Beds students scoop medals at BUCS National Championships
Thu 14 March, 2019
Two students from the scooped medals at the British Universities & College Sport (BUCS) National Indoor Championships.
Jessica Hunter was awarded the gold in the 60m Hurdle and Nuno Moreira Dias Rato bagged the bronze in Judo.
Sports Therapy student Jessica said: “Persistence is key, I was happy to take the win at BUCS in a new Personal Best time of 8.23 ranking me second in the overall UK rankings, whilst representing the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV after a rollercoaster indoor season.â€
Clinical Exercise Physiology student Nuno said: “It was a fun and thrilling day where I won four fights and only lost one. At the end of the day, I was really happy that I could come away with a bronze medal representing the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV. I am grateful to the Sports Office of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV as they provided me with all the facilities and support to take part in this competition.â€
The pair joined thousands of other students from universities and colleges across the country who descended on Sheffield to compete in the two-day events.
Head of Sports Partnerships at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV Stephen Pitt said: “I am pleased that as a Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV we were able to send such a strong team to the BUCS Championships as this is such a good multi-sport event for our students to be able to shine.ÌýÌýMy hope is that the great results by Jessica and Nuno inspire other students to get involved in sport at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV.â€
Find out more about the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV's SportsBeds programme here.
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