An active sporting calendar and ample
recreational opportunities provided by the Sports and Recreation Centre ensure a complete learning experience for our students as participation in competitive sports and recreation activities forms an integral part of University education.
The serious athlete may vie to represent NTU in any of the over 20 sports competed at the Singapore Universities Games (SUNiG), the Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Games, local leagues and tournaments. They may also strive towards representing Singapore and the University in Regional and International Games like the World University Games, World University Championships, ASEAN University Games and Asian University Championships.
Besides competitions, student athletes may also bring their sport to a higher level through sports exchanges and invitational competitions overseas.
The objectives of this programme are to offer opportunities for students to learn and participate actively in sports and recreational activities according to their interest and ability.
Students are encouraged to pick up new skills and knowledge, take part in regular group exercise sessions, learn martial arts and pick up new sports at a social level under this 5-week programme. A nominal sum is payable for certain programmes.
Pretty Tuff is a programme geared towards encouraging female students at NTU to exercise. Participants pay a nominal sum of membership fee each semester to join the 5-week exercise programmes that include courses such as belly dancing, pilates, yoga, kick boxing, etc. All courses are conducted by professional instructors.
Members of the university can look forward to a host of health and fitness events, quizzes and talks, as well as health and fitness assessments which are organized by the Healthy Lifestyle Unit.
The Sports Club is driven by a student committee and oversees 21 sub-clubs as well as organizes annual events like Surf and Sweat, Bike Rally, X-Physique and National Vertical Marathon.
The Sports and Recreation Centre administers the use of a comprehensive range of sports facilities, loan of equipment and provides first aid assistance. Indoor facilities include: three Multi-Purpose Sports Halls, four Activity Rooms, two Fitness Gyms and four Squash Courts. Outdoor facilities include: one Archery Range, one Cricket Training Net, one 8-lane 400m Running Track, one Football Field with an estimated gallery seating capacity of 1000pax, three Multi-Purpose Fields, three Basketball Courts, one Street Soccer Court, three Multi-Purpose Courts, two Sepak Takraw Courts, six Tennis Courts (one with practice wall), one 50m 8-lane Swimming Pool, one Diving Pool, one Wading Pool and, lastly one Futsal Court and one Volleyball Court beside Hall of Residence 2.
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