Sharp-shooting medic wins bronze at Commonwealths
July 28, 2014
Shooter Rachel Parish, a University of Nottingham graduate, won a bronze medal in the women’s Double Trap yesterday, beating Canada’s Cynthia Myer in a shoot-off. Rachel’s medal success will be all the sweeter after eight years of frustration. She won two medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne but missed out on competing in 2010 …
Commonwealths – Days 2 to 4
With the hockey team resting, and squash and high jump yet to start to the University of Nottingham contingent, attention turns to Paul McCreery in the table tennis. On Friday Ireland comfortably swept aside Vanuatu 3-0, with Paul winning his match 3-0. This set up a knockout tie with fourth seeds Nigeria. Unfortunately Ireland lost …
Day One at the Commonwealths
July 25, 2014
Current student Paul McCreery (pictured right) kicked off the action in the Table Tennis for Northern Ireland with a solid 3-0 victory (11-8, 12-10, 11-3) against Paul David from Guyana. The next team match against India was a tougher affair with Paul facing former Commonwealth Gold medallist Kamal Achanka from India who is currently ranked …
Life in the athletes’ village
July 23, 2014
Economics student and England hockey international Harry Martin provides an update from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth village. We’ve now moved into the village — I forgot how cool these places are! We’re all living in one big house; the majority of rooms are pairs with one three and one five on the top floor. I’m in the 3 …
Going for gold in Glasgow
July 17, 2014
Hi, my name is Harry Martin and I’ll be going into the third year of my Economics degree this September. I’m also a member of the England and Great Britain hockey teams and have been asked to give an insight to our preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow along with life as a student-athlete. …
Isobel’s flying high
July 2, 2014
University of Nottingham student and international high jumper Isobel Pooley won gold at the British Athletic Championships held in Birmingham on Saturday. The third year Animal Science student beat off strong competition from Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Morgan Lake, who finished second and third respectively, to claim the British title with a jump of 1.90m — just …
I must be mad to watch this lot!
June 20, 2014
As England’s chances of advancing beyond the World Cup group stages hang by an ever diminishing thread, Alan Pringle discusses just why we put ourselves through the pain of supporting our national teams. In recent years, Alan’s research has focused on how football can be used as a vehicle for mental health promotion and interventions. I have …
U Canoe Unleashed on Highfields Lake
June 16, 2014
Why was Highfields Lake crammed with canoes last week? Maths student Luke Williams explains. Until my second year at University I had no experience kayaking. My friend from home started playing Canoe Polo and knowing how clumsy he was I thought “how hard could this be?” so started to try something new. I’ve spent the …
TCG life through a lens
June 12, 2014
Written by Page Phillips Harrington, Year 2 Archaeology The Tri Campus games is known for taking students from each Nottingham campus from around the world and bringing them together to compete in a week of sport. These guys train hard, know their sports and are ready for a bit of friendly competition in their chosen …
Let the games begin…
June 10, 2014
Day 1: Following the spectacle of the opening ceremony, competition finally got underway yesterday. Morning session highlights The hotly anticipated UK vs China men’s basketball took centre stage in the cathedral-like sports centre and didn’t fail to deliver on expectations. It seemed that every athlete who wasn’t competing had gathered to watch the closely fought match that saw Team UK run out eventual …
