GB call up sporting scholar Ben Jones for Master’U BNP Paribas tennis title defence in France

University of Bath sporting scholar Ben Jones has been called into the Great Britain team travelling to France this week looking to defend their title at the Master’U BNP Paribas event – the world’s biggest annual university tennis team tournament. Chemistry student Jones, who is supported by a Buchan Jones sports scholarship, replaces George Houghton who has had to withdraw from the six-strong squad through illness. Barry Scollo, Director of Tennis at the University of...

27 November 2018

Blue & Gold Superleague stars share their knowledge with next generation of netballers during Futures Academy Day

Nearly 100 aspiring Team Bath Netball stars got to learn from current Blue & Gold Superleague players and coaches during an inspirational Futures Academy Day at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Saturday. Teenage players travelled from the Futures Academies and Hubs across the South West to take part in the event, designed to allow the athletes and coaches to meet and learn from each other. The day started with a presentation on...

26 November 2018

Three golds among super six-medal haul as British Skeleton sliders reign in Winterberg

British Skeleton’s excellent start to the 2018-19 season continued as they won six more medals, including three gold, in Winterberg, Germany. After recording her first international victory for three years when she came out on top in the Intercontinental Cup (ICC) race, Olympic medallist Laura Deas only had to wait 24 hours for her second success after completing back-to-back wins. MJ Church Ambassador Ashleigh Pittaway narrowly missed out on joining Deas on the podium in...

26 November 2018

Chemistry graduate Alex Paske claims first Continental Open judo podium place in Cameroon

Former Team Bath judoka Alex Paske won his first medal on the international stage as he took a superb silver at the Yaounde African Open in Cameroon. The University of Bath Chemistry graduate, who trained with Team Bath for 11 years before leaving this summer due to family commitments, overcame two home judoka – Ebenezer Njoh Ndongue Miano and Joseph Hell Bapou – on his way to the -73kg final. A waza-ari was all that...

25 November 2018

Lizzy Yarnold and Vicky Holland need your vote for BT Sport Action Woman of 2018 Award

Lizzy Yarnold and Vicky Holland, who both won global titles this year while training at the University of Bath, are in the running for the BT Sport Action Woman of 2018 Award. A public vote is now under way – click here to take part – and the winner will be announced during a ceremony being shown live on BT Sport 2 on Monday, December 3. British Skeleton history-maker Yarnold became Britain’s most decorated Winter...

24 November 2018

Sailing student Benno Marstaller flies the flag for UK in 2018 Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final

Team Bath Dual Career sailor Benno Marstaller got to learn from two Olympic Champions when he represented the United Kingdom at the 2018 Red Bull Foiling Generation World Final in Miami. Marstaller, who is in the first year of a Mathematics degree at the University of Bath, partnered Chloe Collenette against teams representing 15 other nations in the international competition for sailors aged 16-20. They were selected by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and raced...

23 November 2018

Double gold for Mica McNeill and Montell Douglas as British Bobsleigh crews win five medals at Park City

Mica McNeill and Montell Douglas won two gold medals in as many days during an encouraging start to the 2018-19 international season for British Bobsleigh. The British pair backed up Monday evening’s opening North American Cup (NAC) win in Park City, Utah, with an even more clear cut success at the same venue on Tuesday afternoon. PyeongChang 2018 Olympian McNeill and Douglas finished more than half a second ahead of the silver medal crew from...

22 November 2018

Mistakes and penalties prove costly as Durham complete BUCS Super Rugby double over Team Bath

Errors proved costly for Team Bath men’s 1st XV as they slipped to a disappointing 27-13 BUCS Super Rugby home defeat to Durham on Wednesday. The Fulkers-sponsored Blue & Gold, who are also backed by MJ Church, were unable to capitalise on some good positions in a first half that saw them concede a late try to go into the break 13-6 adrift. Mistakes at the start of the second half then allowed visiting flanker...

21 November 2018

Olympic and World Champions among University-based winners at 2018 Bath Sports Awards

Olympic Champion Lizzy Yarnold, World Champion Vicky Holland and Paralympic silver-medallist Piers Gilliver were among the University of Bath-based athletes, coaches and clubs to enjoy success at the 2018 Bath Chronicle Sports Awards. Yarnold, who made history by successfully defending her women’s skeleton crown at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, was named as Sports Personality of the Year for a second time having also won in 2015. Her success came after British Skeleton, based...

21 November 2018

Dakar delight as Team Bath Judo’s Gregg Varey wins third Continental Open medal

Team Bath Judo’s Gregg Varey claimed the third Continental Open medal of his career when he won a brilliant bronze at the Dakar African Open in Senegal. The University of Bath Sports Performance graduate, who is Team Captain of the Team Bath High Performance Judo Squad, beat home favourite Jeannot Diata in the -66kg bronze-medal match to secure a well-deserved podium place. Varey needed just 42 seconds to win his opening bout against Nigeria’s Moctar...

19 November 2018