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Bronzes for Bath pair
Two University of Bath based athletes collected bronze medals on the third day of the IPC European Paralympic Athletics Championships in Holland. Paul Blake ran a pb and dipped beneath his old world record with a run of 2:06.81 in the T36 800m. That gave him third in a high quality race...
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Judo Gemmas selected for London 2012
A future University of Bath student and a member of the University’s alumni feature in the British judo squad for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Gemma Howell is due to start a degree in Sport and Exercise Science at the University at the beginning of the 2012/3 academic year. She was...
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Bath pair added to GB swimming team for London 2012 Olympics
Two further University of Bath-based swimmers have been added to the Team GB team for the London 2012 Olympic Games following successes at the ASA National Championships. Siobahn-Marie O’Connor and Chris Walker-Hebborn join the GB swimming team for the Olympics, bringing the total number of Team Bath-based swimmers selected to five. Siobahn-Marie...
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Hurdlers take step closer to London 2012 Olympics
Five University of Bath-based hurdlers each took a step closer to competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games with impressive performances at this weekend’s Aviva Trials. Dai Greene, Jack Green, Eilidh Child, Andrew Pozzi and Lawrence Clarke all achieved top two finishes at the trials in Birmingham and have the A...
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Olympic day run adds sparkle to Gold Rush Day
2012-bound badminton player Hadia Hosny El Said, who trains at the University, sent more than 100 people off on today’s Olympic Day Run at the Sports Training Village. People of all ages took part under the watchful eye of event organiser Greg Sharp over both a 3km and 5km course, including...
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Siobahn-Marie achieves Olympic qualifying standard
University of Bath-based teenage swimmer Siobahn-Marie O’Connor produced the performance of her life to achieve the London 2012 Olympic qualifying standard. The 16-year-old produced a stunning swim to take gold in the 100m breaststroke final at the ASA National Championships tonight (Friday). The competition in Sheffield was the final opportunity for Siobahn-Marie...
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Walker-Hebborn secures Olympic nomination
University of Bath-based swimmer Chris Walker-Hebborn became the latest Bath athlete to achieve the London 2012 Olympic qualifying standard when he struck gold at the ASA National Championships tonight (Thursday). Walker-Hebborn won the 200m backstroke final at the championships in Sheffield in a season’s best time of 1:57.17. That was well...
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Calling all swimming pool and general Sports Training Village visitors
Team Bath is delighted to be hosting the final preparations for a number of nations in the exciting build-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer – including over 100 members of the British Paralympic team who will be training on site in late August just before they move...
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Bath set to celebrate International Olympic Day
Olympic badminton player Hadia Hosny El Said will officially start the 2012 Olympic Day Run at the University of Bath on Saturday (23 June) – one of the main activities at Team Bath’s Gold Rush open day. 23 June is celebrated around the world as International Olympic Day, when people show...
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Student Hunt named in ParalympicsGB team for London 2012
University of Bath student Louise Hunt will make her Paralympic Games debut at the London 2012 Games after being named in the British wheelchair tennis team today (Tuesday). The British Paralympic Association named Louise, a Sports Performance student from Swindon, in its 10-strong wheelchair tennis team for London 2012 this morning. Louise,...
