University to celebrate Paris 2024 stars on campus
Following a spectacular summer of sport, the University of Birmingham will be celebrating an evening with some of it’s Olympic and Paralympic sporting stars next month.
Current sports scholars and staff, as well as alumni and coaches who competed and supported their nations in Paris will be in attendance at the Bramall Music Hall on the evening of Wednesday 6 November.
The PathwaytoParis evening will be hosted by the University Sport team, alongside Olympian and former student Hannah England, who herself was in Paris on media duties. Hannah will host a Q&A with a handful of Olympian and Paralympians with doors opening at 5.00pm until 6.30pm.
From hearing what it’s like to compete, to hearing more of the journey and role that Birmingham has played in their career, the evening will also be attended by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam Tickell and is free to attend.
If you’d like to attend our PathwayToParis celebration event on Wednesday 6 November, from 5.00pm-6:30pm in the Bramall Music Hall on Edgbaston Campus, please complete the form below.
A record 20 Birmingham representatives past & present competed in Paris this Summer across 11 different sports, with at least another 11 alumni heavily involved in the Games across team management/coaching, media and specialist support staff.
Furthermore, they collectively brought home an all-time record 11 medals for those connected to the University.
If you’d like to attend our PathwayToParis celebration event on Wednesday 6 November, from 5.00pm-6:30pm in the Bramall Music Hall on Edgbaston Campus, please complete the form below.
Please note, places are very limited due to capacity. This is a free to attend event. Refreshments will not be available.
Photo creds: imagecomms, David Pearce, Sam Mellish, Paralympics GB.
