Olympic seal of approval for new David Ross Sports Village

Alumni sports stars of the University of Nottingham have celebrated the official opening of the David Ross Sports Village. Olympic table tennis champion Dr Deng Yaping and gold medal-winning canoeists, Dr Tim Brabants MBE and Etienne Stott MBE, were among the line-up of sporting legends who joined fellow alumni David Ross and UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl for the celebrations. The £40 million sports village is a state-of-the-art facility on University Park campus. It includes an indoor fencing salle, dance and spin studios, an all-glass squash court, an outdoor full-sized 3G rubber crumb pitch, tennis courts and gym. Elite athletes can access a High Performance Zone which has a 60m six-lane indoor sprint track, a bespoke cardio training area, all supported by specialist strength and conditioning staff. The Sports Village was made possible by a significant commitment from Nottingham alumnus and Carphone Warehouse founder — David Ross, who studied law at the University. He said: "I am delighted to be here standing in this fine facility today and I'm confident that it will inspire generations of Nottingham sportsmen and sportswomen, from sporting greats at whatever level, to the enthusiastic amateur.