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EUSA Members
Awards
On the 294th National Council
meeting of the Italian National
Olympic Committee (CONI),
that took place at Foro Italico on
23 of February a special award
in the field of university sport
was awarded. On the occasion,
the President of CONI, Giovanni
Malagò and the Secretary
General, Carlo Mornati
presented the Gold Star for
sporting merit to the President
of the Italian Federation of
University Sport (FederCUSI),
Antonio Dima.
On the occasion of the State
Restoration Day, 16th of
February, the President of the
Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas
Nausėda presented state
awards for services to Lithuania
and for promoting its name in
the world.The President awarded the
medal of the Order of the Grand
Duke Gediminas of Lithuania to
Česlovas Garbaliauskas, EUSA
Honorary Member and long-
time president of the Lithuanian
Student Sports Association,
handball player, coach, sports
scientist, for nurturing and
developing student sports in
Lithuania.During General Assembly
of FISU, our member – the
Portuguese Academic
Federation of University Sport
(FADU) received the Gender
Equality Award for its project
Challenge the Numbers.GALA events
On 24-25 of October, Warsaw
has been the centre of events of
the AZS community, hosting the
University Sports Congress and
University Sports Gala, at the
POLIN Museum.The University Sports Gala
in Warsaw was an excellent
opportunity for recognising
success and giving awards.
Traditionally, the best
universities from the last Polish
Universities Championships
(AMP) were honoured. This
year, the flagship series of
AZS events gathered over
18,000 participants (including
nearly 8,000 women), taking
part in sports battles in 29
disciplines, in which there were
47 classifications for women
and men.The Event of the Year was the
European Universities Rowing
Championship in Bydgoszcz,
a competition organized by
the local AZS University of
Kazimierz Wielki and the
European University Sports
Association (EUSA), during
which students competed and
stood on the podium thirteen
times. This year’s EUC was a
success for Polish universities,
which have won 38 medalsso far. The medallists were
awarded during the Gala, as
well.On 21st of November, Convento
de São Francisco, in Coimbra,
hosted the biggest University
Sports Gala organized by
the Portuguese Academic
Federation of University Sport
(FADU), paying tribute to the
universe of student-athletes
who were the most successful
in the 2022/2023 season.This 14th edition of the FADU
Spots Gala was the place where
the medal winners at the World
University Games and European
Universities Championships,
and awarding prizes for Female
Athlete of the Year, Male Athlete
of the Year, Coach of the Year,
and Team of the Year, were
honoured.Individual student-athletes
were awarded and honoured for
their significant performance
at the European University
Championships 2023 organized
by the European University
Sport Association (EUSA)
and many local organising
committees.