Granada used as a promotional
event for the EUG2030. This
event was attended by the four
best Spanish universities in
basketball, both in the men’s and
women’s categories.
Additionally, the University of
Granada Sports Gala, in its first
edition, recognised the best
university athletes of the year,
as well as the promising athletes
of its sports schools; athletes,
coaches and judges, Olympic
and Paralympic athletes from
Granada who participated in Paris
2024; Aitor Canibe, for his career
in university sports management;
and EUSA, for its 25th anniversary
leading university sport in
Europe. In the same ceremony,
awards were also granted
to the overall winners of the
University of Granada’s internal
competitions.
During the National Conference
on University Sport held in
Cuenca (7 and 8 November),
the OC presented the EUG2030
to the Sports Directors of the
Spanish universities, focusing on
the whole process of preparing
the bid for the Games, the yearly
calendar of preparatory events
until 2030, and the events that
have been established on a
regular annual frequency as
promotional events for the
Games.As part of the annual activities,
the Granada 2030 logo has
been advertised on different
promotional elements of the
events that have already taken
place since the Games were
attributed to Granada, all of them
with a high level of participation.
Firstly, in the University-City of
Granada Race held on 9 and 10
November. There were different
categories of participation, with
ages between 4 and 18 years old,
covering distances from 200 m to
3 km, and a distance of 10 km for
those over 18 years old.As a celebration of the
International Day of Persons with
Disabilities, on December 3rd and
4 th, the “Include VIVA” event took
place. Groups and associations
working for and with people with
disabilities, through sport, gave
visibility to this group and raised
awareness among the general
public that sport is open to all, as
will be the case of the EUG2030
with two paralympic sports as
part of its sports programme.As a second target of the
Organising Committee (OC), ina short, medium and long term
project, it is already working on
the recovery, renovation or new
construction of sports facilities
where the institutional allies
involved in these games such as
Consejo Superior de Deportes
(NUSA), Junta de Andalucía
(Regional Government),
Diputación and Ayuntamiento
de Granada (local regional
government) and the University
of Granada are already providing
funds and undertaking new
works, such as the remodeling
of the 50m swimming pool and
the construction of the new
Beach Sports Facilities, both
infrastructures located in the
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