The UCAM embarks on the largest organizational project in the history of Spanish university sports by organizing the Spanish University Championships (CEU) of twenty of the twenty-nine possible sports disciplines on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its foundation. These events will bring together more than 7,000 university athletes from all over the country in the Region of Murcia between the months of March, April and May.
The cloister of the Los Jerónimos Monastery hosted the presentation ceremony for these championships, in which Josefina García, rector of the UCAM; Marcos Ortuño, Minister of the Presidency, Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Region of Murcia; and Pablo Rosique, General Director of Sports at the Catholic University. Fran Sánchez, General Director of Sports of the Region of Murcia, and a representation of athletes from the UCAM university team also attended: Úrsula Ruiz and Andreu Blanes (athletics), Andrea Armada (karate) and table tennis team players. , football and basketball.
The municipalities that will host the competitions are Murcia (paddle tennis, tennis, football, rugby and athletics), Cartagena (swimming and karate), Lorca (cross country), Las Torres de Cotillas (badminton and judo), San Javier (futsal, handball and basketball), Los Alcázares (beach volleyball, futsal, handball, wrestling, volleyball, table tennis and taekwondo) and San Pedro del Pinatar (fencing, triathlon and judo).
Regarding the sporting objectives, the Catholic University wants to beat all the records in the national university sports medal table. For this, it has a luxury university team that includes Olympic athletes such as the swimmer Mireia Belmonte, the karateka Damián Quintero, the athletes María Pérez, Diego García Carrera and Miguel Ángel López or the fencer Carlos Llavador, among others.
