Bronze medal for former Team Bath judoka Georgios Kroussaniotakis on final weekend of Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
University of Bath graduate Georgios Kroussaniotakis won judo bronze for Cyprus on the last day of competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
The former Team Bath judoka (pictured top, second from right), who combined training at the University of Bath with studying Sport and Exercise Science, recorded a golden-score victory over compatriot Aristos Michael in a close-fought men’s -100kg medal decider.
He had earlier overcome Lucas David of Mauritius and Cameroon’s Franck Ulrick Tahman Zan in the elimination rounds before losing out to eventual champion Kyle Reyes in the semi-finals.
There was frustration for University of Bath High-Performance Judo Coach Adam Hall on his Commonwealth Games debut, representing Northern Ireland, as he suffered a first-round defeat to Fiji’s Gerard Takayawa in the men’s +100kg competition.
It was a tight contest against an opponent 17 years his junior but Hall, who came out of retirement to qualify for the Games, conceded the decisive score with just 15 seconds of the four-minute match remaining.
The final weekend also saw sprinter Aleeya Sibbons, who continues to train full-time at Bath after graduating in Architecture, help Team England to a fifth-placed finish in the women’s 4x100m relay (43.45) at her first Commonwealth Games.
Trendell Sporting Scholar Jayda Pechova and fellow Bath alumna Imogen Allison missed out on a medal in the netball as England were defeated 68-50 in Sunday’s bronze-medal match, having been edged out 61-54 by eventual champions New Zealand in the semi-finals.
The results mean that University of Bath-associated athletes ended Glasgow 2026 with five medals, with Kroussaniotakis’s judo bronze adding to podium places for Bath Performance Centre swimmers Cam Brooker (two silver), Jacob Peters (silver) and Matthew Ward (bronze).
The University of Bath is a UK Sport-accredited Elite Training Centre, supporting high-performance athletes as they prepare for international competition. Find out more by visiting teambath.com/performance.
Georgios Kroussaniotakis picture credit: PA Images.
