LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
S P O R T AT LOUGHBOROUGH We are proud of our hard-earned reputation for sport at Loughborough, but our constant focus is on ensuring every student has the opportunity to enjoy sport regardless of ability or interest.
OUR HISTORY
NATIONAL SPORTS PARTNERS
Our global reputation is built upon a long and successful sporting heritage. Over 100 years ago our Principal, Herbert Schofield, a great innovator, made educating the mind and the body central to his student welfare philosophy and saw sport and physical education as crucial to this.
Our campus is home to unique national performance centres in cricket, athletics, netball, swimming, weightlifting and triathlon.
Today, Loughborough Sport plays host to many of the highest performing student athletes and teams in the country, and our campus-wide opportunities allow all of our students to enjoy life-shaping experiences through sport.
SCHOOL GAMES Loughborough University plays host to the UK School Games with over 1,600 of the most talented young people in the UK competing in several sports over four days in a high profile, Olympic-style multi-sport event.
LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING Our Lightning franchises in cricket, netball and rugby promote excellence in women’s team sports. Our teams compete in the top tier of domestic competition with home fixtures regularly covered live on Sky Sports.
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