Tsinghua University currently has over 56 sports associations, making it the largest category of student clubs at the university. They cover a wide range of sports, including ice and snow sports, ball games, water sports, martial arts, board and card games, and extreme sports. With the approach of the Winter Olympics, the university is also vigorously promoting Winter Olympic sports, and activities such as ice hockey, curling, skating, and skiing are flourishing.

Club activities are an important part of students' extracurricular sports and cultural life. They attract a wide range of students with an interest in sports to join and practice, with thousands of extracurricular training competitions held annually, attracting approximately 60,000 to 80,000 participants.