Sports and Recreation

Utrecht University has its own large sports complex, Olympos.

It has a modern gym, several courts and pitches, a wide range of fitness and dance classes, a climbing wall, as well as facilities for martial arts, yoga, athletics and more. Olympos sports centre is also a hub for all kinds of student sports associations, and aims to cater for all of your exercise and sporting ambitions.

Using the facilities at Olympos is significantly cheaper than membership at non-university health clubs – see here

for how to purchase a special ‘Olympas’ and benefit from all the facilities at a very low price.

University College Utrecht students also have access to their own small gym on campus, on the ground floor of the Dining Hall building. It is maintained by Olympos and overseen on a daily basis by the UCSA’s Gym Committee.

The UCSA actively encourage its members to stay active, fit and healthy by facilitating a wide range of sports and recreational committees. Whether you would like to run marathons or jog around the block, cycle to foreign cities or simply ride through town, sail across wide-open lakes or simply canoe along the canals, there is a group of students on campus ready to help you get involved! Hockey, volleyball, basketball, football, rowing, tennis, bouldering and skating are also popular amongst students, and the UCSA can help you get involved competitively or just for fun. See here for more details.

Utrecht and the surrounding area offer a fantastic environment in which to relax or energise. The city of Utrecht itself is beautiful in many ways, and offer so much to students who seek peace and quiet, cultural discovery, or an active social scene. But more importantly, go and explore and see what you make of it yourself!

Needless to say, exploring Utrecht and the area by bike is an easy and fun way to relax and discover new places. There are countless sites and apps to help with this, see here for good starting tips for getting around by bike.

See the university’s own page relating to sports here.