# Athletics
**Source**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/student-life/athletics
**Parent**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/admissions/graduate
## **About Athletics**
AUC’s athletics programs bring together a wide cross-section of the community to create opportunities for students to meet new people and connect through extracurricular activities. We aim to enrich the lives of both students and student athletes alike to develop their best selves as athletes, teammates, students and citizens of the world. As athletes, they embody physical strength and learn the value of movement in incorporating healthy activities and habits in their lives.
Through sport, we are committed to teaching how to work collaboratively to reach performance goals, how to embrace the diversity of thought and culture, how to persevere through failure with resiliency and how to compete with integrity.
## What's Up at Athletics?
### Padel Tennis Courts Opening
The AUC padel tennis court has officially opened on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. You can reserve a court through [AUC Connect](https://auc-connect.aucegypt.edu/sfm/rsvp_boot?id=300119736).
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Athletic programs
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## Happening At AUC
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## Inside AUC: The Sports Complex
AUC’s Sports Complex provides a space for training, teamwork, and competitive sports.
[Watch Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCuOGjXlxH0&list=PLcch-CygKmvpcMMHcDpnK5pDqHzysFvtb&index=6 "Watch Video")
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- Wadi Degla has established a full tuition scholarship for top student athletes.
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AUC has a variety of state-of-the-art athletic facilities that cater to the sports, recreation and wellness needs of its students and staff. With equipment available for free checkout, every student, whether a seasoned athlete or just kicking off a fitness journey, there is something for everyone at AUC.
[Explore the Facilities](https://www.aucegypt.edu/student-life/athletics/sports-facilities)
## AUC Sports
AUC’s robust athletic programs give talented student-athletes the chance to compete at a high level, facing off against other universities in Egypt and beyond. AUC fields men's and women's teams in basketball, volleyball, table tennis, handball, track and field and more. AUC’s athletes have gone on to compete at the highest global levels, including several Olympians. For the less competitive, AUC also hosts intramural leagues for students who want to play sports in a more casual, relaxed setting
- [Men's Sports](https://www.aucegypt.edu/student-life/athletics/mens-sports)
- [Women's Sports](https://www.aucegypt.edu/student-life/athletics/womens-sports)
- [Prospective Athletes](https://www.aucegypt.edu/student-life/athletics/prospective-athletes)
## Scholarships
AUC recognizes students who have distinguished themselves in the areas of sports.
- [AUC Excellence Scholarship Program](https://www.aucegypt.edu/admissions/scholarships/excellence-program)
## AUC Athletes
### Meet Freshman Amina Orfi: World No.3 Squash Star
Freshman Amina Orfi loves a tight shot, when the squash racket whips the ball straight along the wall, making it difficult to receive and re...
[Learn More](https://www.aucegypt.edu/news/meet-freshman-amina-orfi-world-no3-squash-star)
- [Youssef Rizkalla Wins First Place at the African Kickboxing Championship](https://www.instagram.com/aucathletics/p/DUlOcFzjAdz/?hl=en&img_index=3)
- [Adham El- Sheikh Wins Bronze Medal at the G1 Arab Taekwondo Cup, Emirates 2026](https://www.instagram.com/aucathletics/p/DUi98SHjOPG/?hl=en)
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### Athletes in Rome
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### AUC Student Spotlight: Malak Abdelshafi
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### Excellence Scholarship: Joelle Sidhom
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### Meet Karim Hosny '05, AUC’s Driven Coach
## Follow AUC Athletics
From competitive excellence at the global level to recreational activities and healthy habits, AUC’s athletic programs promote physical fitness, teamwork and sportsmanship among athletes and students at all levels.
[Follow @aucathletics](https://www.instagram.com/aucathletics/ "Follow @aucathletics")
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AUC celebrates excellence in athletics all year, here are top athletes.
[Meet Our Athletes](https://www.aucegypt.edu/student-life/athletics/meet-our-athletes)
## Sports Complex Operating Hours in Ramadan
### AUC New Cairo Gym
**Sunday - Thursday**
8:30 am – 2:30 pm (before iftar)
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm (after iftar)
**Fridays and Saturdays**
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm (after iftar)
### Paul B. Hannon Swimming Pool
**Sunday - Thursday**
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (before iftar)
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm (after iftar)
**Fridays and Saturdays**
8:30 pm – 11:00 pm (after iftar)
### Sauna and Steam Rooms
**Upon request**
### Falaki Gym (AUC Tahrir Square)
**Sunday - Thursday**
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
**Friday**
Closed
**Saturday**
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm