FAIR PLAY
With the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM) as our partner,
EUSA strongly promotes the spirit of fair play at all our
events, having its values deeply embedded in EUSA, while we
are emphasising the importance of sportsmanship and the
positive approach to sport across our 20+ years of existence.
Fair play is present in sports
as the unwritten rule, a moral
value that represents the real
essence of sport. It represents
that opponents have to be
appreciated and in nowadays
practising of sports, more than
ever, it is vitally important to
defend the values intrinsic to
sport: respect for oneself and
others, solidarity, and fair play.
European University Sports
Association (EUSA) is an official
partner of the European Fair
Play Movement (EFPM), who is
a member of the International
Fair Play Committee (IFPC).
The values of fair play, equality,
ethics, and clean sport without
doping and without match-fixing
are at the core of EUSA sport
and other events.
At this year’s European
Universities Games 2022 in
Lodz, Poland, the Fair Play
award was presented for
technical aspects of the games
at various medal ceremonies in
futsal, handball, beach handball,
football, basketball and 3x3
basketball. Regardless of the
sport, the officials and athletes
may nominate an individual
or team for the special Enno
Harms Fair Play Award, which
is given annually by EUSA for
special fair play gestures and
attitude.To celebrate and commemorate
the World Fair Play Day, a
special ceremony was held also
this year in Brussels, organised
by the International Fair Play
Committee, the European Fair
Play Movement, Panathlon
International and Panathlon
Wallonie-Bruxelles. This was
the third edition since the day
was officially celebrated and
recognised as such in 2020.EUSA has always awarded
exemplary behaviour on thesports field and will continue
with the same practice and
vision, that through sport and
values like fair play, following
the respect for both written
and unwritten rules, equality,
integrity, solidarity, tolerance,
care and joy, we can contribute
to building a peaceful society
and ultimately a better future.The fair play initiative will
also be strongly encouraged
at all European Universities
Championships in 2023.Importance of fair play was
demonstrated at the European
Universities Games also by the
presence of representatives
of the Fair Play movement –
Mr Gabor Deregan from
the International Fair Play
Committee (CIFP) and Ms
Hanna Wawrowska from the
European Fair Play Movement
(EFPM).