Athletics legend Colin Jackson returned to his former University of Bath training base on Wednesday to officially open the extensively-refurbished Team Bath Gym. The double World 110m hurdles champion was joined by gym members, University of Bath staff and representatives of Matrix Fitness UK – the company that has kitted out the gym with new state-of-the-art equipment – as he cut a Blue and Gold ribbon in the Sports Training Village facility. “It gives me great...
A delegation of Japanese experts, led by mayor of Beppu Yasuhiro Nagano, are visiting the Sports Training Village for advice ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Twelve delegates were given a tour of the University of Bath's sports facilities and presentations held ahead of a two-day visit during which they will learn the intricacies of hosting international rugby teams at the facility - Australia trained at the STV during last year's World Cup...
University of Bath students Sydney Gregson and Lottie Holland will gain more international rugby experience this week as they represent England Women U20 in a three-game series against Canada. Gregson – a Trendell Sports Scholar and Ambassador for Team Bath’s partners, MJ Church – and Holland met their 24 fellow squad members last weekend for a two-week training camp at Nottingham Trent College. As part of that, they will take on Canada’s age-group team on...
There was heartbreak for University of Bath alumni Natasha Hunt and Amy Wilson Hardy as Team GB’s women fell short of a historic rugby sevens medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. After recording convincing wins in their three group matches and the quarter-final against Fiji, Team GB’s progress was halted at the semi-final stages by an impressive New Zealand outfit. They still had a chance of winning a bronze medal but could not get...
University of Bath-based swimmer Jazz Carlin admitted she was “gobsmacked” after smashing her lifetime best to win 400m freestyle silver at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Just ten minutes after seeing fellow swimmer Adam Peaty win Team GB’s first gold of the Games, Carlin produced a magnificent performance to finish runner-up to Katie Ledecky of the United States who set a new world record of 3:56.46. Carlin came under pressure from another American, Leah Smith,...
University of Bath graduates Natasha Hunt (left) and Amy Wilson Hardy (right) will be playing for a medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Monday after a sparkling weekend for the Team GB women’s rugby sevens team. Four big wins – three in the group stages and a 26-7 success against Fiji in the quarter-finals – have put GB through to a last-four meeting with New Zealand (7pm BST). Should they win, Britain will...
A place in the history books awaits Natasha Hunt and Amy Wilson Hardy after they today became the latest University of Bath graduates to be selected by Team GB for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The duo have been named in the first-ever GB Olympic women’s rugby sevens squad, with the sport making its debut at the Games this summer. Hunt studied Coach Education and Sports Development from 2007 to 2010, while Wilson Hardy graduated in...
Three University of Bath students contested the final of the 2016 European Touch Rugby Championships in Jersey last weekend, where England retained their men’s open division continental crown. Dom Tripp, who has just spent a placement year in Australia on his Sports & Exercise Science course, captained an England side also featuring Sports Performance student Will Serocold to a 10-4 win over Wales in the final. Lining up against them was Education with Psychology first-year...
University of Bath rugby players Zack Henry and Patrick Jenkinson helped Great Britain’s men win a silver medal at the FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships in Swansea. They were only denied gold by an Australian try from the last move of a dramatic final, which saw the British team – who had led 20-19 when the buzzer went – edged out 24-20. Jenkinson, who has played for Bath Rugby’s United XV and graduated in...
The world class facilities at the Sports Training Village today welcomed the South West's top young sporting talent as part of Sport England's School Games Festival. School pupils from Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucester who had qualified through previous competitions took part in the regional event, which was organised by the West of England Sports Trust (Wesport). The event was opened by London 2012 shooter Georgina Geikie - the...
