Student athletes excel in Olympic Stadium
May 9, 2012
Three sports bursars led an outstanding effort from The University of Nottingham at the BUCS Visa Outdoor Athletics Championships this weekend. Held at the 2012 Olympic Stadium in London, 10,000 metre runner Ian Kimpton and high jumper Isobel Pooley secured gold medals, while Kike Oniwinde secured a bronze in a highly competitive women’s javelin competition. …
Town and Gown 2012: The results are in
May 6, 2012
After a full day of competitive matches across fourteen sports, the inaugural Town and Gown competition, perhaps fittingly, came down to the final set of the last match. As teams from The University of Nottingham and their opponents from across the City looked on, the City Rockets Volleyball team secured the win needed to tie …
University takes on city in Olympic inspired competion
April 20, 2012
Some of our most talented athletes are preparing to take on clubs from across the city in a series of friendly matches this April. The 2012 Town and Gown event is the first senior multi-sports event of its type to be held in Nottingham and will form part of the Five Ring Legacy Games that the …
Brunei comes to Nottingham for a day of student sport
March 29, 2012
Hundreds of students from Brunei will be putting on their sports gear this Saturday for a day of competition as part of the BruNotts Easter Games (BEG). The Games were first organised in 2003 to bring together Bruneian students from institutions across the UK and Ireland for a range of sporting events. Students will compete at …