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EUSA looks forward to 2021 Games, and beyond

FISU 14 January 2021

The start of a new year brings with it hope for the future, and the European University Sports Association (EUSA) is hard at work in preparation for the highly-anticipated fifth edition of the European Universities Games.

The European Universities Games (EUG) is a multi-sport university sports competition governed by EUSA and represents the largest multi-sport student event in Europe, combining several sports competitions with various educational and cultural events as well.

European University Games held in Coimbra, Portugal in 2018


Since the first edition held in Cordoba, Spain in 2012, the Games have been organised on a biannual basis. The largest edition was hosted in Zagreb/Rijeka in Croatia involving almost 5,500 participants, while the last edition held in Coimbra, Portugal in 2018 attracted over 4000 participants representing around 300 European universities from 38 countries.

The next edition of the European Universities Games will be held this summer in Belgrade, Serbia.

This edition of the European Universities Games was originally scheduled for summer 2020, but the postponement has not deterred local organisers, who have continued their preparations in earnest. They are making sure it will be a memorable event that takes place in Serbia’s capital city from 14-27 July 2021.

Twenty-one different sporting disciplines have been included in the EUG2021 sports programme, with two events for student-athletes with disabilities as well, namely Para Table Tennis and Sitting Volleyball. Besides the sports events, the Games will also include various conferences and workshops that will focus on an array of topics affecting university sport across Europe, as well as a unique social programme enlightening participants about the local Serbian culture.

The first registration deadline for the European Universities Games is Friday, 15 January. Interested participants can visit eug2021.eu for more information.

Lodz 2022Meanwhile, progress is already being made in Lodz, Poland ahead of the sixth edition of the European Universities Games, taking place in the summer of 2022. EUSA has been engaging with the local Organising Committee who are fully committed to the hosting what will be the biggest university sports event in the country since the 2001 Winter Universiade.

 

The announcement of Lodz as host of the sixth European Universities Games at the 2018 EUSA General Assembly in Madrid, Spain was simultaneously made alongside the confirmation of Debrecen and Miskolc as the hosts of the 2024 European Universities Games in Hungary. The Hungarian University Sports Federation has hosted several EUSA Championships in the past, yet the 2024 EUSA Games is expected to be the biggest university sports event in the country in over four decades.

As has been the case for all editions of the European Universities Games, attribution is done well in advance in order to give adequate time for host cities to prepare for these prestigious multi-sports events. Thus, the bidding process for the 2026 Games is already open, giving the opportunity to potential hosts to submit their letter of intention by October 2021.

For more information about the European Universities Games, please visit www.eusa.eu/events/games/.

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