Tamworth Regional Development Corporation: Sport

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There are over 50 different sports and recreational pursuits enjoyed by people of all ages in this sporting mecca. The city and its surrounding region’s extraordinary indoor and outdoor sporting facilties also explain its many major annual and one off events.

The facilities and programs on offer have also ensured that the Tamworth region has produced athletes of national and international standing including test cricketers, NRL players, Olympic Games shooters and hockey players.

Tamworth Regional Council maintains a directory of regional sporting organisations, which can be found here.

The Tamworth Region is home to the Northern Inland Academy of Sport which was established to identify and prepare talented sportspeople in the Northern Inland region to reach their maximum potential, on and off the field. More information about this organisation, and about becoming a member, can be found at their website.

Tamworth region sporting facilities

· AFL

· Archery

· Athletics

· Badminton

· Baseball

· Basketball

· BMX

· Boxing

· Bushwalking

· Campdrafting & Rodeo

· Canoeing

· Cricket

· Croquet

· Cycling

· Dancing

· Darts

· Fishing

· Flying

· Football

· Gliding

· Golf

· Gymnastics

· Hockey

· Horse Riding/Equestrian

· Indoor Sports

· Karate

· Lawn bowls

· Motor sports

· Netball

· Orienteering

· Oztag

· Paragliding

· Physical culture

· Roller sports

· Rugby league

· Rugby union

· Sailing

· Shooting sports

· Snooker

· Softball

· Squash/racquetball

· Swimming

· Tennis

· Tenpin bowling

· Touch football

· Triathlon

· Volleyball

· Water polo.