The University of Bath’s status as a UK Sport-accredited Elite Training Centre (ETC) has been officially recognised at a ceremony attended by Olympic and Paralympic Champions, high-performance coaches and staff. Professor Ian White, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bath, received the prestigious ETC award from Sally Munday, Chief Executive of UK Sport, during a presentation in the Team Bath Sports Training Village. Joining Team Bath staff at the ceremony were athletes, coaches and administrators from...
Matt Weston added Overall World Cup gold to his previous World and European Championship title successes as University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association athletes concluded another impressive season. Corie Mapp matched Weston’s achievement in the Para Bobsleigh competition as silver and bronze in the last two races of the season in La Plagne secured Overall World Cup gold for the second time in his remarkable career. Weston joins Kristan Bromley, Shelley Rudman and...
University of Bath-based Matt Weston became Britain’s most decorated IBSF Skeleton World Championships of all time when he and Tabby Stoecker won Team silver in Winterberg, Germany. It was Weston’s second silver medal in as many days, after finishing runner-up in the men’s race 24 hours earlier, and the fourth of his career following his men’s gold and team silver at the 2023 championships. Stoecker, who was fourth in the women’s race, and Weston set...
Matt Weston added a World Championships silver medal to the gold he won last year and there were two fourth-placed finishes as University of Bath-based British Skeleton athletes once again impressed in Winterberg. Germany’s Christopher Grotheer set a new track record on his way to winning the men’s title on home ice but defending champion Weston pushed him all the way, finishing just 0.23secs behind after four consistent runs, as he became the first Brit...
University of Bath-based British Skeleton athletes won gold, silver and bronze during a fantastic Friday at the IBSF European Championships in Sigulda, Latvia. Marcus Wyatt was the top European finisher in the men’s World Cup race, finishing runner-up to China’s Zheng Yin to be crowned as continental champion and secure the first major title of his career. Team-mate and defending champion Matt Weston finished third overall, meaning he added European silver to the gold he...
The University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh squad claimed their first IBSF World Cup medals of an injury-disrupted 2023-24 season when they won a fantastic four-man bronze in Lillehammer, Norway. Brad Hall, Leon Greenwood, Taylor Lawrence and Greg Cackett clocked a combined time of 1:40.15 to secure their first podium place in 11 months. “To be back in the medals so soon after getting back in a sled, and with a month to go to the...
With the dawn of a new Olympic and Paralympic year upon us, University of Bath-based sportspeople will be looking to build on the outstanding global success they enjoyed during a memorable 2023. Six athletes were crowned as World Champions – Joe Choong (modern pentathlon); Matt Weston (skeleton); Tom Dean, James Guy and Suzanna Hext (swimming); and Piers Gilliver (wheelchair fencing) – while others secured historic podium placings and continental crowns. In total a stunning 74...
World Champion Matt Weston recorded his first win of the 2023-24 IBSF Skeleton World Cup season on another strong day for University of Bath-based sliders in Innsbruck, Austria. Fellow Brit Tabby Stoecker also won her second medal in as many weeks as she followed up her gold from last Friday by claiming a brilliant bronze in the women's race on only her third World Cup appearance. Weston, who trains with the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton...
Tabby Stoecker won a stunning gold in only her second ISBF World Cup race as University of Bath-based British Skeleton athletes claimed a full set of medals in La Plagne, France on Friday. World Champion Matt Weston and fellow Olympian Marcus Wyatt also finished second and third respectively in the men’s race as the GB squad excelled at the second international event of the 2023-24 season. Reigning Junior European Champion Stoecker produced two consistent performances...
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...
