About sport
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 new home for sport and health sciences
We have opened a new £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.
Teesside Sport also offers a range of focused initiatives, such as:
- elite athlete bursary scheme
- focus sports
- 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.


