The 7th edition of the European Universities Games, held under the slogan
“More than Games” took place in Debrecen and Miskolc, Hungary between
July 12 and 24, 2024. It was the biggest university sport event organized
in Hungary so far, with 4503 participants, forming 806 university teams,
representing 400 universities from 36 European countries.
Compared to the previous
edition of the Games, numbers
in participation were a bit higher,
showing that the interest in
university sport has increased a
bit during this period of time.
At the very first edition of the
European Universities Games
in 2012 in Cordoba (ESP), EUSA
recorded 2574 participants who
represented 154 universities
from 32 countries, and two years
later in Rotterdam (NED) 2828
participants representing 174
universities from 34 countries
were present. The Games in
Zagreb-Rijeka (CRO) in 2016
still holds the record figures,
doubling the figures from the first
edition of the event, having 5408
participants, representing 388
universities from 40 European
countries. The 4th edition of
the Games in 2018 in Coimbra
(POR), where 4027 participants
representing 291 universities
from 38 countries were
recorded, while the numbers in
participation in 2022 increased to
4458 participants, representing
417 universities from 37
countries.In 2024, in comparison to the
Games in 2022, the numbers
showed an increase, since the
number of participants was
recorded to 4503, coming from
36 countries.The Games in Debrecen and
Miskolc, featured 17 sports,
and again integrally included
participation of student athletes
with disabilities. This would not
have been possible without
the commitment and continued
support of the European
Paralympic Committee (EPC) and
cooperation between EUSA, EPC,
our members and participating
universities.EUSA is also happy and proud
to continuously integrate sport
competitions and disciplines that
are offered to male and femaleparticipants, promoting gender
equality and active participation.Out of 3597 registered athletes
on this edition of the Games,
2098 were men and 1499 were
women. That makes 58% of
the participants to be male and
42% to be women, showing
a 2% increase in the female
participation in comparison to
the 2022 edition and a steady
progress in gender balanced
participation.In terms of participation per
sport, Football was again on
the top of the list, leading with
477 people participating in the
competition, both athletes and
officials. The second position
was Futsal with 449 participants,
while the third position was
shared by Volleyball and
Basketball with 394 participants.The best university regarding
the results in 2024, was again
the University of Zagreb (CRO),followed by the Hungarian
University of Sports Science
(HUN) and Vytautas Magnus
University (LTU). In terms of
participation the most active
university is again University
of Zagreb (CRO), followed by
University of Debrecen (HUN)
and the Hungarian University of
Sports Science (HUN).The most successful National
University Sports Association at
the 2024 Games was Hungarian
University Sports Federation
(MEFS), followed by the German
University Sports Federation
(ADH) and Spanish University
Sport Committee (CEDU).The most active National
University Sports Association
this year regarding the results
achieved by their students was
the Hungarian University Sports
Federation (MEFS), followed by
the German University Sports
Federation (ADH) and the French
University Sport Federation.EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES
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