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What are the athletic opportunities at the University of Cambridge?

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At the University of Cambridge, student-athletes get to choose between 77 club sports offered by the university. Below is the list of some of the most popular sports clubs for students to participate in:

Aikido Club	Amateur Boxing Club	American Football Club
Athletic Club	Australian Rules Football Club	Automobile Club
Badminton Club	Baseball & Softball Society	Basketball Club
Boat Club (Rowing)	Bowmen (Archery)	Canoe Club
Caving Club	Cheerleading Society	Clay Pigeon Shooting Club
Cricket Club	Croquet Club	Cruising Club
Cycling Club	Dance Society	Dancesport Team
Eton Fives Club	Fencing Club	Football Club
Gliding Club	Golf Club	Gymnastics Club
Handball Club	Hare and Hounds (Running/Cross-Country)	Hillwalking Club
Hockey Club	Ice Hockey Club	Jiu Jitsu Club
Judo Club	Kabaddi Club	Karate Club
Kendo Club	Kickboxing Society	Korfball Club
Lacrosse Club (Men)	Lacrosse Club (Mixed)	Lacrosse Club (Women)
Lawn Tennis Club	Mixed Martial Arts	Modern Pentathlon Club
Mountaineering Club	Netball Club	Orienteering Club
Polo Club	Pool and Snooker Club	Powerlifting Club
Rackets Club	Rambling Club	Real Tennis Club
Revolver and Pistol Club	Riding Club	Rifle Association
Rugby Fives Club	Rugby League Club	Rugby Union Football Club
Ski and Snowboard Club	Small Bore Club	Squash Club
Surf Society	Swimming and Waterpolo Club	Table Tennis Club
Taekwondo Club	Touch Rugby Club	Trampoline Club
Triathlon Club	Ultimate Club	Underwater Exploration Group (SCUBA)
Volleyball Club	Yachting Club

<p>At the University of Cambridge, student-athletes get to choose between <strong>77 club sports</strong> offered by the university. Below is the list of some of the most popular sports clubs for students to participate in:</p><table style="width: 88.9054%; height: 604.687px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Aikido Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Amateur Boxing Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>American Football Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Athletic Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Australian Rules Football Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Automobile Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Badminton Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Baseball & Softball Society</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Basketball Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Boat Club (Rowing)</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Bowmen (Archery)</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Canoe Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Caving Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Cheerleading Society</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Clay Pigeon Shooting Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Cricket Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Croquet Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Cruising Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Cycling Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Dance Society</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Dancesport Team</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Eton Fives Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Fencing Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Football Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Gliding Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Golf Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Gymnastics Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Handball Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Hare and Hounds (Running/Cross-Country)</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Hillwalking Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Hockey Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Ice Hockey Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Jiu Jitsu Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Judo Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Kabaddi Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Karate Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Kendo Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Kickboxing Society</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Korfball Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Lacrosse Club (Men)</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Lacrosse Club (Mixed)</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Lacrosse Club (Women)</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Lawn Tennis Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Mixed Martial Arts</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Modern Pentathlon Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Mountaineering Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Netball Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Orienteering Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Polo Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Pool and Snooker Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Powerlifting Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Rackets Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Rambling Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Real Tennis Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 44.7917px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 44.7917px;"><div>Revolver and Pistol Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 44.7917px;"><div>Riding Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 44.7917px;"><div>Rifle Association</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Rugby Fives Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Rugby League Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Rugby Union Football Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 44.7917px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 44.7917px;"><div>Ski and Snowboard Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 44.7917px;"><div>Small Bore Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 44.7917px;"><div>Squash Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Surf Society</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Swimming and Waterpolo Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Table Tennis Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Taekwondo Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Touch Rugby Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Trampoline Club</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Triathlon Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Ultimate Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Underwater Exploration Group (SCUBA)</div></td></tr><tr style="height: 22.3958px;"><td style="width: 33.1946%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Volleyball Club</div></td><td style="width: 32.8155%; height: 22.3958px;"><div>Yachting Club</div></td><td style="width: 33.948%; height: 22.3958px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table>

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