Rower David Lyons has been named University of Bath Sports Personality of the Year for 2007. The 22-year-old Coach Education and Sports Development student topped a poll of his fellow students from a shortlist of four candidates. Lyons said he was delighted to feature on the shortlist, alongside athletes such as track sprinter Craig Pickering, silver medallist at this year’s European Indoor Athletics Championships. “I was impressed to be on the shortlist,” he said. “It...
British bobsleigh aces Nicola Minichiello and Jackie Davies returned to the UK today (Tuesday) proudly clutching the silver medals they won at the Bobsleigh World Championships in Canada. The Team Bath pair, who both train at the University of Bath, became the first British women's bobsleigh crew to win a World Championships medal and the first British crew to win a Bobsleigh World Championship medal since 1965. They missed out on gold in Calgary by...
