Editing University of Ottawa (section)

===Athletics===
{{main|Ottawa Gee-Gees}}
[[File:Complexe sportif Minto.jpg|thumb|The Minto Sports Complex is one of three athletic facilities operated by the university. The facility is used by the student body, as well as by the university's varsity team.]]

Athletics and student recreation at the university are managed by Sports Services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web5.uottawa.ca/mcs-smc/visitesvirtuelles/sports_services.php|title=Virtual Campus Tour - Sports Services|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-date=June 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630023629/http://web5.uottawa.ca/mcs-smc/visitesvirtuelles/sports_services.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Varsity teams compete in either [[Ontario University Athletics]] or [[Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec]] conference of [[U Sports]], varying by team. The university hosts 29 competitive clubs, including 10 varsity.<ref name=sport>{{cite web|url=http://www.geegees.ca/node/197|title=About the Gee-Gees|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=27 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502211818/http://www.geegees.ca/node/197|archive-date=2 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The first athletic group at the university was formed in 1885, with garnet and grey becoming the official team colours. Shortly thereafter, garnet and grey became the official colours of the university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geegees.ca/node/170|title=Alumni Relations|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505005312/http://www.geegees.ca/node/170|archive-date=5 May 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Varsity teams' names are a play on the initials of the colours. Varsity teams did not immediately adopt a name, leading others to refer to them by their colours–"Garnet and Grey" in English, ''Grenat et Gris'' in [[French language|French]]. Ottawa sports media referred to the teams as "GG" for the teams, a nickname that could easily be used in both English and French. Eventually the shorthand became official.<ref name=sport /> Because the term gee gee also describes the lead horse in a race, the horse became UOttawa's mascot.<ref name=sport /> The university's varsity teams share a rivalry with the [[Carleton Ravens]], who both compete in the [[Capital Hoops Classic]] basketball game, and the [[Colonel By Classic]] ice hockey game, and the Canadian football [[Panda Game]].

The university owns and operates three athletic facilities on the university's two campuses. Montpetit Hall and Minto Sports Complex are located on the main campus and another is located on Lees.<ref name=spofac>{{cite web|url=http://www.geegees.ca/node/725|title=Facilities|publisher=University of Ottawa|access-date=27 May 2012|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223093913/http://www.geegees.ca/node/725|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Montpetit is centrally located on campus and is the home to the varsity basketball and swimming teams. The Minto Sports Complex houses the university's two arena ice rinks, which seat 840 as well as [[Matt Anthony Field]] the home of Gee-Gees soccer and rugby, which seats 1,500. In 2013, the university opened [[Gee-Gees Field]] a new stadium for its varsity football team located at Lees Campus. The new stadium holds over 4,000 spectators and serves as the first on-campus home to the Gee-Gees football team in 120 years. Along with the stadium came all new facilities including: new team rooms, coaches’ offices, dedicated athletic therapy and video rooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=A new era for Gee-Gees football and a playing field open year round for the whole community|url=http://www.gazette.uottawa.ca/en/2012/08/a-new-era-for-gee-gees-football-and-a-playing-field-open-year-round-for-the-whole-community|access-date=3 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716065828/http://www.gazette.uottawa.ca/en/2012/08/a-new-era-for-gee-gees-football-and-a-playing-field-open-year-round-for-the-whole-community/|archive-date=16 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

All facilities are shared with both recreational users, as well as [[varsity team]]s.<ref name=spofac />

The university does not provide full-ride athletic scholarships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/06/04/full-ride-athletic-scholarships-still-on-hold/|title=Full-ride athletic scholarships still on hold|access-date=11 July 2011|work=Macleans|publisher=Rogers Publishing Limited|date=4 June 2010|archive-date=July 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726072555/http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2010/06/04/full-ride-athletic-scholarships-still-on-hold/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the recreational level, the university's sports services operate intramural sport leagues and tournaments with a participation rate of one in eight students. Sports include badminton, volleyball, basketball, swimming, soccer and martial arts.<ref name=sport />