European Universities Taekwondo Championships

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European Universities Taekwondo Championships were the first organised in 2009 and are organised every two years.

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The European Universities Taekwondo Championships are coordinated by the European University Sports Association along with the 18 other sports on the program of the European universities championships. [1]

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EditionYearDateLocationNumber ofChampionsRef
CountriesUniversitiesAthletes
1 2009December 10–12 Flag of Portugal.svg Braga, Portugal 631101 Flag of Spain.svg Polytechnic University of Madrid [2]
2 2011December 13–15 Flag of Portugal.svg Braga, Portugal 1640 Flag of Russia.svg Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism [3]
3 2013November 22–24 Flag of Russia.svg Moscow, Russia 1348130 Flag of Russia.svg Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism [4]
4 2015November 10–13 Flag of Croatia.svg Opatija, Croatia 1648150 Flag of Portugal.svg University of Minho [5]
5 2017July 25–30 Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal 1483157 Flag of Portugal.svg University of Minho [6]
62019August 1–3 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia 18119 Flag of Ukraine.svg National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport

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