The countdown to the country’s biggest multi-sport disability event of the year continued with the formal signing of contracts for the University of Bath to host the Special Olympics GB 2013 National Summer Games. The Games run from 28 August through to 1 September and will see more than 1700 athletes with intellectual disabilities from across Great Britain taking part in a programme featuring 12 different sports. The majority of sports will be held at...
Team Bath’s Jess Hopton is the new Under 17 English National Badminton Champion after capturing the title at the weekend. Hopton, who was seeded 5/8 for the championships, took gold with a 21-17, 14-21, 24-22 final win over Ira Banerjee. She had to do it the hard way, beating second seed Tsui-Yee Lau and joint third seed Lydia Powell en route to the title. Hopton just missed out on a repeat performance in the women’s...
Some of Britain’s stars of the London 2012 Olympics Games will be in action at the University of Bath as filming for the BBC’s Superstar programme takes place. For further background information please go to: University to host filming of BBC Olympic “Superstars” Please note ALL enquiries about tickets and running orders must be made direct to the ticketing agency Applause. You can contact Applause via their website.
University of Bath student Panuga Riou reached the quarter-finals of the women’s singles competition at the World University Badminton Championships in Korea. The 20-year-old, who is studying for a degree in Sport and Social Science, was the only European player to reach the quarters stage of the women’s singles. She went down to Kim Su-Youn of Korea in a hard fought three-setter 14-21 21-12 16-21 at Gwangju. Riou is supported by a Trendell Family Scholarship,...
Hi everyone, Lots to report this week. Last weekend saw swimming compete in the short course event. It was a successful event that saw Bath finish second. Special mention goes to Michael Jamieson who was awarded male swimmer of the meet, by winning the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke and coming third in the 200m individual medley. Anne Bochmann had similar success, winning the 200, 400 and 800m freestyle and coming third in the 400m...
University of Bath student Panuga Riou is a member of Britain’s eight-strong team competing at the World University Badminton Championships, which get underway in Korea next week. Riou combines training with studying for a degree in Sport and Social Science at the University of Bath. The 20-year-old is supported by a Trendell Family Scholarship. donated by a graduate of the University and his family, which helps student athletes to fulfill both their sporting and academic...
University of Bath graduate and former English number one badminton player Carl Baxter returned to the Sports Training Village to thank his former coach. Baxter spent four years training and studying at the University of Bath and graduated with a first class degree in Coach Education and Sports Development in 2007. He announced his retirement from the international game earlier this year to concentrate on his career working in the Sport and Entertainment Department of...
Bath residents turned out in force to pay tribute to the city’s London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic heroes as they toured the city in a celebratory open top bus parade this morning (Wednesday). Twenty athletes took part in the parade – 13 Olympians across seven different sports and seven Paralympians who competed in four sports at London 2012. Bath city centre came to a standstill as residents turned out to cheer on the athletes, who...
Medals, records and some history in the making – that was the University of Bath’s story in the sporting arenas at the London 2012 Olympic Games, where athletes with Bath links had a hand in Great Britain’s first and last medals of the Games. Past and present students and athletes from the University were in impressive form at the Olympics. Some 25 athletes who train at the University were selected to compete across seven sports...
Team Bath judo player Emmanuel Nartey made a piece of history today (Monday) by becoming the first judo player to represent Ghana at an Olympic Games. Emmanuel came up against a tough opponent in his round of 32 contest in the under-73kg class in the shape of Holland’s Dex Elmont. The Dutchman arrived at the London 2012 Olympic Games with an impressive track record winning silver at both the 2010 and 2011 World Championships and...
