Last month Christ Church Sport ran a Twitter competition to encourage students and staff to tell us what it was they loved about sport using the hashtag #ilovesport in theme […]
The balancing act between sport and a PhD
by Phil Hurst, Christ Church Sport Scholar – Athletics One year ago this month I was competing for Great Britain at the European Championships and running in a world record […]
New staff for Christ Church Sport
By Aidan Ainsley Christ Church Sport is delighted to welcome Richard McHugh as a new member of staff working for the University as PlaySport Activity Officer. Rich, who previously worked […]
BJJ English Open Success for Ryan Mairs
CCCU Sport Scholar, Ryan Mairs won gold at the 2016 English Open No-gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships, held at Dartford Judo Club on Sunday. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial […]
Ben Miller – Tennis Sport Scholar
I have been playing Tennis since I was 6 years old. I started playing with my brother at our local club and quickly fell in love with the sport. Tennis […]
Nicole Pepper, Christ Church Sport Scholar – Football
It all started for me at the age of 13. I finally found a local girls’ football team to play in. During my first season I racked up a solid […]
Sport Scholar Josh Bristow – Golf
I first got into Golf at the age of 10. This was just meant to be a little hobby to run alongside my rugby, which was my passion at the time. […]
Hannah Gardner – Football
The common question I get asked is “who do you play for?” which of course I have no qualms in answering that question; I have always been proud to say […]
James Bosio – Football
I started my footballing career at the age of 8 at the Peterborough United Academy and enjoyed a successful two years there under the guidance of Dan Ashworth and Ray […]