A total of nine athletes and four coaches representing three countries competing at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games train at the University of Bath's state of the art facilities. Beijing 2008 was the fifth Olympic experience for University of Bath Swimming Club's Mark Foster, who was Team GB flag bearer along with Maltese judoka Marcon Bezzina, who had the honour of leading the Maltese contingent out at the Opening Ceremony. The entire Team GB modern...
University of Bath-based sprinter Craig Pickering will contest the 100m sprint at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, it was announced today (Saturday). The University of Bath Sport and Exercise Science student had already been named in the sprint relay squad but has now been told he will also run in the 100m at his first Olympic Games. And the Marshall Milton Keynes athlete is joined in the Team GB squad by training partner Dale Garland....
Teenage sprinter Ben Rushgrove earned a Nationwide Achievement Award for his stunning performances at the Visa Paralympic World Cup. The 19-year-old University of Bath student was named winner of the Male Athletics award after sprinting to two gold medals and a world record at the Visa Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. The Sports Performance student, who is coached by Rob Ellchuk at the University of Bath, smashed the T36 200m world record and later added...
