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From novices to European Champions in three years…

This summer saw gold medal success for our University of Nottingham Boat Club, with students Jessica Eastwood, Eleanor Ball, Amber Hickson and Freya George powering across the water in the Women’s 4 at the European University Games held in Croatia. Three of the team had never even tried sweep rowing before coming to Nottingham and learning …

Tri Campus Games 2016: the results are in…

By Hannah Webber Back in early June, 180 students from Nottingham, China and Malaysia  came together under the heat of the Malaysian sun to compete over four days and eight sports for the Tri Campus crown. A few weeks down the line and all of the University of Nottingham students have had time to digest …

The Tri Campus Games are back and bigger than ever

By Ellie Hill, Team UK Volleyball player & flag bearer Who would have thought that after playing Football since I was six years old, I would be jetting off to the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia Campus, to play… wait for it… Volleyball! That’s right, Team UK are in Malaysia competing against Team China and Team Malaysia …

UoN Athletics round-up: BUCS Outdoor Championships 2016

By Ailsa Malcolm and Nick Lawrence The British University and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Outdoors Championships 2016, which took place on from Saturday 30 April to Monday 2 May at the Bedford International Stadium was great end to the year for UoN Athletics. The day was filled with great performances all round, amazing support and lovely weather. The event saw one …

British Sports Brand PlayerLayer appointed as Official Supplier to University of Nottingham Sport

University of Nottingham Sport have appointed Nottingham-based sports brand PlayerLayer as their new kit supplier. The new teamwear and leisure ranges will be worn by students and staff from the beginning of the 2016 academic year.

BUCS Nationals 2016 – Spotlight on: Rohan Midha

It’s almost time for the 2016 BUCS Nationals! Get ready to show your support for the #GreenandGold army as all the action kicks off this Friday.   We’ll be in Sheffield all weekend with our UoN teams who have high aspirations of BUCS victory! We have some amazing talent at this year’s Nationals, so we caught up with some …

BUCS Nationals 2016 – Spotlight on: Rebecca Dutfield

The countdown is on for the 2016 BUCS Nationals, which are only one week away!  Held this year in Sheffield, our UoN teams will be setting off early next Friday morning with high aspirations of BUCS victory. With our amazing current ranking of third place in the BUCS league, we’re eager to hold onto our position! To …

Top 12 Moments of 2015!

UoN Sport hope you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We can’t wait to see what the year ahead has in store, so we thought now is a great time to reflect on some of our achievements of 2015. Here are our top 12 moments – one for every month! 1.January – 200 local …

Nottingham is England’s Home of Sport

Last week Nottingham was announced as England’s official Home of Sport. The announcement came on the back of a national campaign run by the tourism board VisitEngland, and saw Nottingham beat the likes of Yorkshire, London and Manchester to the title. The decision was made on the back of an open national vote, and Nottingham secured …

Friday at #TCG2015

The big news on the night! WHOOO! TEAM MALAYSIA CLAIM THE #TCG2015 TROPHY FOR THE FIRST TIME. Incredible scenes #MAKINGHISTORY pic.twitter.com/nWzFBi0Abv — UoN Sport (@UoNSport) June 26, 2015 Team China’s Weiyu Chen takes the Female Spirit Award Team China's Weiyu Chen takes the female spirit award #TCG2015 pic.twitter.com/gRNZ4NTHqR — UoN Sport (@UoNSport) June 26, 2015 …