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News Archive, Month: October 2012

Paralympian Hunt retains Cardiff titles

15 October 2012

University of Bath student Louise Hunt retained both her singles and doubles titles at the Cardiff Wheelchair Tennis Tournament at the weekend. It means Hunt, who made her Paralympic Games debut for Great Britain at London 2012, has now won two singles titles and six doubles titles this year. In her second tournament since the Games, the British number three opened her women’s singles title defence in the all-British field with a 6-0, 6-0 victory...

Burns strikes gold in Belarus

15 October 2012

Team Bath judo player Andy Burns is celebrating one of the biggest wins of his career to date after taking World Cup gold in Belarus. The 27-year-old University of Bath Coach Education and Sports Development graduate beat Russia’s Magomedrasul Gashimov in the final of the under-90kg class in Minsk, following earlier victories against opponents from Uzbekistan and Poland. “This is probably the best result of my career along with my European under-23 medal,” said a...

Olympic & Paralympic athletes (rear l to r) Paul Blake, Heather Stanning, Samantha Murray & Michael Jamieson, front Katrina Hart, Alexandra Rickham & Liz Johnson

VIDEO: Magnificent seven celebrate success with students and staff after winning medals at London 2012

11 October 2012

University of Bath students and staff took the opportunity to pay tribute to athletes linked to the University who won medals at London 2012. Hundreds of students and staff attended the London 2012 medallists celebration event held at the Founders Hall. Seven athletes with University links who won medals at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games attended the celebration. They included Sports Technology graduate Heather Stanning, who learned to row at the University and...

Staff and students invited to celebrate Games’ successes together

08 October 2012

With the students now back on campus, staff and students will get the opportunity to celebrate together the achievements of current and recent University of Bath students who won medals at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Heather Stanning, a Bath graduate and winner of Team GB’s first gold of the Games in the sport of rowing with Helen Glover, will headline a list of athletes from both Games who will be at the University’s...

Stacey Francis

Guthrie, Allison and Francis look set for return as 2013 Superleague tickets go on sale

08 October 2012

Team Bath netball fans can start to snap up tickets to watch their favourite team in action in the new Superleague campaign. Tickets have now gone on sale today for Team Bath’s first home fixtures in the 2013 Superleague The 2013 Superleague team is due to be announced at the beginning of December, but the team have already received a boost with news that England international Pamela Cookey is returning to play for the team...

Top tips for Team Bath MCTA players from Murray’s mentor

01 October 2012

Team Bath MCTA Academy Players are being served up some top tips on court this week from Andy Murray’s one-time coach, Miles Maclagan. He is visiting the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village to practise with the players based on site and to attend a players’ meeting. Maclagan, born in Zambia to Scottish parents, appeared at Wimbledon five times – taking Boris Becker to five sets in 1999 - won two ATP career titles and...

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