170 different kinds of sport are on offer in Hamburg. Hamburg has the world´s biggest fitness studio. With its 15.000 sqm on six floors, it is the biggest recreation centre in the world. Hamburg itself is the biggest fitness centre in Europe. There are 150 fitness clubs with 150.000 members in Hamburg. The clubs are reputed to be of first-class standard, with good studios and qualified trainers.

The "German Derby", the most important race for three-year-old thoroughbreds in the Federal Republic, takes place annually in Hamburg. Another first-class equestrian event is the German show-jumping, dressage test and carriage-driving event in Hamburg.

The Hamburg Polo Club in Klein Flottbek celebrated its centenary in 1998 and is therefore the oldest polo club in the Federal Republic and the third-oldest in Europe.

The "German International Tennis Tournament" has taken place in Hamburg on Rothenbaum for nearly 100 years. More than 50.000 spectators from home and abroad attend this sporting event annually.