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 …
TCG 6: Getting to know you
June 9, 2014
Team UK completed the TCG line-up on Saturday afternoon following their transcontinental journey to Ningbo – Team Malaysia having arrived the previous day. You could be forgiven for assuming that term was still in session here given the number of student volunteers on hand to help their international colleagues settle in. It seems that wherever …
Friendship through sport
June 5, 2014
Hello and welcome to our brand spanking new sport blog. My name’s Mike and I work within the University’s Marketing, Communications and Recruitment team. We decided to launch this blog to celebrate the rich sporting tradition of the University and our local area. Although performance sport at the University is very likely to feature, we’re …