Last chance to register for European Universities Games 2016

Last chance to register for European Universities Games 2016

The third registration call for the European Universities Games Zagreb-Rijeka 2016 has been launched today after the second call registration closed on February 15. With a very high interest, there are only a few places left in most sports, so registrations are encouraged to be done as soon as possible. The entries will close upon fulfilment of the competition brackets, latest by March 15, 2016.

European Universities Games are the largest European university sport multi-sport event, organised under the umbrella of the European Universities Sports Association (EUSA). So far, the Games have been organised twice (Cordoba 2012 and Rotterdam 2014), and the following edition of the event will be held in Zagreb and Rijeka, with support of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation (CASF). The Games are open for student athletes representing their Universities or other higher education institutions in Europe.

21 sports on the European Universities Games 2016

The sports program of the EUG2016 consist of 8 compulsory sports: Badminton, Basketball, Football, Futsal, Handball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball; 11 optional sports: Basketball 3×3, Beach Volleyball, Bridge, Chess, Golf, Judo, Karate, Rowing, Rugby 7's, Sport Climbing, Taekwondo; 2 demonstrative sports: Swimming, Water Polo; and also includes competitions in Table Tennis and Swimming for students with disability (Para sports).

Inclusion of competitions for students with disabilities

Apart from sport programme, the event will also include educational, cultural and a social activities, as well as a special Rectors' Conference. We invite you to register through your national university sports bodies and we welcome you this summer under the slogan Heart Believes, Mind Achieves!

For more information on the EUG2016, please see our info page and the official website www.eug2016.com.

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