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Physical Activity Society
An Olympic University
Did sport play a big
part in your University life?
Whether you played for one of the University’s teams or clubs or whether
you just like sport to keep fit, the Sport and Physical Activity Society is a
great way of getting back in touch with old friends and meeting new ones.
Membership is free and open to everyone – whatever your age or ability.
Join today, visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/sportssociety
Since the moment it was announced that the Olympic Games would be
coming to London in 2012, the whole country became united as hosts. From
large cities to small rural villages, and from multi-billion pound global
companies to your local high street store, everyone wanted to get involved –
and that included us…
Our facilities
We welcomed the Australian judo team
to our Walsall Campus after they chose
our Sports Centre as their official training
base.
Six members of the team, plus their
coaching staff, set up camp at the Centre
for their all-important pre-games training
in preparation for the competition.
The Sports Centre was selected as one
of the country’s official Olympic training
bases in 2008 in recognition of its elite
sporting facilities. It was included in the
Guide for National Olympic Committees
(NOCs) for the sports of Judo, Basketball,
and Taekwondo.
Director of Sport, Mike Chamberlain,
a former British Judo Champion and
international competitor, said:
‘‘
The University’s Walsall
Campus offers the perfect
environment for the
Australian team, with
the best judo training
facilities in the country
complimented by modern
campus facilities to give
them a truly excellent
experience.
‘‘
The Sports Centre is a British Judo
Association High Performance Centre,
one of only a few in the UK, and plays
host to many international sporting
competitions. The Great Britain judo
team also used the Centre in 2008 in
the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.
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