Sport & well-being
     

About sport

Olympia Building
Teesside Sport

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Netball in the Olympia Building sports hall Saltersgill Sports Ground has grass pitches for soccer, rugby union and league, American and Gaelic football Olympia Building Hockey on the floodlit, artificial turf pitch Environmental Chamber in the Olympia Building

Elite Athlete Bursary
If you're talented enough to compete internationally or have the potential to, our bursary gives up to £1,000 worth of support.
More on our Elite Athlete Bursary

Teesside Sport provides top-quality facilities and professional advice for beginners and experienced competitors - don't miss out while you're here.

We have everything you need to enjoy sport and well-being at Teesside – whether you are an elite athlete competing at international level, or you just want to try a new sport or volunteer – you’ll find what you’re looking for with Teesside Sport.

£17m home for sport and health sciences

We have a £17m sport and health sciences building. The showpiece dental education and sports therapy complex provides a state-of-the-art learning environment for students studying sports therapy and dental nursing and technology.

Olympia sports complex

Sport on campus is centered in our Olympia sports complex, which has a large sports hall for major tournaments - 500 spectator capacity.

We have superb facilities for sport including:

  • top of the range sport & exercise labs
  • temperature controlled environmental chamber
  • climbing wall
  • floodlit, artificial turf pitch
  • sauna and steam room
  • fitness suite
  • squash courts
  • two sports halls.

Watersports Centre
River Tees Watersports Centre

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River Tees Watersports Centre

Teesside Sport also offers a range of focused initiatives, such as:

  • elite athlete bursary scheme
  • social sport sessions
  • intra mural sports leagues
  • Students’ Union clubs
  • coach education courses
  • volunteering and community sport projects.

Off campus you can enjoy our 60-acre Saltersgill Sports Ground, the River Tees Water Sports Centre for rowing, canoeing and kayaking and the nearby Tees Barrage, which has a world class white water rafting course. Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit, Tennis World and local authority swimming pools.