A special attention in ISTU has always been attached to fitness and sport. In the hard times of its early years physical training and sport were the concern of the Military Department. At present 35 instructors work at the Center for Physical Education which celebrated its 55 th Anniversary in 2004. Our students have easy access to 32 sports clubs and health groups that unite 1500 students who like any of a wide variety of sports:
- Aikodo
- Table tennis
- Sport aerobics
- Sport rock climbing
- Sport rock climbing (for children)
- Fitness
- Shaping-up exercises
- Track and field athletics (men)
- Track and field athletics (women)
- Boxing
- Wrestling
- Greco-Roman style wrestling
- Karate
- Chess
- Skiing (men)
- Skiing (women)
- Basketball (men)
- Basketball (women)
- Volleyball (men)
- Volleyball (women)
- Mini football
- Football
- Powerlifting
- Aerobics
- Kick-boxing
- Volleyball (faculty and staff)
- Fitness (faculty and staff)
- Callisthenics
- Bodybuilding
- Tae kwon do
- Sport ball dances
- Sport group “Health”
Students and teachers of the University have won so many sports cups, medals and awards that to display all of them would require a separate achievement exhibition. Ekaterina Ivanova, the graduate from Geology Faculty, Merited Master in mountaineering, was the first woman in the USSR to reach the top of the Everest. M. Nikulina, the graduate from Metallurgy Faculty, Merited Master of Sports (coached by K. Markov) won the title of Olympic Games Champion in 1990. She took the second prize in the Olympic Games in 1992 ( Barcelona, Spain). This is only a short list of brilliant sportsmen of our University that could be continued much further.
The facilities of the Center are as follows:
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Gymnasium (950 sq. m.) for trainings in basketball, volleyball, mini football, sport gymnastics, aerobics. The gym is equipped with up-to-date information and acoustics systems for holding competitions in volleyball and basketball of any level. The gym is also equipped with a rock climbing apparatus (90 sq. m.), a unique one in Irkutsk region both by size and relief diversity.
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Stadium (upper field), University’s pride. The stadium is covered with artificial lawn of the fifth generation, equipped with athletic sectors and race track, changing and shower rooms. It is the only such a stadium in Irkutsk region.
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Stadium (lower field). It’s a training filed for track and field athletics, football, discus, javelin and hammer throwing.
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Ski pavilion for 800 persons.
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Specialized athletic gym.
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Sport and health complex with 2 gyms and athletic halls (1000 sq.m.)
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Boxing hall (350 sq.m.) with state-of-the-art equipment: ring with platform, sacks, mirrors, tennis table, helmet, gloves.
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Shooting gallery
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Each student dormitory is equipped with mini gyms and gym apparatuses
- Out-of-town sport complex “Polytechnic”