Brisbane Bronco Patrick Carrigan and Australian swimmer Elizabeth Dekkers have been announced as The University of Queensland’s 2023 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year.
45 student-athletes from 17 sports have been awarded a UQ Sporting Scholarship in 2023.
Your phone buzzes to life at 6am – time for that run you’ve been planning. You know, the one you postponed yesterday… and the day before. We get it – crawling out of bed for a solo sweat session can be tough. So if you’re in need of a little extra motivation, come join the team at UQ Sport and try one of our group fitness workouts!
Do you sometimes struggle to fit in a workout? Can’t bear the thought of slogging it out for hours and hours in the gym? You don’t have to! Try this 30 minute workout. Get a full-body fitness blast on the rowing machine. It will work nearly all the muscles from your shoulders to your calves and you’ll burn up to twice as many calories as you would on a treadmill.
Are you hoping to get fit this year? Do you want a leaner, tighter figure? Are you looking for a way to change up your workout routine? Or do you simply want to burn some extra calories after a food-filled festive season? It sounds like it’s time for you to try… kettlebells!
It's holiday time, which means sleeping in, having breakfast a bit late, no school drop-offs and pick-ups and none of the add-ons that can make daily life a little too crazy. But when the blues of going back to school and getting moving again come round, we'd rather have you on the front foot!
Since 1912, Blues and Half Blues awards have been presented to UQ students in recognition of outstanding sporting achievements, and for enhancing the reputation of university sport. A total of 29 UQ students received awards at the gala event, with 21 Half Blues also bestowed to outstanding athletes.
UQ has won 10 champion pennants at 2019 UniSport Nationals Div 1.
An exciting week of multi-sport action kicks off this Sunday 24th September at the 2022 UniSport Nationals!
One of UQ’s proudest traditions, the race sees competitors run 636m around UQ’s heritage-listed Great Court.
