Is it possible to prepare sports activities for everyone and - at the same time - for each individual? Mgr Małgorzata Aftańska from ASA UG, who runs the Sports Section for People with Disabilities (SON) at our university, had to find the answers to these questions. After more than three years of operation, the SON provides a space to play, train and expand boundaries. How did it come to be? We invite you to read the…

The Academic Sports Association is systematically developing a series of events called the AZS Integrative Polish Championships. In response to these activities, precisely two years ago, a multisport section was established in the AZS Academic Club of the University of Gdańsk for students with disabilities. 'The Convention of Academic Sports for…

Marcelina Palov and Dimitrij Janczylik from the University of Gdańsk won gold medals at the Polish Academic Judo Championships, held in Piła. Moreover, in the final classification of universities, the University of Gdańsk took 3rd place. Report by Kinga Trzebiatowska/AZS UG On the second and third of April, eight representatives of UG appeared in Piła. The line-up included: Felicja Gajdowska, Kacper Gros, Dmitrij…

AZS UG. The University of Gdańsk achieved another great success in the Polish Academic Championships, this time in cross-country running. In the men's and women's team classification the University of Gdańsk athletes were victorious and returned to Gdańsk with gold. Congratulations! On Saturday, March 26, 2022, ended the Polish Academic Championships in…

Photo: AZS UG archives. It was created in response to the development of the AZS Polish Integration Championships, an initiative aimed at activating people with disabilities in the academic environment. - 'After all, AZS means Atmosphere, Fun and Sport. We want to show that disability does not exclude you from a great adventure during your studies,' says…

Gold in the universities' classification and bronze in the general classification - won by sailors from AZS UG during the Polish Academic Sailing Championships. On May 24-27, 2021 Polish Sailing Academic Championships were held in Wilkasy near Giżycko. The AZS University of Gdańsk team performed very well at the event, winning bronze medals in the general classification and gold medals in the universities…

Female representatives of the University of Gdańsk became Polish Academic Champions in Athletics in the team classification last weekend. Men from UG won the title of vice-champions in the university type. This is the biggest success of the AZS UG Athletics Section so far. - 'It is a huge historical success of AZS University of Gdańsk. For the first time in the new formula of the Polish Academic Championships in…

A tense, nerve-wracking and action-packed two-match series against Sośnica Gliwice brought our team the coveted promotion to the Statscore Futsalekstraklasa. After a 5:2 home win in the return leg, our rivals proved to be better and won 4:2, but the three-goal advantage they brought to Silesia from Gdansk was enough. - 'We are very happy with this promotion. In the several-…

AZS University of Gdańsk invites all students, lecturers and activists to the online conference 'Be Better! Your way to the goal'. During the event specialists in such fields as mental preparation, nutrition, prevention in sport or preventive tests will share their knowledge. The event starts on Saturday, April 24th at 15:00 on the MS Teams platform. During the meeting, you…

For two more days, you can join a sporting and charity event organised by students from the University of Brest. The initiative is organised as part of the European Universities of the Sea - SEA-EU. Each kilometre run will contribute to the account of organisations working for the benefit of people with disabilities. Employees of the UG Academic Sports Association and the UG Centre for Physical Education and Sport…

Fot. Archiwum AZS UG On April 9-11, 2021 in Chełmno a Semi-final Tournament for promotion to the Second League took place. The organiser was the UKS Culmen Chełmno club. Our team - AZS Akademia Siatkówki University of Gdańsk - placed second, scoring 5 points (two wins, 1 loss). Report by: Piotr Walczak The charges of Coaches Adam Miotk and Edward Pawlun…

Two full-size sports halls, stands for over 500 spectators, a fitness room, a gym, a climbing wall, a football stadium, tennis courts, a 4-lane running track with a polyurethane surface - all this will be part of the UG Sports Centre to be built on the university's Oliwa campus at Wita Stwosza 31/37. The investment is planned to be financed from the university's funds and…

In the first days of March the biggest skiing competition for the student community - the Academic Championships of Poland - was held in Zakopane. Maria Leonowicz, a member of AZS University of Gdańsk, was very successful in this event and won the gold medal in the university classification in the giant slalom. Coverage from the event: Piotr Walczak, chairman of AZS UG On 1-3…

The AZS University of Gdańsk team won silver medals in the Polish Academic Men's Futsal Championship Finals. The competition was held from February 28 to March 3, 2021, in Poznań, and the University of Gdańsk was the only representative of the Pomeranian Voivodeship at the event. Report by: Piotr Walczak, President of AZS University of Gdańsk In the group stage, the charges…

Polish Integration Table Tennis Championships organised by AZS UG Passion, sports competition, overcoming one's weaknesses and having fun - the University of Gdańsk Academic Sports Association invites students and employees with disabilities to join the newly established Sports Section for People with Disabilities. The AZS UG Sports Section for People with…

The AZS University of Gdańsk team placed third in the semi-finals of the Polish Academic Men's Futsal Championships. The final tournament will take place in the last week of February in Poznań. Report from the event: Piotr Walczak, President of AZS University of Gdańsk Semi-final A of the Polish Academic Championships was held on 4-7.02.2021 in Toruń. The University of Gdańsk…

On 28-31.01.2021 in Warsaw, the semi-finals of the Polish Women's Futsal Championships were held. Universities from Zachodniopomorskie, Pomorskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Podlaskie, Wielkopolskie, Łódzkie and Mazowieckie voivodships) competed for the title of the best team in the northern area. The University of Gdańsk players beautifully won their way to the…

The University of Gdańsk athletes have won several medals at the Academic Indoor Rowing Championship Poland. The men’s team won gold medals, finishing first place among all Polish universities and 12th in general classification. The women’s team ended up second among universities and third in general classification. Coverage of the events: Piotr Walczak, Managing Director of AZS UG The University of Gdańsk team was able…

The AZS UG Women’s team came back successful from the first ever Polish Women’s Football Academic Championship. Team coached by Tomasz Aftański finished second in general classification and brought silver medals to Gdańsk. The event in Szczecin was a true celebration of football. 10 teams drawn into two groups competed at the Championship. The hand of…

AZS UG Women’s Handball Team, coached by Jan Patok and Krzystof Kotwicki duo, won gold medal at the Handball Women’s Academic Championship Poland 2020 in general classification. It is a historical success of the AZS Uniwersytet Gdański women’s team. The Handball Academic Championship Poland 2020 took place from 28 September to 1 October 2020 in Chorzów…

Three crews of the Academic Sports Association of the University of Gdańsk (AZS UG) took part in the Polish Academic Sailing Championships, which concluded on 3 September.  Our team won silver and bronze medals. In the final classification, the AZS UG team won silver medals and the University of Gdańsk ranked 6th in the general classification. We won two more medals in the individual classification: silver (Sara…

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…

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…

AZS Uniwersytet Gdański futsal team advanced to the Academic Championship of Poland Final, a tournament for the best Polish academic teams, taking place in February in Poznań. On their way to the final the University of Gdańsk team had to go through two qualifying stages. The Pomeranian Academic League, taking place from October 2019 to January 2019,  was the first stage. Alongside our team, Gdańsk University of…

Mikołaj Staniul from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Internal Security freshman student received the distinction at the XXI Gdynia Sport Gala in January. He is a member of the AZS Uniwersytet Gdański (Academic Sports Association) sailing unit. Mikołaj Staniul received the distinction in sailing category. Our student is the current U23 silver medalist and U21 European champion in 49er class category. The crew of Mikołaj…

The Academic Sports Gala took place on 24 October 2019, in Nova Opera, Bydgoszcz. Individual and Team Prizes for the previous academic year were awarded at the gala. The medalists of The Academic European Championship, The Academic World Championship and The National Academic Championship all appeared on stage. Two years ago fifteen top universities of the general classification started receiving the awards. Overall…

On July 15 and 16, 2019 the University of Gdańsk Association of Physical Culture was founded at the University of Gdańsk. The objective of the association is to conduct classes and sport clubs, in order to cultivate physical culture among students, children and teenagers. The association will also provide support for people at risk of social exclusion, especially for the disabled and people from disadvantaged groups.…