The next multi-sport European Universities Games will take place in Salerno, Italy between 18 July and 1 August 2026.
Following top four qualification in the BUCS National Championships or relevant events, teams and individuals will be eligible to complete at the European Universities Games 2026 across 3x3 Basketball, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Football, Futsal, Handball, Padel, Rugby 7’s, Table Tennis, Tennis and Volleyball.
Universities qualify via three different routes dependent on where that sport sits in the BUCS programme. This can be via the League and Knockout Programme, BUCS events or National Governing Body selection. Universities will be contacted directly by the BUCS International Department if they are in a position where they could qualify, or information will be shared in the BUCS event guides for the relevant sports.
The Hungarian cities of Debrecen and Miskolc held the 7th edition of the European Universities Games, governed by the European University Sports Association (EUSA), took place between the 12-24 July 2024.
The European Universities Games are one of the world’s largest university multisport events held biennially, where athletes from European universities compete, representing their higher education institutions from their National University Sports Federation (NUSF).
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was represented at the EUSA European Universities Games 2024 by over 110 athletes from 47 different member institutions. This represented 11% of the total universities competing across the international multi-sport Games, highlighting the strength and depth of British university sport. Across athletes and officials, a total number of 4,736 participants took part in the European Universities Games representing 414 universities from 36 countries.
British universities succeeded in achieving 15 medals in five different sports amongst a high-level of European competition with just under a third of member institutions attending winning a medal. Notably, three of the medals won were achieved in para-sport with a gold and two silvers in para table tennis.
Gold
Jasmine Pomeroy (University of Warwick, Karate) Women's Kumite -61kg
James Meekin (University of Sussex, Kickboxing) Men's PF -84kg
Lauren Watson (University of Salford, Taekwondo) Women’s Kyorugi -46 kg
Maximillian Flint (Loughborough University, Para Table Tennis) Men’s Class 9-10
Silver
Women’s Team Kata (University of Nottingham, Karate)
Lucian Procopciuc (University of Glasgow, Taekwondo) Men’s Kyorugi +68 kg to 74 kg
Simone Abley (Northumbria University, Taekwondo) Women’s Kyorugi +62 kg to 67 kg
Shae Thakker (University of Sheffield, Para Table Tennis) Men’s Class 9-10
Jaiden Calderia (Northeastern University, Para Table Tennis) Men’s Class 6-8
Bronze
Lucy Williams (Anglia Ruskin University, Judo) Women's +78kg
Men’s Team Kata (University of Nottingham, Karate)
Niamh Junner (University of Glasgow, Karate) Women's Kumite -68kg
Matt Wooley (Sheffield Hallam University, Kickboxing) Men's PF -63kg
Sohrab Alipour (Nottingham Trent University, Taekwondo) Men’s Kyorugi +80 kg to 87 kg
Isra IIyas (University of Southampton, Taekwondo) Women’s Kyorugi -46 kg
For the full results click here. More information about the sports, photos and daily reports are here.
EUSA European Universities Games 2026
Information for qualification for the EUSA European Universities Games 2026 can be found in the BUCS EUSA competition guide below and act as a key document for universities preparation for this event.
The competition guide is the key document that supports institutions and athletes with their understanding of qualification routes via the BUCS domestic league and events and the process for registering a team for the European Universities Games 2026.
The BUCS International Team will host an informative webinar on the 2025-26 season on the 8 January 2026, which will detail specific requirements for institutions for the European Universities Games 2026. Register here.
For more information on events that are run by EUSA, please download the competition guide and EUSA Regulations.
For any enquiries regarding EUSA competitions, please email [email protected].
