Representatives of Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice participated in the 2024 Summer University Games, which took place from 1 to 6 September in Bratislava and Trnava. Our students achieved excellent results and gained top positions in various sports disciplines. A total of 14 sports were competed in, with e-sports competitions being a novelty this year. Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice was represented by 13 UPJ\u0160 students together with 4 female students from the University of Pre\u0161ov, who represented our university at the University Games. Our athletes competed in athletics, swimming, basketball and 3×3 basketball. In athletics, Dominika G\u00e9ciov\u00e1 from the UPJ\u0160 Faculty of Law won the first place in the 400 m hurdles. Sarah \u010cajb\u00edkov\u00e1 from the Faculty of Science won three second places in swimming in the 50 m and 100 m breaststroke, as well as in the 50 m freestyle. The basketball players finished in the 3rd place overall, as well as in the 3×3 basketball competition. The men also competed in 3×3 basketball, where they won the tournament and took the top spot on the winners’ podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We thank all the participants of the 2024 Summer University Games for their successful representation of our university, and we congratulate the medal winners for their excellent results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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