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News / 29 May 2025

Sports Awards 2025: Badminton wins Club of the Year

Badminton Club's Alina Phang was also named Captain of the Year in what was a huge night for the club and the wider Team UCL community

Go Kitajima, Nick Miao, and Szofi Vardy
Go Kitajima, Nick Miao, and Szofi Vardy Live reporting from the Bloomsbury Theatre
TeamUCL was received the Gold Award after raising £29,000 for the men's mental health charity Movember. Photograph by Nick Miao/The Cheese Grater

TeamUCL was received the Gold Award after raising £29,000 for the men's mental health charity Movember. Photograph by Nick Miao/The Cheese Grater

It's been a huge night for UCL's Badminton Club, named 2025 Club of the Year and whose Captain Alina Phang bagged the title of Captain of the Year.

Elsewhere, some of the biggest names on campus – Sports Officer Jack Sibeon and Dodgeball Club's Elisia Swaby (and former Goldsmidian) – were named Honorary Life Members of the Union.

Meanwhile, Trisevgeni Papakonstantinou and Joe Donaghue – who plays for GB Fencing – have been named Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year respectively.

Some 160 athletes were also awarded a commendation, colour, centenary, or sporting excellence. You can find the full list of nominees right here.

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