Sports programmes for you!
08 September 2016
Programmes of the UP Sports Office for the Autumn of 2016:
SEPTEMBER
20th September: "UP Kari-Szpari” University Sport Day
20th September has been designated as the International Day of University Sports by the UNESCO. The University of Pécs decided to join this programme: the Sports Office of the University is planning sport events on several locations under the fantasy name: “KARI-SZPARI”. They expect that each faculty will represent itself with a team of 40-50 people, which means that about 500 university citizens would be mobilized. The students participating in the event will be exempted from going to classes on 20th September. Appication deadline: 16th September (Friday)! Detailed programmes »
20th September: 5th UP Dragon Boat Regatta
The Dragon Boat Regatta will be organized for the fifth time this autumn. The purpose of the UP Sports Office is to go beyond the record number of applications of the Spring event, when 16 teams and more than 300 students applied.
OCTOBER
1st October: UP “Rókaűzők” (Fox chasers)
Last year the University of Pécs decided to support a sports event that has been organized by the city of Kaposvár and Pécs for 20 years. This is the biggest long distance relay run in the autumn and from last year it is also part of the Hungarian University and College and Hungarian Relay Championship!
2nd October: Misina Peak Attack
The running race of Pécs City Council will be organized the third time this autumn. Here the best runners of UP can win 30 000 HUF in the university category.
Middle of October: Interregional Cup
The Interregional Cup, which was already held with its three events two years ago, is going to be organized again with the participation of three major Hungarian universities: the universities of Pécs, Szeged and Debrecen. The first game will take place in Debrecen in the middle of October, where both the male and female students can compete in futsal, basketball, handball and in one other chosen sport.
12th October: Sports “Tere-Fere” (Chit-chat)
An evening talk moderated by László Szilágyi. Topics: UEFA 2016 and Olympic Games.
20th October: UP Invisible Memorial Tour in Mecsek
This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution. Mecsek Invisibles was the name of a small group of students, who continued to resist the Soviet forces after the revolution was crushed hiding in the Mecsek Mountains for months. The University of Pécs and the Sports Office pays tribute to their memory with an eight-kilometre tour in the Mecsek Mountains. The tour will consist of several stations where students can compete with each other.
NOVEMBER
9th November: 5th UP Floorball Cup
The popular Floorball Cup will be organized for the fifth time this year. The purpose of this event is to guarantee that the mixed teams may take part in a fair contest having a good atmosphere.
23th and 24th November: 4th UP Night of Sports
The Night of Sports is an highlighted event of the UP Sports Office, which was first organized in the year when the Office was established in 2013. Since then it has been held each autumn. This sport event, mobilizing 12 teams in 12 sports during 12 hours, is extremely popular among students. The winners of the Night of Sports will have the chance to visit the Handball Competition SEHA League at the end of November.
Naturally, the faculty championships organised by the Sports Office during the whole academic year will also be held: outdoor field football (men), handball (men and women), basketball (men) and the mixed-gender volleyball. The Office also plans to organize the Futsal League, highly popular among male students, in both semesters.
More information:
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