Judoka Ben Fletcher strikes gold in Mauritius to take step closer to Rio 2016

Team Bath Judo Club’s Ben Fletcher gained more valuable qualification points on the road to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as he struck gold at the African Open Championships in Mauritius. The 23-year-old, coached by Juergen Klinger at the University of Bath, dominated all of his fights in the under-100kg weight division to claim the third international title of his career and his second in 2015, following his success in Tunis in January. After overcoming...

09 November 2015

Team Bath tennis aces meet as Aegon GB Pro-Series Event gets into full swing

It promises to be an action-packed day on the tennis courts at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Monday as the Aegon GB Pro-Series Event gets into full swing. The men, who got the week-long international professional event under way on Monday, return for the third qualifying round of their $15K tournament while the women begin their bid to earn a place in the main draw of their $25k competition. Among those taking part...

09 November 2015

Three more medals in Dubai takes Jazz Carlin’s World Cup haul to fantastic five

Jazz Carlin continued her good form at the FINA/airweave World Cup by winning three medals on the Dubai leg. The National Performance Centre Bath swimmer, coached by Dave McNulty and Graeme Antwhistle at the Sports Training Village, clocked 8:30.79 to win silver in the 800m freestyle. She had earlier won bronze in the 200m freestyle and returned to the pool the following day to also finish third in the 400m freestyle. Carlin, who won 400m and...

09 November 2015

Best-ever medal haul as GB Bobsleigh Youth Olympic hopefuls make flying start to season

Great Britain Bobsleigh's Youth Olympic hopefuls got their season off to a stunning start as they dominated the medal table in Calgary. GB won eight medals in the opening two races of a seven-race season that will determine who qualifies for the second Youth Olympics in Lillehammer in February 2016. Kelsea Purchall and Annabel Chaffey claimed a gold medal apiece in Canada, with Purchall winning Race 1 on Wednesday night and Chaffey repeating the feat...

09 November 2015

Earn, learn and become an award-winning Team Bath coach – meet the undergraduate who won Student Employee of the Year 2015

Team Bath offers a plethora of opportunities for students; they can train, compete and socialise as athletes – but they can also gain valuable experience as a coach. Opportunities include working with Tribe – Team Bath’s dedicated youth sport programme – to help young athletes not only develop their talent, but also use sport as a tool for learning key social skills that will serve them for the rest of their lives. One such student...

03 November 2015

Free chance to spot future aces as top-class tennis returns to University of Bath

Tennis fans can watch some of the world’s top up-and-coming stars in action for free this week when the Aegon GB Pro-Series Event returns to the University of Bath for a tenth successive year. Former Australian Open finalist Jo Wilfried-Tsonga and fellow Frenchman Nicolas Mahut are among past winners of the week-long ITF Pro Circuit event, which is run by the LTA and starts on Sunday, November 8. Big-serving Australian Sam Groth and Spain’s Roberto Bautista-Agut...

03 November 2015

Bath swimmer Jazz Carlin starts season with World Cup silvers in Doha

Jazz Carlin won two of nine medals for British swimmers at the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 in Doha. The National Performance Centre Bath swimmer, coached by Dave McNulty and Graeme Antwhistle at the Sports Training Village, took 800m freestyle silver on Monday in 8:27.25. Gold went to New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle and Germany’s Sarah Kohler took bronze. Carlin then returned to the Hamad Aquatic Centre podium on the second evening to accept her 400m freestyle silver. She clocked 4:07.42, with...

03 November 2015

“Great honour” as Eboni Beckford-Chambers is named as Team Bath Netball Superleague captain

England star Eboni Beckford-Chambers says she is “proud and honoured” to be named as captain of Team Bath Netball for the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague season. The 27-year-old defender, who has spent the past four years playing professionally in the ANZ Championship in Australia, confirmed her return to the famous Blue and Gold last month. She can boast a wealth of experience having won four Superleague titles during her previous spell at Team Bath. She...

02 November 2015

World medallists and international athletes among sporting scholars for 2015-16

Talented student athletes from an array of different sports have been awarded University of Bath sporting scholarships. Among the 2015 scholars are medallists at British and World Championships, an England Hockey Cup winner and a rugby player who competed in this year’s Six Nations. 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. They are supported by alumni and...

02 November 2015

Top-five finish for Sophie Kamlish at IPC World Championships in Doha

Sprinter Sophie Kamlish finished just outside the medal places when she contested the T44 100m final at the IPC World Athletics Championships in Doha on Thursday. The 19-year-old, coached by Rob Ellchuk at the University of Bath, ran the second-fastest time of 13.53 in the morning’s semi-finals as she finished runner-up to defending champion Marlou van Rhijn. The Dutch runner went on to beat her own world record as she won the final in 12.80 and...

29 October 2015