2012 European Universities Games Explained

1st European Universities Games
Host City:Córdoba
Country: Spain
Nations:32
Athletes:2,583
Sports:10
Opening:July 14, 2012
Closing:July 23, 2012
Website:eusagames2012.com

The 2012 European Universities Games, were the first European Universities Games, hosted by Córdoba, Spain between July 13 and 23, 2012.

Bid selection

The 1st edition of EUG was attributed by EUSA in March 2010 during the Executive Committee meeting in Vilnius. Other candidates were also Lisbon, Portugal and Łódź, Poland.[1]

Mascot

The mascot was an anthropomorphic fawn named Ukito. He was inspired by a bronze figure of a deer found in Medina Azahara, and his name comes from the organizing committee, UCO.

Sports

Following is a list of the sports that was contested at the 2012 European Universities Games:[2]

Participating nations

All member countries of the European University Sports Association were invited to take part in the 2012 European Universities Games. At the moment of invitation, the European University Sports Association counted 43 members.[3]

Eventually Córdoba hosted 2583 participants in 253 teams from 151 universities coming from 32 countries.[4]

See also

References

  1. Web site: EUSA EC Meeting Vilnius - Day 2 - EUSA. www.eusa.eu.
  2. Web site: European Universities Games - Cordoba 2012. www.eusagames2012.com.
  3. Web site: members - EUSA. www.eusa.eu.
  4. Web site: Cordoba 2012 - EUSA. www.eusa.eu.

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