University of Bath proudly hosts “a celebration of the glory of sport” as first Laser Run World Champs staged in UK prove a huge success

The first UIPM Laser Run World Championships staged in Britain proved to be a huge success as more than 560 athletes from 33 countries served up three thrilling days of competition at the University of Bath. Racers of all ages and abilities competed for world titles in 37 categories, from under-9s through to over-70s, including, for the first time, three Para Laser Run categories. Gold medals went to athletes from 11 different countries, Egypt being...

22 August 2023

UIPM Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships 2023 are under way as University of Bath hosts nine days of world-class sport

Nine days of world-class sport are under way at the University of Bath as it proudly plays host to the 2023 UIPM Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships - click here to buy tickets. Getting the action started were the first-ever Laser-Run World Championships to be staged in Britain, which saw more than 560 athletes representing 33 different countries competing across age ranges from under-9s to over-70s. [caption id="attachment_69573" align="alignright" width="292"] Alex Bousfield (right) with Senior...

21 August 2023

New heptathlon PB for Bath alumnae Chari Hawkins on IAAF World Athletics Championships debut in Budapest

University of Bath alumnae Chari Hawkins set a new heptathlon personal best when she made her IAAF World Athletics Championships debut in Budapest, Hungary. Representing the United States, Hawkins was in bronze-medal position at the end of Day 1 after recording new bests in the 100m hurdles and shot put. She also improved her javelin PB on Day 2 and while she eventually finished eighth, her final tally of 6,366 was more than 100 points...

20 August 2023

Weekly Pan-disability and Walking Tennis sessions coming to Team Bath this Autumn as Inclusive Tennis Festival proves a success

Team Bath Tennis is launching weekly pan-disability sessions in September following the success of an Inclusive Tennis Festival. Fifteen young people aged between five and 20 took part in the event at the Team Bath Sports Training Village (STV), where coaches adapted games and drills using specialist equipment. The Festival was run in conjunction with the Bath-based Blue Sky Tennis Foundation and Access Sport, a national charity who provided Disability Inclusion Training for all the...

15 August 2023

University of Bath ready to welcome the world as hundreds of athletes head to Laser Run and Pentathlon World Champs

Nearly 800 athletes from 39 different countries will be heading to the University of Bath over the next few days as the eagerly-awaited 2023 UIPM Laser-Run and Pentathlon World Championships get under way. Most of the 191 athletes contesting the Pentathlon championships, from 22nd to 28th August, will be staying in accommodation on campus, just a few minutes’ walk from the main competition arena at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. Almost all the action...

14 August 2023

Three golds among five-medal haul for University of Bath swimmers Jono Adam and Ed Mildred at first LEN European U23 Champs

University of Bath student Jono Adam and training partner Ed Mildred won five medals between them, including three gold, at the inaugural LEN European U23 Swimming Championships in Dublin. Adam, who studies Sports Performance, was the first European home in the men’s 50m backstroke final on Saturday, touching the wall in 25.12 to edge out Greece’s Evangelos Makrygiannis by one-hundredth of a second. He repeated the feat in Sunday’s 100m backstroke final, again finishing runner-up...

13 August 2023

Team Bath’s Ella Williams helps Team England win Trinbago 2023 bronze as netball makes its Commonwealth Youth Games debut

Team Bath NPL player Ella Williams helped Team England bag a brilliant bronze when netball made its long-awaited debut at the Commonwealth Youth Games on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The goal-attack, who captained the Blue & Gold’s U19 squad this season, helped England secure a 34-29 victory over Scotland in the third-placed play-off of the competition, played in a Fast5 format. England also beat St Vincent and the Grenadines 42-14 and Botswana 47-8,...

12 August 2023

VIDEO: Students and graduates excited for ultimate home competition as University of Bath hosts Pentathlon World Champs

This month’s Pentathlon World Championships at the University of Bath are the ultimate home competition for 11 members of the Pentathlon GB squad who also study or studied here. The University’s Sports Training Village (STV) has been home to Pentathlon GB’s National Training Centre for the past 25 years and, during that time, dozens of the country’s top pentathletes have taken the opportunity to combine sport and education. They include London 2012 silver-medallist and 2014...

09 August 2023

Imogen Allison “super proud” as Team Bath stars past and present help England make history by reaching first Netball World Cup final

Team Bath stars past and present helped England reach their first-ever Netball World Cup final as they secured silver in South Africa. Australia proved too strong in Sunday’s final, clinching their 12th title with a 61-45 victory, but it was still a tournament to remember for the Vitality Roses, who are led by former Team Bath player and coach Jess Thirlby. [caption id="attachment_69493" align="alignright" width="292"] Imogen Allison in action against Australia in the Netball World...

07 August 2023

Suzanna Hext adds silver to opening-night gold as Manchester 2023 Allianz Para Swimming World Championships conclude in style

Suzanna Hext won her second medal of the Manchester 2023 Allianz Para Swimming World Championships on Sunday as she added S5 100m freestyle silver to her 50m gold. Hext, who does her strength and conditioning training at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, was leading until the closing 25m when Italy’s Monica Boggioni – the newly-crowned 200m freestyle champion – came through to take gold. Having been in hospital until just 48 hours before the World Championships began,...

06 August 2023