There are 33 NOVA students representing the university in different modalities in the competition taking place this month in Hungary.
Futsal, Basketball, Karate, Tennis, Taekwondo….A handful of modalities will take a delegation of athletes from NOVA University of Lisbon to the European University Championships, to be held in Hungary from 8 to 25 July.
After winning the Lisbon University Championship and the bronze medal in the National University Championship, the futsal team will be taking part for the first time.
In basketball, the women’s team will also be taking part for the first time, after coming second in the National University Championship.
In karate, João Xavier will try to improve on the 5th place he achieved in Croatia in 2016, and in taekwondo, we have the presence of the current national university champion, who has already won two bronze medals in other university championships, in Poland and Croatia.
In tennis, the men’s and women’s teams will repeat their successes at the European University Championships.