Fierce disputes mark the opening of this year’s 47th Amazonas University Games

The 47th edition of the Amazonas University Games (JUAs) has kicked off and the competitions have already started in full force. On Saturday (4), athletes from 12 higher education institutions in the state participated in the opening of the competition, which took place at the Vila Olímpica de Manaus, located in the Dom Pedro neighborhood, in the center-west zone of the capital.

Approximately 700 participants, including athletes, coaches and managers, will be present at the competition. For the president of Faud, Lilian Valente, this number is an achievement.

“It is very gratifying to be able to see the growth of university sports, mainly due to the number of participants, which has increased with each edition. This advancement involves many others and generates benefits for the entire academic community, so I can only thank you for all the support from the athletes, institutions and partners in university sports. This is an achievement for all of us”, highlighted the president.

Among the 16 sports played in this edition, four began shortly after the opening of the games, three of which were collective (futsal, volleyball and handball) and one individual (swimming).

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In futsal, the women’s teams from the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam) put on a show and beat the teams from Faculdade Metropolitana de Manaus (Fametro) and Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA), 2-1 and 7-0, respectively.

In the men’s competitions, Fametro won 5-0 over Fundação Matias Machline (FMM). Then, the Faculdade Estácio team repeated the score of 5-0 and got the better of Faculdade Boas Novas.

Victory also for the Fametro 2 team, which beat UEA 4-0. The teams Ufam 1 and Uninilton Lins won the match against their opponents by WO.

In volleyball, the women’s teams from Uninilton Lins and Uninorte beat Ufam and UEA, respectively, by 3 sets to 0. In the men’s competitions, team B from Centro Universitário do Norte (Uninorte) won against Fametro, by 3 sets to 0 , and from Ufam over Uniasselvi, also by 3 sets to 0.

In swimming, 27 events were contested, in men’s and women’s suits, and the representatives for the final phase of the competition have already been defined.

Closing the first day of competitions, three handball competitions were held. In the first duel, victory for the UEA women’s team, 38 to 34, against Fametro. Then, a fierce match between the men’s teams from Fametro and Uniasselvi, which ended in a 31-31 draw. And to top it off with a flourish, the Ufam men’s team won, 33-22, over UEA.

The duels of the 47th JUAs will be held during the weekends of May and every Wednesday, Faud will inform the date, time and location of the next games to be played, through the games’ Newsletter.

More information can be obtained by contacting (92) 98421-5972.