Ksawery Hajdamowicz, student of the University of Gdańsk and member of ‘Motława’ Gdańsk Student Sports Club, won a bronze medal in Canoe Sprint Polish Championship. Due to the coronavirus pandemics, the competition was held following a strict sanitary regime. In 500 meter individual competition, the Gdańsk resident advanced to the final stage right after the qualifying round, just to win place on the podium. - I am…

The 28th Academic Sports Association (AZS) general meeting took place on Saturday, 27 June 2020, at the Faculty of Management of the University of Warsaw. Members of the new National Executive Board have been selected there, among them the representatives of the University of Gdańsk. Professor Alojzy Nowak, Rector of the University of Warsaw has been selected as Chairman of the AZS National Executive Board for the 2020…

On 18 June 2020, the General Meeting and Elections of AZS (Academic Sports Union) Community Organization in Gdańsk took place in the main building of Gdańsk University of Technology. Representatives of the University of Gdańsk have been selected to the AZS Regional Organization Management Board for the 2020-2021 term. Dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Wilde, prof. zw. PG, Rector of Gdańsk University of Technology has been…

Dear Students, It is a difficult situation for all of us but to maintain mental and physical wellbeing, we encourage you to warm-up your bodies from time to time during the quarantine. The first part of the series involves: Fitness workout at home – conducted by mgr Joanna Kania, School of Sports UG instructor and coach of AZS UG aerobic gymnastic unit. Outdoor running exercises (forest, park, dirt road) – conducted by…

Aleksandra Melzacka, the University of Gdańsk student will compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics! Aleksandra Melzacka and Kinga Łoboda, competing in 49er FX class, are the first Polish sailing team to officially qualify to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Aleksandra Melzacka is a second year psychology student ( Faculty of Social Sciences), and her teammate is the University of Gdańsk Faculty of Biotechnology alumnus. They…

The AZS UG female team won silver medals in snowboard university classification at the Academic Championship of Poland. The male team placed fifth in the university classification, however our player Kosma Wilk won individual silver medal. Almost 300 players (male and female) competed at the Silesian Beskid mountain range, representing over 40 higher education institutions, from 12 Polish cities: Gdańsk, Katowice…

The AZS UG Women Basketball Team got a historic win in Energa Basket Liga Kobiet League (Women Basketball First Division). Our team, coached by Mirosław Orczyk, defeated Wisła Kraków team 71:60 (22:13, 10:15, 17:13, 22:19) in Hala Stulecia Sopotu (Sopot Centennial Arena). Olga Frolkina (19 pts) and Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (22 pts) were the leading scorers of AZS UG. Our team took an early, first quarter, lead and held on to…

The celebration of futsal happened on 20-23 February 2020 in Poznań - Futsal Polish Academic Championship Finals for Men and Women took place. Both Male and Female University of Gdańsk Teams played spectacularly during the competition, bringing home the medals. The female team, coached by Tomasz Aftański, finished third in general classification and second in university classification. This excellent result is a repeat…

Kamila Stormowska, a student at the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk won the bronze medal in the short track Speed Skating World Cup. This is her greatest accomplishment so far. The 19-year-old outfought her idol - a multiple medalist and former world record holder Brit Elise Christie. Kamila, whose home club is GKS Stoczniowiec, was awarded in the 500-meter short track competition. She is the first…

The University of Gdańsk Morsy team won the fifth edition of T-Mobile Esports Academic League Competition Poland in „Counter-strike: Global Offensive” category. Morsy, the esports association has been present on the University of Gdańsk for two years already. It is the fourth season when Morsy represent the university in the following esport categories: League of Legends, Counter-strike: Global Offensive, Starcraft II…