Taurene Sports Centre

For over 50 years, various university leisure and sports activities have been held at Taurene, the Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) recreation, leisure and sports centre. The centre is located in the beautiful surroundings of the town of Vecpiebalga. The sports centre has undergone fundamental changes over the last couple of years and it now boasts modern basketball and volleyball courts, a football field, comfortable camping facilities, locker rooms and shower facilities as well as an open-air stage. The first stage of renovations was finished in the summer of 2017.

Completed renovations

• 2013-2015: the pond in the grounds of the sports centre was cleaned, a gravity-fed water system was built, the road was repaired and water purification equipment was installed;
• 2015-2016: the sports grounds were built (1280 m2);
• 2016-2017: a service building (62 m2), two camping cabins and an open-air stage (94.8 m2) were built, as well as two volleyball courts (384 m2);
• 2017: an outdoor lighting system was installed, electrical power networks were moved and other improvement works were done;
• 2020: the roof of the school building was replaced.