[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]S2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Recent successes: volleyball [ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]As with many other things, the University has sports facilities that were intended for somewhere much larger. But, who's complaining? The number of students means that the University is less likely to boast as many bionic men and women as larger colleges, but it still holds its own (and sometimes other people's) in competitions, while maintaining a good overall level of participation. [EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]SPORTS FACILITIES:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]40 acres of the parkland are used for sports fields including playing fields, a grass athletics track, a floodlit synthetic sports pitch; 3 all-weather tennis courts; 4 new squash courts; new fitness room; archery range; an exercise circuit ('the Squirrel Run'), the only 18-hole frisbee golf course in the country and, of course, the 3 lakes. Also a gym and sports hall including 6 badminton courts, another tennis court, a climbing wall, 6 squash courts (4 elsewhere on campus), weights and other indoor sports facilities. Colchester also provides swimming pools and a roller rink.[HDNG]SPORTING CLUBS:[EHDNG][PARA]Frisbee; Gliding; Handball; Hiking; Korfball; Parachuting; Racquetball; Sailing; Ten Pin Bowling; Thai Boxing; Weightlifting; Windsurfing.[HDNG]ATTRACTIONS:[EHDNG][PARA]Colchester United are the local football team, and need we mention Essex County Cricket Club? We did anyway.[PARA][PARA]
