold-medallists crowned on Pentathlon World Championships Finals Day at University of Bath with BBC Sport

27 August 2023

Live coverage of today's UIPM Pentathlon World Championship 2023 women's and men's finals at the University of Bath is being provided by BBC Sport. You can see the champions crowned and Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualification places secured via the Red Button, the BBC Sport website or on iPlayer. Click here to watch the women's final from 10.15am-12.30pm: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g8524p  Click here to watch the men's final from 3.15-5.30pm: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0g85180 Remaining tickets for the finals, as...

UIPM Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships 2023 are under way as University of Bath hosts nine days of world-class sport

21 August 2023

Nine days of world-class sport are under way at the University of Bath as it proudly plays host to the 2023 UIPM Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships - click here to buy tickets. Getting the action started were the first-ever Laser-Run World Championships to be staged in Britain, which saw more than 560 athletes representing 33 different countries competing across age ranges from under-9s to over-70s. [caption id="attachment_69573" align="alignright" width="292"] Alex Bousfield (right) with Senior...

University of Bath ready to welcome the world as hundreds of athletes head to Laser Run and Pentathlon World Champs

14 August 2023

Nearly 800 athletes from 39 different countries will be heading to the University of Bath over the next few days as the eagerly-awaited 2023 UIPM Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships get under way. Most of the 191 athletes contesting the Pentathlon championships, from 22nd to 28th August, will be staying in accommodation on campus, just a few minutes’ walk from the main competition arena at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. Almost all the action...

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