The delegation of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) arrived in Hungary for two days. After the briefing in Budapest on the 2nd of June, the delegates visited the venues of next year’s European University Games (EUG) in Miskolc and Debrecen on Saturday, paying particular attention to the University Square, which hosts the 3×3 basketball tournament. This year, between the 15th and 19th of July, it will also be the venue for the University European Championship – unideb.hu informed.
The University of Debrecen (UD), the city of Debrecen and Miskolc, and the University of Miskolc will jointly host the EUG in 2024. The event is the most significant university multisport event in the world, where more than 4,000 athletes will compete.
At the meeting on the 3rd of June, the EUSA experts were hosted by the University of Debrecen, who are also responsible for next year’s games on behalf of the EUG’s seven sports (field football, futsal, handball, beach handball, 3×3 basketball, badminton, table tennis). On behalf of the Debrecen Sports Center, András Becsky, Executive Director, and Katalin Varga, Event Coordinator, greeted the delegates on behalf of the University of Debrecen.
The UD specialist expressed his joy after the all-day consultation.
“The delegation members visited the university and city sports venues, and the EUSA office also visited the locations of meals, accommodation, accreditation, and technical meetings. At the end of the day, we received a very good evaluation. Overall, we are doing well, and the preparations for the 2024 Games are adequate”
Katalin Varga concluded.
According to László Végh, an expert of the Hungarian University Sports Federation, EUG 2024 project manager, the most necessary event of the past period was the finalization of the sports program, which was approved by the EUSA in Split.
„This means it is now completely clear what sports and organizational tasks lie ahead of us. All functional tasks, accommodation, meals, and transfers are organized around this. The recent two-day meeting also focused on this. So that together with the site visits, EUSA’s sports delegates can make sure of how we are doing with the preparations at each location.”
The meeting in Debrecen was attended by Jeanine Tjin-A-Sioe, the EUSA’s 3×3 basketball competition manager, who came to the city for her last official visit before the 3×3 European University Basketball Championship starting on the 15th of July.
„I am grateful and very honored that we can organize the summer 3×3 tournament in such a place, as the main building of the university is beautiful, so all participants will be able to admire it. By the way. Every summer, I come to Debrecen to the main square, for the FIBA 3×3 tournament. The atmosphere of the university EC will be very extraordinary, as this spectacular environment, the fountain, the presence of students, and the great weather will add a huge plus to basketball”
said Jeanine Tjin-A-Sioe.
Based on the entries, 17 women and 23 men teams from all over Europe will compete in the 3×3 European Basketball Championship. The organizers are expecting about 300 athletes, coaches, and helpers for the competition, which will start in a little over a month, in front of the Main Building of the University of Debrecen.
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