Winning Students News
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Two Winning Students rowers won medals as part of a successful Great Britain team competing in the inaugural European Rowing Under 23 Championships in Kruszwica, Poland this week.
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Ten Winning Students athletes were competing on a global stage this past fortnight as they took on some of the world’s best student athletes at the World University Summer Games in Chinese Taipei.
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Edinburgh athlete Allan Smith explained he has a good feeling as he gets set to compete in the men’s high jump final at the World University Summer Games in
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Three current and former Winning Students athletes have become the first home-based Scottish rowers to be selected for a senior World Championships.
“It’s a very sensible option to study alongside sport because your sporting career isn’t going to last your lifetime. If you are lucky you can make a living but once you stop competing it’s very important to have something to fall back on. There’s a possibility of injury as well so you never know how your career is going to pan out really. Study works to balance your sport as well because it’s a really useful distraction.”