As already mentioned, Zagreb hosted between March 26 and 29, 2015 several EUSA events, and one of them was specifically related to the technical part and preparation for the European Universities Games Zagreb-Rijeka 2016 – the EUSA Convention.

The Convention brought together Technical delegates of the European University Sports Association and the local sports managers of all 23 sports to be featured at the next year’s Games in Zagreb and Rijeka; 19 of them from the EUSA sports programme, two demonstrative and two for students with disabilities.



The EUSA Convention was intended for the organisers of the European Universities Games 2016, Technical Commission and Medical Commission members, in order to prepare the technical conditions for optimal organisation of the event.



The participants of the EUSA Convention were able to attend the opening and first sessions of the EUSA Conference. Afterwards, the Convention started with the Welcome speeches by Mrs Ivana Ertlova, Chair of the EUSA Technical Commission, Mr Patrik Perosa, EUSA Sports Manager and Mrs Danira Bilic, Sports Coordinator within the European Universities Games 2016 and Mr Marko Zunic, Secretary General of the EUG2016. Also the EUSA President Mr Adam Roczek and CASF President Mr Zrinko Custonja addressed the participants of the Convention. Present were also EUSA EC members who are also members of the Supervision commission Mr Kemal Tamer and Mr Arie Rosenzweig and the Vice-Chair of the Technical Commission Mr Piotr Marszal.



The general, sports and competition programme, with the proposed venues, facilities and equipment was presented first, and then the EUSA and OC Technical Delegates were able to present themselves, in order to know each other better.



Next part of the Convention was focused on individual meetings between EUSA and OC Technical Delegates, presenting their sports; with the detailed sport program, facilities and equipment.

Saturday was devoted to the inspection visits of the sport venues both in Zagreb and Rijeka, checking the sport facilities and equipment. After the visit, individual meeting were held in order to evaluate the proposed facilities and conditions.

EUSA Technical delegates then shortly presented their feedback in plenary session before concluding the event and joining the EUSA Gala in the evening. In the conclusions they confirmed the sports infrastructure, so the focus now will be on the programme and other organisational matters. The organisers are therefore on the right track to host the students from European universities for the largest European students sports event in 2016 – the European Universities Games Zagreb-Rijeka.

For more information about the Games, please see www.eug2016.com.