Although we just entered to the spring season in Europe, the European Universities Games Zagreb-Rijeka 2016 are getting closer and closer every day. Hrki, the official mascot of the Games, is already very busy, and he expects participants from all over Europe to join him soon.

In the beginning of March, Hrki brought smiles to young and more experienced skiers when he tried skiing on the newly opened ski run Tesanj on Platak.



The campaign of planting 500 new plants around the Jarun Lake symbolically started in mid March. The Mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandic, together with the Minister of Science, Education and Sports, Predrag Sustar, Rector of the University of Zagreb, Damir Boras and President of the European Universities Games Zagreb – Rijeka 2016 (EUG 2016), Zrinko Custonja, planted the first tree.



Newly planted trees will represent the universities that will participate at the EUG 2016. New trees will also enrich environment around Jarun Lake which will be the official venue for a variety of sports competitions during this multi-sport event.



If you are interested to take part in the event, make sure you hurry up! Due to high interest from EUSA members, as well as from European universities and students, EUSA and OC decided to reopen registration in sports where we can accept a few more entries. These sports are now reopened until fulfilment of available places, latest by April 15, 2016: Basketball 3x3, Bridge, Chess, Golf, Judo, Karate, Para Swimming, Para Table Tennis, Rowing, Rugby 7s, Sport Climbing, Swimming, Taekwondo, Water Polo. Other sports are closed, as we already have full competition brackets. Registration is possible through the national university sports bodies.



We also appreciate helping hands in organising the event - registrations for international volunteers is open until April 1. For more information, please see www.eug2016.com.