Gold medal for table tennis superstar student
September 14, 2016
An English student at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) has won his second paralympic gold medal. Zhao Shuai won the men’s single Table Tennis last night (Tuesday) at the Rio Paralympic Games. Zhao beat Andras Csonka 3-0, defending his London 2012 title. He won every match in his competition class, sweeping aside opponents from …
Zika virus and the Olympic Summer Games – any regrets?
August 8, 2016
Dr Janet Daly, Associate Professor in Veterinary Medicine & Science at The University of Nottingham, asks whether GB golfers were too cautious to stay away from Rio 2016 There has been much discussion in the lead up to the Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 about the risk Zika virus might pose to …
Nottingham alumni go for Gold as GB face NZ
August 7, 2016
Three University of Nottingham alumni start their Olympic campaign tonight as Great Britain compete in the men’s field hockey. Nick Catlin, who graduated in History, Harry Martin, an Economics alumnus, and George Pinner, who graduated in Management Studies all form part of the team that faces New Zealand at 9pm They will be joined by …
My part in Rio 2016…from my desk in Nottingham
August 2, 2016
There are 5185 miles that separate Rio de Janeiro and Nottingham but I can already feel the excitement building ahead of the Olympics. This is because in my small way I have helped bring recognition to a deserving athlete and fellow Brazilian. Imagine waking up one morning with the certainty that you would be a …
Rio hopeful inspired by home Games
August 13, 2012
Economics student and Rare Rising Star winner Kike Oniwinde is one of Team GB’s brightest javelin hopefuls for Rio 2016. Here she shares her London 2012 experiences and explains how they have motivated her to reach the Olympic Games in four years time. After seven years of preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, it has …
Should tennis be an Olympic sport?
August 1, 2012
Well, should it? There’s a school of thought that says: if it’s not the pinnacle of the sport, it shouldn’t be in the Olympics. In tennis, the four Grand Slam tournaments are very much the pinnacle. If you win one of those, you’ll write your name in the history books of tennis forever. As Andy …
Olympics kick-off in the Midlands
July 27, 2012
London 2012 doesn’t get much bigger than this – Belarus vs New Zealand in the first round of the football. Alright, maybe it’s not quite on a par with Usain Bolt in the 100 metres final or Bradley Wiggins at the velodrome, but that’s missing the point. It’s the Olympics. And the fact that 14,000 …
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