Sport

The four year wait is finally over and the eyes of the whole World will be on Rio to deliver the most exciting Olympic Games yet! Tune in from the 5th to the 21st August to cheer on your country. Olympic Games As the name suggests, the first games were held in Olympia. It all began back in 776 BC in the time of the ancient Greeks, sports events were held in honour of the god Zeus. The games continued on for 12 centuries before being suspended in 392AD by Emperor Theodosius who banned anything he deemed a “pagan cult”. Almost exactly 1,500 years later in 1896 Greece reclaimed their history and began holding the Olympic Games once again in Athens. This was the beginning of the modern Olympics which has shaped the events we see today. Continue reading →

2015 saw yet another sold out event for Bournemouth 7's with over 30, 000 sports and music lovers attending! Let’s see if we can top that for 2016! If you’re looking for a big bank holiday blow out then get yourself down to Bournemouth Sports Club at Chapel Gate from the 27th to the 29th May! Bournemouth 7's Since 2008, Diamond Sporting Group have been giving us the biggest and best sports festival in the south and 2016 will be no exception! Bournemouth 7's is the largest sports and music festival in the world so it is sure to impress even the most seasoned festival veterans. It is an annual event that takes the south coast by storm with fierce rugby, netball, dodge ball and hockey tournaments between the best teams in the UK! Continue reading →

Come and join the largest sport and music festival in the world! It’s back and bigger and better than ever! I am, of course, talking about Bournemouth 7’s Festival. What Is Bournemouth 7's? Every year on the last Bank Holiday weekend of May, thousands gather for the biggest festival Bournemouth has to offer and this year will certainly be no exception! Over 30,000 visitors attend Bournemouth 7’s each year and it’s easy to see why. With a whole array of sporting events for local teams to take part in and a huge party atmosphere, it’s every student’s dream! Bournemouth 7’s Festival was launched in 2008 by Diamond Sporting Group and very quickly became known as “the sporting Glastonbury” There are almost 400 teams going head to head in rugby, netball, hockey and dodge ball tournaments so there will be nonstop sporting action all weekend. Continue reading →