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Jade wins her first competition since Olympics

14 May 2013

Team Bath-based rhythmic gymnast and London 2012 Olympian Jade Faulkner has won the first individual contest she has competed in for three years. The 19-year-old was a member of British group that made history last year by becoming the first GB rhythmic group to compete at an Olympics. The group trained together at the University of Bath to hone their synchronised routines throughout 2011 and 2012. The City of Bath Rhythmic Gymnastic Club member now...

Coach calls on fans to cheer Team Bath into final

14 May 2013

Team Bath netball head coach Jess Thirlby has urged fans to really get behind the team in Sunday’s home semi-final (19 May) to help propel them to a historic fifth Superleague title. The team’s 63-43 victory at Surrey Storm last night (Monday) means they topped the Showdown stage of the Superleague to book home advantage in Sunday’s big semi-final, which takes places at the University of Bath Sports Training Village at 7.30pm on Sunday. Team...

Jamie Cooke celebrates his first World Cup medal (Photo: UIPM/Nicole Rauvolfová)

Cooke strikes World Cup gold in Budapest

12 May 2013

Britain’s Jamie Cooke won the first Modern Pentathlon World Cup medal of his career today (Sunday), and he did it in style, taking gold in Budapest. The 22-year-old, who won the World Junior Championships in Argentina in 2011, had to produce a gritty and spirited performance to battle back from 24th place after the fencing. But the world number 40 ranked athlete was the fastest in the pool, went clear in the ride and then...

World champ Spence takes bronze at Budapest World Cup

11 May 2013

Britain’s reigning modern pentathlon world champion Mhairi Spence won her first World Cup medal of the year, taking bronze in Budapest today (Saturday). The 27-year-old London 2012 Olympian came home in third place behind the Ukrainian duo of Ganna Buriak – who won back-to-back World Cups - and Victoria Tereshuk, the Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medallist. Budapest was only Spence’s second World Cup since London 2012 and her performance was a marked improvement on her...

Bath graduate Olver named in World Championships squad

10 May 2013

University of Bath graduate Heather Olver has been named in the England team to compete at this summer’s World Badminton Championships in China. Olver, a Coach Education and Sports Development graduate, is named in an 11-strong England squad for the championships, which take place in Guangzhou from 5 to 11 August. The 27-year-old partners Chris Langridge in the mixed doubles – a partnership that won this year's English National Championships. She also teams-up with Kate...

Samantha Cook in action (photo: David Roper)

Team Bath trio named in England squad for Europe Open

08 May 2013

A trio of Team Bath netballers have been named in the England squad to compete at the Netball Europe Open Championships later this month. Samantha Cook, Shaunagh Craig and Yasmin Parsons all feature in the 12-strong squad for the championships, which take place in Aberdeen from 31 May through to 2 June. The talented trio all feature in Team Bath's 2013 Superleague squad. With the World Youth Championships taking place in Glasgow in August, England...

Gemma Stewart in action (photo David Roper)

Team Bath hoping for home semi-final

07 May 2013

Team Bath’s netballers will probably have to wait until Monday’s (13 May) last game of their Superleague Showdown league campaign to learn their semi-final opponents. The four-times Superleague champions currently top the Showdown table. If they finish the season in first or second place they will have a home semi-final at the Sports Training Village on the weekend of Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 May. But mathematically, any two of Team Bath, Surrey Storm or...

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