Men and women may be awarded a Full Blue (or simply a Blue), Half-Blue or Second Team Colours for competing at the highest level of university sport, which must include being in a Varsity Match or Race against the University of Oxford.

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A Full Blue is the highest honour that may be bestowed on a Cambridge sportsman or woman. In general, the Full Blue standard is approximately that of being successful at a national level of student competition, and the Half-Blue standard is that of being successful at county or regional level.

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Each sport has specific criteria for each award and the criteria for awarding blues are different for men and women. Awards are made at the discretion of the Men’s and Women’s Blues Committees. The Men’s Blues Committee is formed from one representative of each of the Full Blue sports, and the women’s from one representative of each of the Full Blue and Half-Blue sports. Each committee meets frequently to discuss issues relating to Cambridge sport.

 

Table Tennis is basically a Half-Blue sport in Cambridge but players with exceptional skills may be awarded a Full Blue. Please on contact Team Captains for more information.

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