Podium place and Tokyo Olympic qualification are the twin goals for Team Bath’s Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz at World Judo Championships

Team Bath judoka Prisca Awiti-Alcaraz heads into her third World Championships this week with two major goals – a podium finish and confirmation of her place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The University of Bath Sports Performance alumna, who represents Mexico, currently holds a Continental quota place in the women’s -63kg division with the World Championships in Budapest the final chance to earn qualification points. “If I perform well at the Worlds, I could...

08 June 2021

Fun in the sun as University of Bath student rugby teams finally return to action for first time in 15 months

The long wait for a competitive run-out finally came to an end for the University of Bath’s men’s and women’s rugby teams when they took on Bristol University last week. The men played two matches on campus on Friday, their first for 15 months, with the opening game – which Bath won by three tries – featuring students who will still be at university next year before those graduating this summer took to the pitch...

07 June 2021

Morning finals and top-class racing at Glasgow Meet help Bath-based swimmers continue their prep for Tokyo Olympic Games

University of Bath-based swimmers continued their build-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with some impressive performances at the British Swimming Glasgow Meet. The event at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre replicated the Tokyo competition schedule, with heats in the evening and finals the following morning, and took place while swimmers are in a heavy training load. Despite that, James Guy (pictured) got the competition off to an eye-catching start as he led a British...

06 June 2021

Podium places and season’s bests for Sophie Kamlish and Polly Maton at IPC World Para Athletics European Championships in Poland

University of Bath-based Sophie Kamlish and Polly Maton won silver and bronze respectively at the IPC World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Double Paralympian Kamlish teamed up with Zac Shaw, Sophie Hahn and Nathan Maguire to claim a superb second spot behind Russia in a thrilling Universal 4x100m mixed relay final in 48.20. Former World Champion Kamlish, who trains at the Team Bath Sports Training Village and is coached by Rob Ellchuk, also...

05 June 2021

Second silver of the season for Michael Taylor in front of home fans as Leeds hosts World Triathlon Para Series for first time

University of Bath-based Michael Taylor won a superb silver in Leeds’ Roundhay Park on Saturday during the first-ever World Triathlon Para Series event to take place on British soil. Taylor, coached by Rhys Davey at the British Triathlon Bath National Performance Centre, matched his performance in Yokahama, Japan last month as he finished runner-up to 2019 world champion Alexis Hanquinquant of France in the PTS4 race. It was one of five medals won by British...

05 June 2021

50 days to Tokyo: how high-altitude training is helping athletes prepare to reach new heights on Olympic and Paralympic stage

With the Tokyo Olympic Games now just 50 days away, many sports – including the prolific medal-winning GB modern pentathlon team based at the University of Bath – will be planning or have considered high altitude or hypoxic training as part of their preparation. Why? And does it work for all types of sport and everyone? Pentathlon GB Performance Director Jan Bartu, is an advocate and says: "Pentathlon GB Performance has been training at altitude...

03 June 2021

50 days to Tokyo: Bath-based swimmers continue Olympic prep and seek final Team GB places at British Swimming Glasgow Meet

With 50 days to go until the Tokyo Olympic Games begin, swimmers based at the University of Bath will have another chance to hone their race preparations as the British Swimming Glasgow Meet gets under way in Scotland. More than 300 athletes will be competing at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre over the next four days, the largest and most inclusive event run by British Swimming and its partners since the return to the competition...

03 June 2021

Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European multi-medallist Eilidh Doyle announces retirement from competitive athletics

Hurdler Eilidh Doyle, who won Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European medals while training at the University of Bath, has announced her retirement from competitive athletics after an outstanding career. Doyle is Scotland’s most decorated athlete of all time having won 19 major championship medals, the vast majority of them – including a 4x400m relay bronze for Team GB at Rio 2016 – secured while based at the Team Bath Sports Training Village between 2011 and...

02 June 2021

Team Bath Netball treat returning fans to winning weekend as fine Vitality Superleague form continues against Stars and Sirens

Team Bath Netball gave the returning fans plenty to cheer over the Bank Holiday Weekend as they stretched their Vitality Superleague winning run to nine matches with victories over Severn Stars and Strathclyde Sirens. Spectators at London’s Copper Box Arena – back in the stands at top-flight netball matches in the UK for the first time since March 2020 – saw the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold record a 45-32 success against Stars in Friday’s...

30 May 2021

Judoka Ben Fletcher pleased with recovery so far as he targets Tokyo Olympic Games return just five months after breaking leg

Team Bath judoka Ben Fletcher says not having “time to dwell on things” has helped him stay laser-focussed on recovery as he bids to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games just five months after breaking his leg. Fletcher suffered the injury while representing Ireland at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam in February and underwent surgery a couple of days back in London later to pin the break. Remarkably he was back on his feet later...

25 May 2021