The University's students can spend their free time in sports groups and clubs (there are 17 at TPU) under the guidance of experienced coaches. TPU athletes compete at every level, from local to European and World championships. The university campus includes more than 12 gyms, basketball, volleyball, and football courts located near student dormitories. The 25-meter swimming pool and a modern stadium Polytechnic are always open for both the university students and staff and also for Tomsk citizens devoted to sports.
The Siberian Lions Student Sport Club was founded in 2020. This club organizes sports events and competitions at TPU. The Siberian Lions futsal team is the silver medalist of the Superfinal of the ASSC (Association of Student Sports Clubs) All-Russian project “Championship” in 2021, a regular participant and organizer of events held by the ASSC of Russia.
About: The TPU orienteering team is a repeat winner of the All-Russian Universiade. The team coach is Vladimir Sidorov.
Membership: call and meet the coach.
Contacts: Vladimir Sidorov, tel.: +7-913-881-6798
About: The TPU athletics team is a regular participants in regional competitions.
Membership: any student who does not have contraindications for health reasons can apply.
Contacts: Natalia Mikhailovskaya, tel.: +7-903-914-6521
About: Kettlebell lifting develops strength, power, endurance, and coordination. It is available for both young and mature people. It does not require a large training space and expensive equipment. TPU trained more than 20 masters of sports of Russia and one Honored Master of Sports of Russia. Our students, being the strongest weightlifters in the country, are regularly called up to the national teams of the Tomsk region and Russia. Location: TPU Sports Center (4 Karpova Street)
Membership: call or come on training days according to the schedule. Discipline and a willingness to train without gaps are required.
Contacts: Sergey Korshunov, tel.: +7-913-845-1474
About: Currently, the TPU rock-climbing team is the strongest in the Tomsk region. It is headed by Polina Schlekht, a coach-instructor of the Division for Physical Education.
Membership: call the coach. Along with this, you should have a special medical certificate and get admission to training. You are welcome to have your inventory, training experience, and sports level.
Contacts: Polina Schlekht, tel.: +7-903-952-9250
About: For the past five years, the TPU boxing team has been a repeat winner of the Universiade and other tournaments and competitions. TPU boxers are trained under the guidance of Valeriy Pimenov, a master of sports of Russia, champion of the Siberian Federal District, and prizewinner of the national championship among students, and winner of the Siberian Federal District championship and the championship of Russia. He has 250 fights, 220 victories, and 12 international meetings.
Membership: call and meet the coach. Along with this, you should obtain a special medical certificate and admission to training.
Contacts: Valeriy Pimenov, tel.: +7-913-849-2357
About: The TPU weightlifting team was founded in 1954. In the weightlifting gym, two groups are trained under the guidance of Albert Kozemov.
Membership: call and meet the coach. Along with this, you need to obtain a special medical certificate and admission to training. Students with the third category or higher are accepted into the group. Also, beginners with good physical data can be accepted.
Contacts: Dmitriy Striga, tel.: +7-913-127-1464
About: The TPU volleyball team is a repeat winner of the Tomsk Universiade and other tournaments and competitions. The men’s team coach is Olga Klyuchnikova, candidate master of sports in volleyball. The women’s team coach is Lyudmila Itsenko, senior trainer-instructor.
Membership: come to the gym on the scheduled date and time to qualify for the team.
Contacts: Olga Klyuchnikova, tel.: +7-909-546-4607
Lyudmila Itsenko, tel.: +7 (3822) 60-6464
About: The TPU futsal team is formed from students with the first adult category in football. The men's team coach is Evgeny Stepanov, an experienced trainer. The women's coach is Maksat Smagulov. Both teams became the winners of the regional stage of the All-Russian project “Futsal to Universities” in 2022.
Membership: qualification to the team is based on the results of freshman competitions in September.
In exceptional cases, senior students who have proven themselves in city tournaments are invited to the team.
Contacts: Evgeny Stepanov, tel.: +7-923-444-1549
Maksat Smagulov, tel.: +7-923-410-0570
About: For the first time, the university aerobic team was assembled back in 2000. The team is always among the winners of different competitions, All-Russian, regional, and city tournaments. At present, the team consists of students from all Schools of Tomsk Polytechnic University. Over the past years, the team has been headed by Darya Karnaeva, a coach-instructor of the Division for Physical Education.
Membership: call and meet the coach. Along with this, you should obtain a special medical certificate and admission to training. You are welcome to bring your own sports equipment. If you have an experience or sports category, it will be a benefit.
Contacts: Daria Karnaeva, tel.: +7-961-097-0005
About: Undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students train in the TPU basketball team. The men's team coach is Soslan Pliev. The women's coach is Natalia Tkachenko.
Membership: call and meet the coach and have at least the first or higher category in basketball.
Contacts: Natalia Tkachenko, tel.: +7-913-827-0443
Soslan Pliev, tel.: +7-913-827-0443
About: The TPU swimming team is the strongest in the Tomsk region. Champions and participants of national and international competitions train in the pool under the guidance of Aleksei Verkhozin, a senior coach-instructor.
Membership: call and meet the coach. Along with this, you should obtain a special medical certificate and have at least the second sports category in swimming.
Contacts: Aleksei Verkhozin, tel.: +7-906-950-2256
About: The university skiing race team trains in the open air under the guidance of Vasily Vasilinenko, a senior coach-instructor.
Membership: call and meet the coach. Along with this, you should obtain a special medical certificate and either be in the third sports category or be in good physical shape.
Contacts: Vasily Vasilinenko, tel.: +7-903-953-1082
About: Ping-pong is one of the most popular and favorite sports among TPU students. Over the past years, the university team has many times won Tomsk Universiade and other tournaments and competitions. Training is held by Eduard Gusev, a senior coach-instructor of the Division for Physical Education.
Membership: call and meet the coach.
Contacts: Eduard Gusev, tel.: +7-923-407-1493
Stanislav Kondrashov, tel.: +7-952-897-1000
About: Training is held by Aleksei Guzikov, a senior coach-instructor.
Membership: call and meet the coach. Along with this, you should obtain a special medical certificate and admission to training.
Contacts: Aleksei Guzikov, tel.: +7-952-885-2752
About: Training is held by Egor Pakhomov, master of sports of Russia, member of the Tomsk region team, and international chess master. His FIDE rating is 2,450.
Membership: call and meet the coach.
Contacts: Egor Pakhomov, tel.: +7-951-167-6057
About: Students from all courses can join the club. The club's training is carried out by Ekaterina Sulema.
Membership: call and meet the coach.
Contacts: Ekaterina Sulema, tel.: +7-903-954-73-96