EUSA Magazine 2019-20

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2019-20^58

3. EUSA ENDORSED EVENTS

FRIENDSHIP GAMES 2019

EILAT, ISRAEL

JUNE 12-18, 2019

The southern Israeli port town of Eilat was once again the host of the successful 14
th

edition of the annual Friendship Games, which was held between June 12-18, 2019.

The Friendship Games is
an international basketball
tournament that brings teams
from all over the world together,
with emphasis on countries that
have ongoing conflict between
them.

Once again, the event proved
that through sport it is
possible to unite students from
different cultural and religious
backgrounds, with participants
at the 2019 competition
including teams from Europe,
the Middle East and Asia.

In total, 16 teams in both

the men’s and women’s

competition were present,

including participants from

Jordan, Poland, Russia, England,

Ukraine, Lithuania, Portugal

and Ireland, as well as teams

representing The Palestinian

Authority, Israeli Arabs and

Jews.

Long-lasting friendships were

formed over the week-long

tournament, as students were

able to learn from each other

and share their different cultural

backgrounds. A number of

social events also took place

over the Games, including an

emotional visit to the Holy City

of Jerusalem.

Ukraine’s Lviv State University

of Physical Culture were the

overall winners in the female

competition, while Lithuanian

Sports University from Lithuania

emerged victorious in the men’s

competition.

The Friendship Games are held

under the patronage of both

the European University Sports

Association (EUSA) and the

International University Sports

Federation (FISU).

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