Team GB beach volleyballers Shauna Mullin and Zara Dampney produced a battling performance to win their first ever Olympic match, coming back from a set down to beat Canada at Horse Guards Parade tonight (Sunday). The pair, whose British training base is a the University of Bath, made sure of a winning start to their London 2012 campaign by triumphing a tense deciding set 15-13. The more experienced Canadian pairing of Annie Martin and Marie-Andree...
Malaysia’s badminton players bid farewell to their University of Bath training base today (Tuesday) to begin their campaign for gold at the London 2012 Olympics. Malaysia are one of the powerhouses of world badminton but have never won an Olympic gold. The team have been training for the last 11 days at the University of Bath, a venue they have held training camps at in each of the last three years. World number two Lee...
World champions Dai Greene and Mhairi Spence head an impressive list of 25 athletes preparing to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games who train at the University of Bath. Athletes who train at the University will compete in seven different sports at the Games – athletics, badminton, beach volleyball, judo, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming. The vast majority of Bath-based athletes at London 2012 will represent Great Britain, with one each for Egypt...
University of Bath student and badminton player Hadia Hosny El Said has had her place on the Egyptian team for the London 2012 Olympic Games confirmed. Hadia qualified a place at the Olympics by finishing as the highest placed African player in the women’s singles badminton world rankings. Egypt’s National Olympic Committee has now confirmed her place on the Egyptian team for her second successive Olympic Games. Hadia combines training at the University with studying...
University of Bath student and badminton player Hadia Hosny El Said has taken a big step closer to competing at her second Olympic Games after achieving the London 2012 qualifying standard. The Egyptian player has been combining training at the University with studying for an MSc in Medical Biosciences at the University’s Department of Biology and Biochemistry. Hadia qualified a spot for London 2012 by finishing as the highest African women’s singles player in the...
Badminton player Alex Huttunen has been named 2012 University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year Award at a ceremony at Bath’s Assembly Rooms. Alex, who is in his fourth year of a Mathematics degree at the University of Bath, received the award following a vote of members of the Students’ Union Sport Association. He featured on a shortlist of five athletes featuring swimmers Jess Dickson, Michael Jamieson and Andrew Willis, as well as hurdler...
Bath are officially Best in the South West! Varsity Winners 2012 The inaugural “Varsity – Best of the South West” on Saturday 24 March saw Bath winning local bragging rights in front of over 3000 spectators over the six sports on show. With a number of close matches Bath came out 5-1 winners overall. The stand out result of the day came in the morning with Bath defeating Exeter’s Rugby League side, previously unbeaten in...
University of Bath student Panuga Riou made quarter-final exit from the women’s singles at the English National Badminton Championships. The 19-year-old Coach Education and Sports Development student went down 21-11, 21-15 to Kate Robertshaw, who went on to finish as runner-up at the tournament in Sheffield. University of Bath graduates Mariana Agathangelou and Heather Olver reached the final of the women’s doubles, where they went down to Jenny Wallwork and Gabby White. Another University graduate,...
University of Bath student Panuga Riou is the youngest member of the England women’s team picked to contest badminton's European Team Championships, it was announced today (Wednesday). The 19-year-old is one of four uncapped players in the England women’s team for the championships, which take place in Amsterdam from 14 to 19 February. Panuga is currently studying for a Coach Education and Sports Development degree at the University of Bath and receives a Jeff Trendell...
Egyptian badminton number one Hadia Hosny El Said is combining studying for a Masters at the University of Bath with bidding for a place at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The 23-year-old made a piece of history in 2008 when she became the first Egyptian badminton player to compete at an Olympic Games. She is now training at the University of Bath high performance badminton centre with the goal of making 2012 her second Olympics...
