Yolanda King
June 24, 2015
In our run up to Summer Open Day’s 2015 University of Nottingham (UoN) Sport athletes have compiled a number of blog posts from students who have been a part of UoN Sport. Below is a post from Sports Scholar and incoming Table Tennis President Yolanda King who will be returning from Geneva after taking part …
European University Table Tennis Championships – Day Four
Event report by Jonathan Spinks, UoN Table Tennis Today was our last competition day, with both the men’s and women’s singles resuming at the last 32 stage. With only Paul McCreery, Tressa Armitage and Yolanda King left in the draw, it meant the rest of the team were only on supporting duty. Liam and I …
The best of #TCG2015 on Monday
June 23, 2015
1) China put the first points on the board, beating Team UK in Ultimate Frisbee 2) It’s all about friendship through sport but don’t think that winning doesn’t matter. Team China end their seven year wait for victory in the Ultimate Frisbee! 3) Team Malaysia complete the TCG line up with their first fixture …
Tri Campus Games: Day 1
June 22, 2015
Written by Natalie Nolan, Year 2 History. The Tri Campus Games is best known for bringing the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia, China and UK campuses together for a week to compete in a series of competitive sport. In true TCG spirit, all the athletes are dressed in their designated team colours and were ready for …
European University Table Tennis Championship 2015 – Day Three
Event report by Jonathan Spinks, UoN Table Tennis After the Men’s event was won by Poland’s Rzeszow University yesterday, and the Women’s by Kazan in an all Russian final, we moved onto the singles and doubles events. Despite an early slip up by some of the men’s team (yours truly included) forgetting to set an …
European University Table Tennis Championship 2015 – Day Two
June 21, 2015
Event report by Jonathan Spinks, UoN Table Tennis Today saw the conclusion of the team matches for both the men and women, and another early start. Perhaps it is best to keep the men’s section short, as it was not perhaps our finest hour. In truth the men suffered unluckily from a number of factors, …
European University Table Tennis Championship 2015 – Day One
June 20, 2015
Event report by Jonathan Spinks, UoN Table Tennis This year our men and women have been lucky enough to qualify for the European University Table Tennis Championships held in Geneva. Despite early setbacks, with two of the team missing the flight and problems with entry, we settled into the warm, sunny weather well! Today saw …
The Knockout Effect
May 19, 2015
by Indy Bamra from the University Park Fitness Centre Let’s not misinterpret boxing as an aggressive sport with no real fitness purpose. Boxing actually requires you to be both physically and mentally prepared as you need a combination of skills to perform well, including excellent speed, quickness and power. I personally find it the most enjoyable …
Super lifesavers
March 31, 2015
by Katherine Wickham, General Secretary of UoN Lifesaving This past month has been a busy time in the University of Nottingham Lifesaving Club calendar. From March 8-5 2015, club members travelled to the Czech Republic to compete with several other university lifesaving clubs internationally, then the following week we were competing against those clubs at …
BUCS round-up 11 March 2015
March 12, 2015
Yesterday saw action in the semi-finals of the Championship and Trophy Cups for the University, with a range of outstanding results and an overall return of 22 wins at 52%. It was a day to remember for Table Tennis in the Championship Cup as the Men’s and Women’s 1st teams progressed to the final. The …
