The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
“It’s a sport that you can get into with any level of experience”, Cheltenham Neptunes player Megan Hardwick discusses her journey into flag football. Played at grassroots, university and international levels, flag football has taken off in the UK, mirroring the popularity of the NFL thanks to the International Series, which started in 2007. Flag […]
“If you want to get into a sport that gives you a chance to win an Olympic medal, this is the one”, said Cheltenham Neptunes head coach Daniel Sellwood. Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK and it’s slated to make its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. […]
“Our memberships have increased by about 30% in the last two months”, says Cheltenham Neptunes founder and president Ben Newham as he’s excited about the future of flag football in the UK. Flag football is one of the UK’s fastest-growing sports and it is right on your doorstep here in Gloucestershire, in the form of […]
Since the announcement last Autumn that flag football will feature in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the game has seen rapid growth in the UK. Cheltenham Neptunes quarterback Ashley Lewis hopes to be there in the US, but not as a player. “I’m really, really excited to see it in the Olympics. I’m currently playing for the GB Silver Lions, but I think […]
Andy Brown has travelled around the world painting stadiums across several continents, to paint baseball, and many other sports. Brown who was introduced to baseball in 2009, when an American friend brought him to a game in South Korea, said it was tough to put into words what that first experience was like “You come […]
With Squash being announced to feature at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028, there is a chance a Cheltenham born play could be on the plane. Nathan Lake was originally born in Cheltenham before moving to Chicago to pursue his squash career. Despite being 31 now, and by the time the Olympics come round, he’ll […]
Embed from Getty Images The ex-Team GB Olympian diver is teaming up with Swim England in an attempt to raise interest in the sport by improving diving facilities at pools in the West Midlands and surrounding areas. Barrow competed in several LEN European Aquatics Championships and Commonwealth Games, including winning gold in in Eindhoven 2012 […]
Embed from Getty Images Ex-Great Britain and European Championship Gold winner Sarah Barrow has teamed up with Swim Britain to announce that she will front an exciting new initiative scheme to develop grass roots diving in the West Midlands region. The former Team GB Olympian has embraced her new role as a Diving Development Officer […]
Embed from Getty Images Retired Olympian diver Sarah Barrow is in line to be the face of a new initiative scheme in the West Midlands which will look to help develop diving in the region, in the hope of attracting young people into the sport. The former European Championship Gold winner is working with Swim […]
Tokyo 2020 was initially delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and now the rearranged games later this year will be held without overseas fans or volunteers in attendance. The games, which were due to be held in the Summer of 2020, will now take place in Japan from 23 July to 8 August whilst the […]