News

With Cambridge currently placing 19th out of 165 in the overall BUCS Points Table, it has been a brilliant season for our student athletes. Below are the winners and medallists for the 2025-26 season.League WinnersAmerican Football O1 Midlands Tier 2Football M1 Midlands Tier 2Hockey F1 Premier SouthHockey M2 Midlands Tier 3Netball F4 Midlands Tier …

“Whether you’re a first-year discovering your sport for the first time or a seasoned Blue adding another chapter to your sporting story, today is your celebration”, Mark Brain, Director of Sport.More than 250 student athletes gathered at the University Sports Centre on Monday, 22nd June 2026, for the seventh annual Cambridge University Sports Award…

University of Cambridge student Anant Gupta (MEng Computer Science, Fitzwilliam, 2026) has achieved a phenomenal second place in the Men’s Open Age Singles at this year’s Racketlon British Championships. Racketlon, a multisport event in which competitors play sequential games of table tennis, badminton, squash and tennis, originated in Finland and …

This year's Cambridge Half Marathon saw more than 14,000 runners take on the 21.1km challenge, and marked the seventh year of the University of Cambridge Sports Service’s formal partnership with the event. The collaboration continues to serve as a major component of the University’s commitment to staff wellbeing, and allows for considerable fundrai…

Cambridge football made a triumphant return to Grange Road for the 2025/2026 Blues Varsity matches this month. Drawing a capacity crowd of 1,900 supporters to the newly established Mumford Pitch, the Cambridge University Association Football Club season showpieces represented the 141st Men’s and 40th Women’s Varsity clashes between Cambridge and th…

The Give it a Go programme continues to be a great way for the student community of Cambridge to keep active, maintain healthy lifestyles, and make friends.  A successful Michaelmas term has seen attendances increase by a massive 40% on last year! "It is too easy to get caught up in the solitary world of studying here, and these sessions are the pe…

2024-25 was the second year of delivery for the ‘Give it a Go’ programme at the University of Cambridge, where participation more than doubled on 2023-24. The Give it a Go programme offers free, fun, low commitment inclusive activities for students throughout the calendar year. The sessions are designed to create a community culture where students …

Celebrating another year of success at the 2025 Cambridge University Sports Awards!The Cambridge University Sport Service were delighted to welcome guests from across Cambridge’s colleges and clubs, and those from further afield including friends and family.The event was hosted by Director of Sport, Mark Brian, with the awards being announced by; P…

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our former Head of Department, Tony Lemons, who died in September 2024 at the age of 76.Tony started at the University of Cambridge in the early 1980s after holding lectureships at the Universities of Liverpool and Edinburgh and working as a visiting lecturer at the National Institute of Sport…

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games proved to be an extraordinary showcase of talent, with eleven Cambridge University alumni proudly representing their nations on the world stage.We extend our heartfelt congratulations once again to all the athletes, coaches, and their families for their outstanding performances, marked by truly remarkable achievements.T…

The 2024 Sports Awards returned once again to toast success, celebrate achievement, and honour the University of Cambridge Sport Clubs and individual successes for doing great things right here in Cambridge. Over 200 students, staff and members of the wider community came together in a transformed Sports Centre to recognise the breadth of sporting …