September, to some also known as the golden month, marks new beginnings, but some endings. This is also how it is represented in EUSA European Universities Championships, as the month that holds a golden end of our summer sports season.

The summer season of the European Universities Championships has ended with the last two passionate and intense events in Rowing and Beach Sports (Beach Handball and Beach Volleyball).

European University Sports Association (EUSA) opened this year's Championships season end of June, continuing throughout July, August, and September 15 events were successfully held in the summer season, altogether hosting 19 sports: Football, Tennis, Table Tennis, Handball, Badminton, Water Polo, 3x3 Basketball, Volleyball, Futsal, Combat Sports (Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo) , Basketball, Orienteering, Rugby 7s, Rowing and Beach Sports (Beach Handball and Beach Volleyball).

We are extremely happy with the record number of 5353 participants in the completed championships from the summer part of the season and with all the great results of all athletes, Organizational Committees, volunteers, and staff.

Similarly as in the other months of our sports events, September was also brimming over with emotions and athleticism, with two very different but both super exciting Championships.

From September 7th to 10th, the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland hosted the European Universities Rowing Championship. With a great number of 524 participants, this competition brought time full of sports excitement and thrills, showcasing excellent competition on the track which attracted many fans and spectators. The atmosphere was excellent, the competition brought us some amazing races, and many friendships were formed.

Talented student-athletes exhibit their exceptional performances and sporting skills also from 19^th to the 24^th of September on the beautiful beach courts in Malaga, Spain, where the European Universities Beach Sports Championship took place.

Competing for the win on the silky sand, with nothing but fair play and respect for the opponent, strong teams battle their way through the medals rising the excitement of organizers and public. The spectators had the chance to enjoy exciting matches and great atmosphere, empowered by the great words and music from the DJ and MC.

These two excellent championships, had the honour to conclude the summer part of the European Universities Championships season, adding nothing but more success, great memories, experiences and more legacy to continue to build on.

However, this year’s season of the European Universities Championships is not yet concluded. The inaugural edition of the European Universities Winter Sports Championships featuring Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding and Snow Volleyball, is awaiting us in December. A new and thrilling closing of the EUC 2023 season, with the last EUSA sports event of the year, will be held in Val di Zoldo  - Dolomites, Ital. Registrations are still open until 15 of October!

With this first edition of the Winter Sports Championships, we will then conclude a season that we are sure it brought much fun, strong competition, great experiences, and memorable moments.

For more information on the Championships, please see www.eusa.eu/events/championships/championships-2023  or the designated pages of the events.