European University Sports Association - First 10 years: 1999-2009

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first 10 years

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION Celebrating the 10

th

Anniversary 1999-2009

T

he University Sports Association of Poland (AZS) was

awarded as the most active National University Sports

Association during the last 10 years in terms of participation

and organisation of the EUSA Events. Since the European

Universities Championships were first introduced by EUSA,

athletes and AZS teams from many Polish universities have

continually participated in them; being one of the most suc-

cessful ones. With lots of satisfaction they have also organ-

ized many such competitions all across Poland.

The federation is one of the EUSA founding members. Dur-

ing the last ten years it organised 11 European Universities

Championships, one EUSA General Assembly and Executive

Committee Meeting. With over 70 European Universities

Championships organised by the end of 2009, Poland was

present on 58 editions and Polish university teams won over

120 medals altogether.

In 2009, University Sports Association of Poland (AZS) cel-

ebrated its 100th Anniversary. The federation was, from the

very beginning, very successful as a part of international uni-

versity movement. The First World University Summer Sports

Championship was held in Warsaw in 1924. It eventually be-

came Universiade in 1959 and is taking place under the FISU

auspices regularly to this day.

AZS takes pride in making major contributions to the devel-

opment of Polish sports. These contributions should not be

measured only by the amount of medals won in Olympics,

World and European Championships, Universiades, World

and European Universities Championships or records set dur-

ing these events.

Mr. Roczek, Mr. Dymalski and Mr. Marszal with EUSA Award for AZS

100 Years of AZS Poland

Introducing the Most Active Member Federation