Vichy is a major sporting destination in France.

Vichy has exceptional sporting facilities, infrastructure and experience to organize and host major sporting events and competitions. The 120 hectare sports complex called 'Omnisports Park' has indoor and outdoor facilities to accommodate over 50 sporting discipline. They host national teams for training courses in major sports like soccer, fencing, wrestling, rugby etc. Some of the facilities include multiple fields for soccer and rugby both grass and artificial, athletics stadium with synthetic tracks, gymnasiums with Hand Ball, Volley Ball and Basket Ball courts, archery range, halls for judy, wrestling and fencing and a host of other world class facilities.

Center National préolympique is a national Centre where French matelote are trained for the olympic games. Soccer is a very popular sport in France and Vichy has been the official training ground for French team that participated in the world cup held in 1998. Vichy has been pre-selected by the Fédération Française de Rugby as the site of the future National Rugby Center.