A Sports Resolutions arbitrator will decide within the next seven days whether a group of Bath-based rhythmic gymnasts have achieved the standard for the London 2012 Olympic Games as set out by British Gymnastics. The independent arbitrator heard evidence from both the group and British Gymnastics at a hearing in London today (Wednesday). The arbitrator's role is to consider whether the national governing correctly applied and adhered to its selection policy. If the group’s appeal...
Britain’s rhythmic gymnastics group say they are pleased their bid to secure nomination to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games is going to be considered at an independent appeal. Sport Resolutions will consider the appeal on Wednesday 29 February. In the meantime the group continue to train at their University of Bath training base. If the appeal is successful it is understood British Gymnastics will recommend the British Olympic Association take up the host...
Britain’s rhythmic gymnastics group bid to achieve the London 2012 qualifying standard at the Visa International Gymnastics competition from Monday to Wednesday (16 to 18 January). The group have been finalising their preparations at the University of Bath to compete at test event at the North Greenwich Arena, which is the London 2012 gymnastics venue. The group have been training together at the University since January last year with the goal of achieving the 2012...
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean dropped into the University of Bath's Sports Training Village on Saturday to provide a significant boost for The University of Bath-based senior rhythmic gymnastics group who are seeking London Games qualification. The ice dance stars, winners of Olympic gold in 1984 and bronze in 1994, came to Bath courtesy of a TeamGB scheme designed to inspire potential Olympians. Torvill and Dean's "Bolero" routine at the Sarajevo Games of 1984 attracted...
The University of Bath-based senior rhythmic gymnastics group have taken a step closer to qualifying for the London 2012 Olympic Games by securing a place at the test event in January. The seven-strong training group are aiming to become the first British team to compete in the group competition at an Olympic Games. They faced a key challenge at the weekend when they had to exceed a set mark in their two performances at the...
The Great Britain trampolining team, which does some of its training at the University of Bath, has secured its first qualification place for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Kat Driscoll finished ninth in yesterday’s (Thursday) individual qualification round at the World Championships in Birmingham. A top-eight finish was enough to secure a place in Sunday’s finals and also to qualify a GB berth at London 2012 Olympic Games, but not for a named athlete. With...
Britain’s top trampolinists have been finalising their preparations for the World Championships – the first London 2012 Olympic qualifier – at the University of Bath. British Gymnastics has an nine-strong GB team competing at the Trampolining and Tumbling World Championships at the NIA in Birmingham from 17 to 20 November. The championships are particularly significant this year because the top-eight finishers in the individual qualifiers, subject to a maximum of two per nation, not only...
European and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Dai Greene featured as the mystery guest in this week’s edition of the hit BBC sports quiz programme Question of Sport. Greene, who is coached at the University of Bath by Malcolm Arnold, UK Athletics National Events Coach – Hurdles, swapped the running track for the gymnastics mat for the programme. Greene was filmed training with the GB senior rhythmic gymnastics group, who also train at the Sports Training...
