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...
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games start today and there are high hopes of medal success among the University of Bath-based athletes past and present competing for ParalympicsGB over the next 11 days. Polly Maton, a 16-year-old athlete coached at the Sports Training Village by Colin Baross, is in action when competition gets fully under way on Thursday and will contest the T47 long jump final at 10.11pm BST. She returns to the Olympic Stadium on...
Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Marcus Daniell says he “can’t be too unhappy” after a good week at the US Open came to an end in battling fashion on Monday night. Daniell and men’s doubles partner Brian Baker put up a fine effort in their third-round match against Great Britain’s Jamie Murray and Brazil’s Bruno Soares before going down 6-3 7-6(7) to the number-four seeds and Australian Open champions. The unseeded pairing had a set...
Talented Team Bath MCTA Tennis ace Amelia Bissett recorded a double victory on her home court when the week-long Nike Junior International Bath concluded at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Bissett, coached by Craig Proctor, took the step up to U16 level in her stride as she won the girls’ singles title with a 6-4 6-1 victory over number-one seed Annali Olivelle in Saturday’s final. She had earlier teamed up with Team Bath...
A place in the US Open quarter-finals will be at stake when Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Marcus Daniell takes to Flushing Meadows’ newest arena on Monday. Daniell and men’s doubles partner Brian Baker will face number-four seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares, the Australia Open champions, in the Grandstand Stadium – the 8,000-seater arena opened this summer. After taking less than an hour to win their first match against Malek Jaziri and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo...
Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Marcus Daniell will be looking to build on an impressive start to his US Open campaign when he returns to action at Flushing Meadows on Friday. Daniell and partner Brian Baker were in fine form as they beat Malek Jaziri and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo 6-3 6-2 in the first round of the men’s doubles on Wednesday, taking less than an hour to wrap up the win. Next up for the New...
Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Marcus Daniell begins his men’s doubles campaign at the US Open in New York on Wednesday. Daniell, fresh from representing his native New Zealand at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, will once again team up with Brian Baker of the United States at Flushing Meadows. They face fellow unseeded pair Hans Podlipnik-Castillo of Chile and Malek Jaziri of Tunisia in the first round, with the match scheduled to take place...
Aspiring tennis aces from around the world will be serving up a treat at the University of Bath later this month when it hosts a Tennis Europe youth competition. Grand Slam winners Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are among the hundreds of players who have developed their skills on the Junior Tour during its 26-year history. Now the latest crop of talented teenagers will be competing at the Nike Junior International...
University of Bath-based athletes played their part in helping Great Britain achieve one of the most remarkable Olympic results in its history according to Team Bath Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley. Team GB ended the Games second in the medal table with 67 total medals including 27 golds - one more than third-placed China. Athletes who base their training at the University's Sports Training Village contributed six medals towards the haul - four silvers and two bronze. Swimmers Siobhan-Marie...
There was double delight for Megan Davies as Team Bath MCTA Tennis players enjoyed yet another successful year at the National Junior Tennis Championships in Nottingham. Davies, supported by coaches Melanie South and Jim Edgar, dominated the U18 Girls’ Singles competition, sweeping through the draw before beating Scotland’s Alex Hunter 6-1 6-4 in the final. She then teamed up with Hunter to win the U18 Girls’ Doubles title, beating Team Bath MCTA’s Camille Verden-Anderson and...
