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
Live reporting from the Bloomsbury Theatre
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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Summary
- Badminton Club wins Club of the Year 2025
- Sports Rep Bella Gilbert wins the Mandy Walker Cup for Sports Personality of the Year
- Taekwondo Club wins the Friends’ Cup for topping the BUCS medal table
- Annie Loh of Cheerleading Club named Coach of the Year
- Alina Phang of Badminton Club named Captain of the Year
- Women’s Rugby Club wins Diversity and Inclusion Award
- TeamUCL awarded Gold Award by men’s mental health charity Movember
- Yoga and Meditation Club wins Louis Carr Memorial Award
- GB Fencing’s Joe Donaghue named Sportsman of the Year
- Trisevgeni Papakonstantinou named Sportswoman of the Year
- Amateur Boxing Club named Most Improved Club of the Year
- King Chalapati – winner of 2024’s Coach of the Year – wins Unsung Hero Award
- Sports Officer Jack Sibeon, Botai Wu of Gliding Club, and Elisia Swaby of Dodgeball (and former Goldsmidian) have been awarded Honorary Life Membership to the Students’ Union
- 63 commentations, 67 colours, 17 centenaries, and 14 sporting excellences have been awarded to a total of 161 athletes
