Paralympic athlete Paul Blake, coached by Rob Ellchuk, made history at the London 2012 Paralympic athletics test event on Tuesday 8 May 2012 when he clocked a new World Record in the T36 1500m of 4:34.42. Read the full story at: UKA Paralympic World Record test event - Whitehead, Cockroft and Blake celebrate new world records Paul is an outstanding Paralympic middle-distance runner who is currently a world champion and a world record holder. At...
More than 50 University of Bath students will get the chance of a lifetime when they compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Outdoor Athletics Championships in London, the showcase event in the universities’ national outdoor athletics season. BUCS and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) have been working together over the past two years to establish the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships as a test event for the London 2012...
University of Bath graduate Lee Merrien has been selected to run the marathon for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Lee graduated from the University with an HND in Coach Education and Sports Performance in 2004. The Guernsey-based athlete was the first British runner home at the 2012 London Marathon, finishing in 17th in a personal best time of 2:13.41. He wasn’t initially nominated by UK Athletics for a place on the GB...
Members of the Russian Federation’s athletics team will finalise their preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the University of Bath, it was announced today (Wednesday). A 30-strong contingent of Russia’s top track and field athletes will train at the University in the build-up to the Games. The delegation, which will also include support staff, will arrive on campus on 20 July and depart for the Olympic Village on 1 August. As well as...
Three University of Bath-based athletes have been named in the GB team to compete at the International Paralympic Committee European Athletics Championships in June. Paul Blake, Katrina Hart and Ben Rushgrove feature in a 20-strong team for the championships, which take place in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands from 24 to 28 June. The championships will be a major stepping stone ahead of the London 2012 Paralympic Games Blake, Hart and Rushgrove are all coached at the...
Three University of Bath based athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in May. Beijing 2008 Paralympians Katrina Hart and Ben Rushgrove are named in the 24-strong Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. They are joined by fellow sprinter Sophie Kamlish, who has been selected to represent Great Britain for the first time. The trio are all coached at the University of Bath by Rob...
University of Bath-based hurdler Andy Pozzi just missed out on the medals at his first World Indoor Championships yesterday (Sunday), finishing fourth. Pozzi, who is coached at the University of Bath by Malcolm Arnold – UK Athletics National Event Coach Hurdles, set a personal best of 7.61 seconds to win his heat and further cut it to 7.56 seconds to finish runner-up in his semi-final of the 60m hurdles. The 19-year-old, who was making his...
Hurdler Dai Greene will arrive at London 2012 with something of an impressive reputation. Just a few years ago Greene might have had a chance of sneaking under the radar at a major championships. But all that changed when the Welshman transferred to train under the expert eye of Malcolm Arnold, UK Athletics National Events Coach Hurdles, and the man that guided John Aki-Bua, Colin Jackson and Jason Gardener to such great things. Greene moved...
Sports Performance student Sophie Tyers led the way for the University of Bath at this weekend’s British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Athletics Championships. The 20-year-old took gold over 800m at the championships in Sheffield in a time of 2:06.85. There was also a gold in the 60m hurdles for Andy Pozzi, who trains at the University of Bath but is a student at UWE. University of Bath student Ben Reynolds came home second...
Sprint hurdler Andy Pozzi has been selected to represent the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at next month’s World Indoor Championships. Pozzi is coached by Malcolm Arnold, UK Athletics National Events Coach Hurdles, and trains at the University of Bath. The 19-year-old wins his first senior cap in the 60m hurdles at the championships, which take place in Istanbul from 9 to 11 March. His section comes after he won his first national senior...
