University of Bath Sports Performance student Katrina Hart struck gold at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games this afternoon (Thursday). The 20-year-old Paralympic athlete sprinted to gold in the T37 100m final to claim England’s first athletics gold medal of the Games. And she did it in style, setting a British record of 14.36 seconds. She becomes the first University of Bath-based athlete to claim a medal in Delhi. Hart, who is coached by Rob Ellchuk...
The curtain came down last night on the first major ParalympicsGB 2012 preparation camp at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village – an event which proved to be a resounding success. 160 athletes from 14 sports experienced the facilities and services on offer at Team Bath as they trained across a five-day period which included the two-years to go marker to London 2012 on Sunday. A further two camps are planned in August 2011...
University of Bath student Katrina Hart and Team Bath AC runner Holly Rush were today named in England’s athletics team for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. They are joined in the team by hurdler Lawrence Clarke, who trains at the University of Bath, and by University of Bath graduates Marilyn Okoro and Katherine Endacott. Hart, who is studying Sports Performance at the University and is coached by Rob Ellchuk, is selected for the T37 100m,...
University of Bath-based European champion hurdler Dai Greene has been selected to represent Wales at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. The 24-year-old struck gold in the 400m hurdles at the European Championships in Barcelona three weeks ago. He has now been named in the 22-strong Wales athletics team for October’s Commonwealth Games, along with training partner Rhys Williams, who won silver at the European Championships. Greene said: “I’m really proud to be selected for Wales...
European champion Dai Greene returned to his University of Bath training base to prepare for his next big challenge – the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Greene, who equalled the second best British time for the 400m hurdles to win gold for in Barcelona on Saturday, said it was fantastic to return to the Sports Training Village clutching a gold medal. “All the hard work through the winter months has paid off,” said Greene, who is coached...
The University of Bath will be hosting an Olympic Day Run on behalf of the British Olympic Foundation this year on the 11 June at 11.45am. The annual celebration of Olympic Day (23 June) will include an artist workshop, opportunities to try different sports as well as participating in the official 2010 Olympic Day Run. The Run will be started by Beijing 2008 Paralympian and University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year, Kate Grey,...
University of Bath coach and student Rob Ellchuk has won a top national athletics coaching award. Rob was named winner of the Norwich Union Power of 10 Coach Award for Disability Athletics. He was presented with his award at the UK Athletics awards dinner in Birmingham. "I was really pleased to receive the award," said a delighted Rob, who is pictured with his award. Rob combines coaching at the University of Bath with furthering his...
After storming to a sensational silver in the T36 100m final on his Paralympic debut, the University of Bath's Ben Rushgrove has today learned that he will not be competing in Monday's 200m heats. The 20 year old sprinter aggravated a foot injury in his medal winning display and walked up to collect his medal on crutches. He could have risked long term damage and decided not to compete on the advice of the ParalympicsGB...
Super University of Bath student Ben Rushgrove stormed to 100m silver in the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing earlier today, bringing Britain's athletics squad a little ray of light on a gloomy morning. Rushgrove won Britain's first track medal of the day when he powered to second in the T36 100m behind Ukraine's Roman Pavlyk. The 20-year-old Team Bath ahlete responded superbly after a sluggish start and with a late surge grabbed the silver in...
Tomorrow sees the start of competition at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, where several University of Bath based athletes will be representing Britain. Sprinter Ben Rushgrove and his coach Rob Ellchuk, swimmer Kate Grey and judo player Darren Harris will be going into action less than two weeks after the University of Bath based Craig Pickering, Dale Garland, Mark Foster and the entire Team GB modern pentathlon contingent returned from competing in the able-bodied Games....
