News Archive, Month: July 2017

Service please – Team Bath CoMpete Tennis Festival returns for 15th year

17 July 2017

Wimbledon may be over for another year but there will still be plenty of tennis to enjoy when the University of Bath hosts the 2017 Team Bath CoMpete Tennis Festival next week. The annual LTA Grade 2 tournament, which has been staged at the Sports Training Village for the past 15 years, features all age groups from U10s through to men’s and women’s open singles. It makes full use of the Team Bath tennis facilities,...

Cameron Chalmers (right) anchored the GB men's 4x400m relay squad to gold at the 2017 European U23 Athletics Championships. CREDIT: British Athletics/Deca Text & Bild

Cameron Chalmers provides golden finish to great week for student athletes at European U23 Champs

16 July 2017

University of Bath sporting scholar Cameron Chalmers enjoyed his “best moment in sport so far” when he anchored the Great Britain men’s 4x400m relay team to gold at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Poland. The Sport Performance student, supported by a Thompson Education Trust Scholarship, held off a challenge from the host nation’s quartet to secure victory in the last event of the championships in Bydgoszcz. Chalmers, who captained the British team, said: “We’re...

Paul Blake, Sophie Kamlish and Polly Maton are all competing at the London 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships

Who to watch and when as London 2017 World Para-Athletics Champs begin

14 July 2017

The IPC World Para-Athletics Championships get under way at London’s Olympic Stadium today with three University of Bath-based athletes ready to roared on by the home crowd. More than 1,000 athletes will compete at the championships in total, making it the biggest sporting event in England since the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Paul Blake, coached at the Sports Training Village by Rob Ellchuk, won two medals at those Games and memorably added T36 400m gold...

Oldham Athletic and Aldershot Town stage pre-season training camps at “first-class” STV

13 July 2017

Oldham Athletic and Aldershot Town have been preparing for the 2017-18 football season by staging pre-season training camps at the University of Bath this week. Both clubs have been making full use of the facilities at the £30million Sports Training Village, as well as staying in accommodation and eating meals on campus. The Latics, who play in League 1, trained on the St John’s pitches as well as in the London 2012 Legacy Pool and the...

MJ Church ambassador and Team Bath Judo's Ben Fletcher

Ben Fletcher bound for Budapest after World Judo Champs place is confirmed

12 July 2017

Team Bath Judo’s Ben Fletcher has had his place confirmed in the British Judo squad for the 2017 World Championships, taking place in Budapest, Hungary. Fletcher, coached by Juergen Klinger in the University of Bath Sports Training Village dojo, will compete in the men’s -100kg weight division after setting the qualifying standard by winning silver at the Cancun Grand Prix in Mexico last month. That medal success, his best-ever Grand Prix performance, moved the Rio...

Cameron Chalmers wins 400m gold at the 2017 BUCS Nationals in Sheffield

Student Cameron Chalmers among University of Bath-based athletes selected for London 2017 World Championships

11 July 2017

University of Bath sporting scholar Cameron Chalmers has been rewarded for his superb form this summer by being named in the British Athletics squad for next month’s IAAF World Championships in London. The Sport Performance student, supported by a Thompson Education Trust Scholarship, has been selected in the men’s 4x400m relay squad after winning bronze at the recent Team Trials in Birmingham. Chalmers, who broke a 17-year-old record when he won his fourth successive British...

Athlete Jenny Nesbitt is a Trendell Sports Scholar for 2015-16

Team Bath grant helps Jenny Nesbitt return stronger than ever to earn GB chances

11 July 2017

University of Bath sporting scholar Jenny Nesbitt will make her British track and field debut at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Poland this week. It is a stark contrast to her fortunes a year ago when, after enjoying an excellent cross-country season, the talented distance runner had to undergo knee surgery which sidelined her for the next six months. However, with the support of physios and strength & conditioning staff at Team Bath, the Sport...

Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner at Wimbledon 2017

No quarter-final but Marcus Daniell matches best-ever Wimbledon performance

11 July 2017

Marcus Daniell’s Wimbledon 2017 campaign came to a battling end as the Team Bath MCTA Tennis player and partner Marcelo Demoliner were edged out in the third round of the men’s doubles. A tightly-fought match against the British Skupski brothers, Ken and Neal, went into a second day after poor light ended Monday’s play with Daniell and Demoliner trailing 6-7 7-5 6-7. They returned to Court 3 on Tuesday afternoon but only managed five points...

Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner at Wimbledon 2017

Team Bath ace Marcus Daniell sees Wimbledon quarter-final bid go into second day

11 July 2017

Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Marcus Daniell and his partner Marcelo Demoliner will return to Wimbledon action on Tuesday afternoon as they look to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Their men's doubles third-round match against the British Skupski brothers, Ken and Neal, began on Court 3 on Monday night but proved to be an incredibly close affair with just three sets being played before fading light brought a close to play. Daniell - coached by...

The England Netball U21 squad head off to the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in Botswana

Plenty of Blue & Gold interest as England and Wales U21s start Netball World Youth Cup challenge

07 July 2017

There will be a strong Team Bath Netball presence when the England and Wales U21 sides meet in their opening match of the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in Botswana on Saturday. Both are coached by Team Bath coaches – Emily Perry and Denise Ellis for England, Natalie Peperell for Wales – and include Blue and Gold players in their respective squads. Superleague stars Jess Shaw and Imogen Allison, a King Sporting Scholar at the...

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