Teenager Polly Maton produced the performance of her career so far to become the second University of Bath-based athlete to win a medal at the London 2017 World Para-Athletics Championships. The 17-year-old, from Urchfont in Wiltshire, leapt onto a global podium for the first time as she soared to a new personal best of 5.23m in the sixth and last round of Sunday’s T47 long jump final, much to her own surprise and the delight...
Six athletes who receive Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) support at the University of Bath have been shortlisted in the first-ever TASS Stars Awards for their performances during the past year. Shooter Kristian Callaghan, who graduated earlier this month with a Masters in Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, is in contention for the Most Inspirational prize. Judoka Rhys Thompson is shortlisted for Most Enterprising athlete, while two of the three contenders for Most Dedicated are...
Polly Maton has thanked the University of Bath and the local community for their support after contesting the first of her two finals at the London 2017 IPC World Para-Athletics Championships. The 17-year-old, coached by Colin Baross at the Sports Training Village, ran a season’s best of 13.04 as she finished fifth in the T47 100m final at the London Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. While she was slightly disappointed with her time, Maton was thrilled...
World record in the afternoon, World Champion in the evening – it was a magical Monday at London 2017 for Sophie Kamlish as she became the latest University of Bath-based athlete to win global gold. The 20-year-old, who has been coached by Rob Ellchuk at the Sports Training Village since 2011, finally got the international title she has been striving for after two stunning performances in the T44 100m at the World Para-Athletics Championships. Kamlish...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hundreds of youngsters from across the South West demonstrated their sporting skills in the inspirational surroundings of the University of Bath Sports Training Village (STV) on Wednesday as they competed in the Summer School Games. Pupils from Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucester who had qualified through previous competitions took part in the annual event, which was organised by the West of England Sports Trust (Wesport). They made full use...
Eilidh Doyle and David King booked their places at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships by winning gold during an excellent weekend for University of Bath-based athletes at the British Athletics Team Trials in Birmingham. Emily Diamond also clinched her spot in the GB squad for the Worlds, as did University alumni Danny Talbot and Jack Green, while Leon Reid set the qualifying standard for next month’s global championships with a huge personal best. Sport...
