Leeds win Christie Championships

The University of Leeds were recently crowned Christie Champions after amassing 172.5 points in the 128th sports battle of the north.

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Leeds reclaimed the title from the University of Manchester, who followed with 161 points, with the University of Liverpool finishing in third place, with 144.5 points.

Consisting of thirty sports, the Christie Championships is the second oldest inter-university competition in the country after the Oxford-Cambridge rivalries. This year the annual event was hosted by the University of Leeds, with a range of sporting action taking place at Weetwood, The Edge and the Gryphon Sports Centre.  

Dominating across all three sporting sites, Leeds posted 23 wins overall after incredible performances from a high number of our clubs. A full list of results is available to download here.

Photographs courtesy of Tyron Louw Photography


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