Sport used to show the opportunities available in UK education

The title was eventually retained by the UK team, but the real highlight this year saw all of the University’s athletes come together at the end of the tournament, as the event was opened up to students from local schools and universities for the first time.

This initiative saw pupils from two of the International Schools in Ningbo visit the campus to play sport and hear from Nottingham students about life at the University, before athletes from Wanli University took part in several tightly contested games against Nottingham all-star sides.

Following these matches, Nigel Mayglothling, Assistant Director of Physical Recreation and Sport at the University, explained that opening up the Games had benefited Nottingham students as well as the University itself.

He explained: “TCG3 certainly raised the profile of the range of student opportunity and experience on offer at Nottingham. The Games highlight the diverse backgrounds of our students and underline that even as a front-line academic University we value the roundness of character that events such as this can offer.

“Wanli Students really enjoyed the opportunity to play against international competition for the first time and this clearly opens up links with a key local University too. According to their staff, the International School students also had a fantastic day and were really impressed with the wide range of opportunities on offer at ‘The Nottingham’s’.”

Nigel continued: “This year the intra-mural matches produced far closer competition than ever before. Our hosts have been wonderful and many new friendships have been forged. The third TCG has been a true ‘friendship through sport’ experience for the 220+ athletes, volunteers and staff involved in the Games as well as the hundreds who have been to watch. We look forward to TCG4 in Nottingham in 2012.”

To find out more about the Tri Campus Games, please visit: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sport/tricampusgames.php, or the facebook group at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=103846590265  

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Notes to Editors: A series of Tri-Campus Games photos are available to download from the University of Nottingham’s Flickr account at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uonottingham.

The final results from the 3rd Tri Campus Games:

Overall result: Gold – UK; Silver – Malaysia; Bronze – China

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