Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
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China delegation visits sports facilities
The group, including Vice Director General of the Sports Officials Training Centre of General Administration of Sport in Beijing, are in Leeds for the Chinese Olympic Committee Coaches and Officials Conference, and visited our Carnegie Sports Centre for a tour of our sporting and sports science facilities, along with meeting staff and student athletes.
Professor Sue Backhouse presented to the conference on Friday on her world-leading research into anti-doping practices and policies with the World Anti-Doping Agency and Sergio Lara-Bercial is presenting his research with the International Council for Coaching Excellence on Tuesday.
Professor Slee recounted our sporting heritage and history to the Chinese visitors, and told of our University’s many links with national and international sport before being presented with a memento of their visit.
Did you know?
Our very own Mick Hill, Senior Coach for Performance & Enterprise, is a former Olympic athlete himself and trains Jessica Ennis-Hill in the javelin.
Our first famous coaching alumnus was Sir Walter Winterbottom, who went on to become the first England Football Coach and Director of the FA and is widely credited with shaping English football as it is today. One of our most widely known current alumni is Stuart Lancaster, Head Coach of England Rugby.