St Mary’s University, Twickenham (SMU) student and Sport Scholar, Sohrab Alipour, has won a Gold medal at the BUCS Autumn Championships for Taekwondo held earlier this month.
Sohrab won three separate fights in the men’s -80kg A class division against students from King’s College London, University of Southampton, and UCL.
The BUCS Autumn Championships marked the start of the Taekwondo season, with the competition being held on the St Mary’s University campus on Sunday 24th November.
Speaking on his win, Sohrab said, “After coming from a series of back to back international competitions, it was nice to fight back at home for once! Getting three wins under my belt is a great way to get myself noticed for the 2025 season.”
British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the national body for delivering competitive higher education sport in the UK.
