[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]S2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Recent successes: rugby, tae kwan do [ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Being so big, Leeds can hardly help having some hot shot sports [PARA]people, but does hardly more than that, although there are plenty [PARA]of opportunities for one time couch potatoes to uproot. [EITAL]Sports [PARA]are run by the Union, which employs 3 staff for the purpose. [PARA]Recently, the Union ran a successful campaign to free [PARA]Wednesday afternoons of lectures for sports.[HDNG]SPORTS FACILITIES:[EHDNG][PARA]The Leeds Sports Centre provides facilities for everything from [PARA]weight training to ballet and from table tennis to martial arts, all in [PARA]a large sports hall. The Westwood playing ground, 4 miles away,[PARA]has 14 soccer, 7 hockey, 6 rugby and 5 cricket pitches. There's [PARA]also an astroturf footy pitch. The Sports Centre has a climbing [PARA]wall, but the Yorkshire Dales offer the real thing. [ITAL]The solarium, [PARA]however, is the most reliable sunshine source round here.[EITAL][HDNG]SPORTING CLUBS:[EHDNG][PARA]Aikido; American Football; Board Sailing; Bridge; Clay Pigeon; [PARA]Fives; Jiu Jitsu; Paragliding; Skydiving; Tae Kwon Do; Ten Pin [PARA]Bowling; Ultimate Frisbee.[HDNG]ATTRACTIONS:[EHDNG][PARA]In the heartland of Rugby League, with international cricket at [PARA]Headingley and swimming facilities only a paddle away, Leeds is [PARA]fully equipped with all the mod cons. There's also Leeds United [PARA]at Elland Road, for fluid, stylish play. [ITAL]Not[EITAL].[PARA][PARA]
