Jessica Hopton, part of the England U19 badminton squad, led a successful group of Team Bath badminton players at the weekend’s English National U19 Championships in Milton Keynes. Hopton, hoping for selection to the World Junior Championships team this year, won the women’s doubles with Lydia Powell in three incredibly tight sets – 21-15, 20-22, 22-20. She also reached the singles semi-finals, losing to reigning champion, top seed and eventual winner Banerjee at that stage...
Team Bath badminton coach Peter Bush was brimful of pride this week after Heather Olver, a University graduate and alumni of his coaching group here at the Sports Training Village, won a senior national badminton title. Olver, with Lauren Smith, won the English National women’s doubles title in Crawley earlier this month. Olver , who also won two silvers at last year’s Commonwealth Games, had been defeated in five previous finals. The duo won by...
Olympic and Paralympic titles, World Championship success and 27 Commonwealth Games medals are just some of the reasons that 2014 has been another unforgettable year of sport at the University of Bath. And the year ahead promises to be equally memorable, with the Modern Pentathlon European Championships and Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad both being hosted at the Sports Training Village. The undoubted highlight of 2014 came on Valentine’s Day when British Skeleton star Lizzy...
University of Bath Chemical Engineering student and badminton player Angus Pedersen won a hat-trick of titles at the Finnish International Junior Championships. Pedersen only dropped three games from all 15 of his matches in Espoo en route to collecting the men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles titles at the weekend. “I’ve never won three titles nationally, so to do it at an international standard was amazing,” he said. Trendell Scholarship This result comes off...
An array of talented young student athletes from across 12 sports have been awarded University of Bath scholarships. Among the 2014 scholars are athletes who have already represented their countries at Commonwealth Games, World Under-23 Championships and European Youth Championships. University of Bath students with the potential to succeed both academically and in their chosen sport can apply for the scholarships, which are awarded each year. The scholarships are supported by alumni and friends of...
University of Bath based badminton player Jess Hopton is celebrating a double triumph at the Swiss Junior Open in Basel. Hopton won the under-19 women’s singles title and joined forces with Lydia Powell to win the doubles. Seeded 5/8 for the singles, Hopton beat Ira Banerjee, England’s under-19 national champion, in the quarter-finals, before defeating France’s Joanna Chaube in the final. Hopton and Powell, seeded 3/4 for the doubles, beat top seeds Banerjee and Jessica...
Athletes linked to the University of Bath produced some terrific performances at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games winning 27 medals - five golds, 14 silvers and eight bronzes. They won medals for three countries – England, Scotland and Wales – and across six sports – athletics, badminton, judo, shooting, swimming and weightlifting. More than 70 athletes with University links were selected to compete at the Games and they collected medals on nine of the 11...
University of Bath graduate Heather Olver collected her second silver medal on the final day of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Coach Education and Sports Development graduate took silver partnering Chris Langridge in the mixed doubles final. The pair put up a brave battle but went down to fellow England players and top seeds Chris and Gabby Adcock in this morning’s final 21-9 21-12. Olver adds the mixed doubles silver to the team silver...
There were silver medals for University of Bath graduates Danny Talbot and Zoe Shipperley on the penultimate day of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games today (Saturday). Sports Performance graduate Talbot helped England to silver in the 4x100m relay in the final event of the Games on the Hampden Park track. Running the anchor leg, he collected the baton alongside Usain Bolt, and while Bolt sprinted clear to take gold for Jamaica in a Commonwealth Games...
University of Bath Sports Performance graduate Zoe Shipperley is guaranteed at least a silver medal with the England hockey team at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games after they beat New Zealand in a tense semi-final this afternoon (Friday). The game was all-square at 1-1 after the Kiwis scored a last-gasp equaliser, but England went through 3-1 in the penalty shoot. That means England now face Australia in the final at 8.15pm tomorrow (Saturday). Fellow Sports...
