European Universities Championships

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European Universities Championships (EUC) are university sports competitions governed by the European University Sports Association (EUSA). There are currently 23 sports in which the championships are organised. Participants in these events are European university teams and individuals.

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In 2019 new Championships were created for kickboxing, orienteering, beach handball and water polo. [1]

History

The championships have been organised annually since 2001, and from 2012 onwards, they will be organised on a biannual basis, with European Universities Games being organised in even years as a multi-sport events, and the individual championships being organised in odd years. Under the umbrella of EUSA, the first championships were organised in 2001 under the name of European University Championships. In 2006, the sports events were renamed European Universities Championships, to stress the universities being the participants in the events. In 2012 the first European Universities Games was organised, bringing together 10 sports from the European Universities Championships at the same place at the same time. In 2014 the second European Universities Games was organised in Rotterdam including 10 different sports. [2]

Championships overview

YearSport EventsDebut Sports
2001 2Volleyball, Basketball
2002 2
2003 4Karate, Football
2004 7Tennis, Futsal, Beach volleyball, Badminton
2005 9Rowing
2006 9Handball
2007 12Rugby 7s, Table tennis
2008 11
2009 15Taekwondo, Bridge, Golf
2010 11
2011 16Judo
2012 European Universities Games
2013 17Basketball 3x3
2014 European Universities Games
2015 20Dance, Chess,
2016 European Universities Games
2017 19
2018 European Universities Games
2019 21Kickboxing, Beach handball, Orienteering, Water polo
2020 European Universities Games

Championships Summary

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The programme of the European Universities Championships is subject to change and currently includes 23 sports.

NumberEventFirst Edition
Main Sports
1 European Universities Rowing Championship 2005
Combat Sports
2 European Universities Judo Championships 2011
3 European Universities Karate Championships 2003
4 European Universities Kickboxing Championships 2019
5 European Universities Taekwondo Championships 2009
Team Sports
6 European Universities 3x3 Basketball Championships 2013
7 European Universities Basketball Championships 2001
8 European Universities Beach Handball Championships 2019
9 European Universities Beach Volleyball Championships 2004
10 European Universities Football Championships 2003
11 European Universities Futsal Championships 2004
12 European Universities Handball Championships 2006
13 European Universities Rugby 7s Championships 2007
14 European Universities Volleyball Championships 2001
15 European Universities Water Polo Championships 2019
Racquet Sports
16 European Universities Badminton Championships 2004
17 European Universities Table Tennis Championships 2007
18 European Universities Tennis Championships 2004
Mind Sports
19 European Universities Bridge Championships 2009
20 European Universities Chess Championships 2015
Other Sports
21 European Universities Golf Championships 2009
22 European Universities Orienteering Championships 2019
23 European Universities Sport Climbing Championships 2015

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