EUSA Year Magazine 2022-2023

FRIENDSHIP GAMES 2022

EILAT, ISRAEL

JUNE 8-15, 2022

The Friendship Games is an international basketball tournament which takes

place annually in Israel that brings teams from all over the world together,

with emphasis on countries that have ongoing conflict between them.

The 15th Friendship Games took
place in Eilat, a Red Sea resort
from 8-15 of June, hosted by
the Tel Aviv University Sports
Club and ASA Israel, under the
patronage of EUSA and the
International University Sports
Federation (FISU).

The Friendship Games have
a mission and is a “simple”
one – to create friendship in the
Middle East and other countries,
using Sport as a bridge to
connect people. The power
of sport provides the basis of
encounters and friendships

between students from

diverse cultures, religions and

backgrounds.

Due to Covid 19 pandemic

situation, this year the

participation in this edition of

the Friendship Games was not

in big numbers. The students

that took participation were in

teams from Germany, Ukraine,

Palestine and Israel, including

Israeli Arabs and Jews. These

participants formed a total

number of 9 teams in both

men’s and women’s categories.

The final game for the women’s

teams was played between

Israel and Ukraine, where the

win was conquered by Ukraine.

At the final game of the men’s

teams, the competitive spirit

was shared between Israel and

Germany and the trophy went in

hands of Israel.

At the end of the Friendship

Games, new friendships were

formed, new cultures have been

met and new memories have

been created.

PLEASE SEE

http://www.fb.com/the.friendship.

games

for more information

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2022-23^72

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