Sports are a popular choice for students where involvement may be for recreation or for competitive games. Swimming is a very popular activity, since the weather in the first and second terms allows for maximum use of the outside swimming pools. Football, basketball, rugby and hockey are also popular sports, but the school also arranges tennis, karate, table tennis, ballet, chess, photo-club and a wide range of other activities to suit all interests and abilities. BMIS regularly competes with other schools in Lilongwe and Malawi (often a 4-5 hour bus ride away) as well as international tournaments.