Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano

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Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano
AbbreviationCUSI
Founded1946
Affiliation Italian National Olympic Committee
Location Rome
PresidentLorenzo Lentini
Official website
www.cusi.it
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The Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano (CUSI), (English: Italian University Sports Centre) is an association that promotes sports activity at the university level, and is recognized by the Italian National Olympic Committee. [1]

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It is headquartered in Rome, Via Angelo Brofferio 7. The current president is Lorenzo Lentini.

Committees for university sports

Most Italian universities have a CUS (Comitato per lo sport Universitario). As of September 2017, there were 48 such committees. [2]

Activity

Every year since 1947, when the first event was held in Bologna, the CUSI organizes the Campionati Nazionali Universitari (National University Championships).[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano". coni.it. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. "I CUS". coni.it. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.