Jazmin Sawyers and Eilidh Doyle will contest their first Olympic finals on Thursday and Friday respectively after coming through their semi-finals in the early hours of Wednesday morning. However, it was a disappointing night for fellow University of Bath-based athlete Andrew Pozzi (pictured) and Business Masters graduate Lawrence Clarke as both failed to qualify for the men’s 110m hurdles final. Sawyers, making her Olympic debut at Rio 2016, cleared 6.53m with her last jump to...
Young long jumper Jazmin Sawyers will compete in the final of her first-ever Olympic Games tonight as she qualified from the semi-finals with a jump of 6.53m. 22-year old Sawyers booked her Olympic place with a jump of 6.75m at the British Championships and should she replicate that PB, she could find herself in contention for a medal. Danny Talbot avoids Jamaican superstars Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake in semi-final 1 of the 200m tonight....
Work is well underway on the refurbishment of the Team Bath Gym as its transformation into an upgraded, updated and state-of-the-art fitness facility begins. The works are intended to significantly enhance the experience of all Team Bath customer groups and will feature the most advanced fitness technology throughout. The new equipment will be supplied by industry leaders Matrix Fitness who supply kit to elite sports clubs including Premier League football, professional rugby union, professional rugby league...
University of Bath students Sydney Gregson and Lottie Holland will gain more international rugby experience this week as they represent England Women U20 in a three-game series against Canada. Gregson – a Trendell Sports Scholar and Ambassador for Team Bath’s partners, MJ Church – and Holland met their 24 fellow squad members last weekend for a two-week training camp at Nottingham Trent College. As part of that, they will take on Canada’s age-group team on...
No matter what happens on her Olympic debut tonight, one thing is for sure – Jazmin Sawyers will have a huge smile on her face. The bubbly University of Bath-based long jumper says she thrives on the pressure of competing on the biggest stages, as borne out by her silver medals from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and this year’s European Championships. She also won her first-ever British Championships gold medal this summer to secure...
University of Bath-based hurdlers Andrew Pozzi and Eilidh Doyle have both safely progressed through to the semi-finals of their respective competitions at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Despite torrential rain which delayed their heats, Pozzi was able to come runner-up in his 110m hurdles race while Doyle was a confident winner of her 400m hurdles opener. Both are coached at the Sports Training Village by Malcolm Arnold, who is working with athletes at a 13th...
Focus remains on athletics on day 11, when Andrew Pozzi will be hoping to compete in his first Olympic Games final - and push for a medal. Pozzi, coached by Malcolm Arnold, safely progressed through the heats in the early hours of Tuesday morning and will line up in the semi-finals along with Business MSc graduate Lawrence Clarke at 12.40am BST, looking to reach the final at 2.45am BST. Eilidh Doyle also runs in her 400m...
Two hockey internationals, including one competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, are set to join the women’s coaching staff at the University of Bath and Team Bath Buccaneers for the 2016-17 season. John Jackson, captain of the first Ireland hockey team at an Olympic Games since 1908, is set to coach the University Women’s 1st team in British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions, with plans to bring him on board being finalised upon...
From sport psychologists to specialised coaching techniques which replicate the pressure of competition, University of Bath-based athletes dedicate an immense amount of time to preparing for the clinical moments faced at an Olympic Games. Having the mental edge can often separate champions from participants and later this week University of Bath-based modern pentathletes, including world number one Jamie Cooke, will have their psychological toughness challenged in arguably one of the most mentally testing events of the...
Three much-anticipated athletics stars finally get their Rio Olympic Games underway tonight as Andrew Pozzi, Lawrence Clarke and Eilidh Doyle take to the track. Hurdler Pozzi has been plagued by injury since pulling up during the heats at London 2012 with a hamstring problem. But since his return he has run impressively, securing victory at the British Championships with a personal best time. In the same event (but a later heat), Clarke makes his second...
