The number of 10 stadiums, 14 indoor swimming pools, 488 pitches, 189 sports halls, 3 skating rinks, 5 bowling centres, 13 marinas, 135 tennis courts, 23 squash courts, 3 climbing walls, a hippodrome, and a car racing track are situated in Poznan. Four lakes used for water sports and recreation can be found in the city. One of Europe's most modern regatta courses can be found on Malta Lake, and in the same area, a year-round artificial ski slope and toboggan run, an "Adrenaline" roller coaster and the "Termy Maltanskie" recreational centre are located in its surroundings.
The City of Poznan undertakes numerous initiatives to support professional sports and promote tourism and physical culture among residents of all ages.
Annually, over 500 sports events take place in Poznan, organised or co-organised by the city. The largest of them include: the Canoe World Championship, the World Rowing Masters Regatta, the Porsche Powered by ENEA International Tennis Tournament, the Poznan Half-marathon, the Poznan Marathon, the International Indoor Show Jumping Competition CSI2*, International Indoor Competitions CSI3*-W - Cavaliada, Polish Senior Swimming Championships and Red Bull X-Fighters. In 2012, three UEFA EURO 2012TM games were held in Poznan, which were watched directly by 270 thousand football fans from other countries.
Poznan athletes achieve the greatest successes in such disciplines as: field hockey, basketball, canoeing, paracanoeing, rowing, fencing, Olympic taekwondo, wrestling, athletics, motorboating and paralympic swimming.