EUSA Year Magazine 2024-2025

Equality, respect, inclusion, fair play, and sportsmanship are core values upheld

by the European University Sports Association at all its events, ensuring a positive

experience for student-athletes.

Gender

All EUSA’s sporting events are
inclusive of all genders, and this
is something that EUSA does not
take for granted and something
that the association is extremely
proud of. Having said this,
reflecting on the gender balance
of the European Universities
Games 2024 participants,
athletes, coaches, and officials,
we can say that 58% of the
athletes were men and 42% of
the athletes were women. When
it comes to the officials, 79%
were men and 21% were women.
Although the ratio is tending to
improve with every upcoming
year, we acknowledge there is
more to be done, and we strive to

continue the road towards a more

balanced participation of male

and female participants at EUSA

future events.

Socio-Economic Status

To strengthen and support its

member federations, the national

university sports bodies across

Europe, so the organization

and conditions of each of our

members are very diverse, is

remaining one of the aims of

EUSA. Recognizing the fact that

not all EUSA members have the

same funding opportunities, the

decision to launch a development

fund was made, aiming to

develop and make university

sport throughout Europe stronger.

With the support of the Club of

Donors, EUSA is able to secure

a development fund for each

year, planned to be distributed

primarily to those with little or no

participation in EUSA events in

recent years. In 2024, this helping

body donated its resources

to the solidarity fund, used to

support the athletes coming from

undeveloped member countries

and increase the number of

athletes participating in the EUSA

European Universities Games.

Disabilities

Since the inclusion of athletes

with disabilities for the first time in

the European Universities Games

in 2016, EUSA has continued to

search for ways to build a more

open path for inclusivity in our

events. Following the inclusion

of Para Table Tennis at the last

European Universities Games

in 2026, EUSA, together with

the organizers, plan to include

Inclusive Show Dance and

Sitting Volleyball into the sport

program of next year’s European

Universities Games in Salerno,

Italy.

EUSA recognizes that university

sport can still make great

improvements regarding the

inclusion of all students into

sports, and with partners as the

European Paralympic Committee,

we strongly believe we will

continue making progress and

changes in the future.

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