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UVV Utrecht
UVV Utrecht is a sports club based in Utrecht (city), Utrecht, the Netherlands. It was founded in 1902 in a merger between several clubs that date back to 1893. In 2009, the club removed its former acronym, ''Utrechtse Voetbal Vereniging'' (Utrecht Football Association), and is now known by the three letters UVV. The club has teams in the following sports: Association football, football, tennis, baseball, softball, and beach volleyball. The baseball team competes in the Honkbal Hoofdklasse, the top Dutch league. The team plays at the Sportpark Paperclip. The UVV baseball stadium has a capacity of 1,000. The baseball team was formerly named UVV Pickles due to an advertising agreement. The club rejoined the Hoofdklasse in 2023, replacing Storks (sports club), Silicon Storks. The club's top men's football team competes in the amateur Vierde Klasse, the ninth Football in the Netherlands#Structure of the competition (from the 2016–17 season), tier of Dutch club football. The wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universidade Vila Velha
The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students. In July 2020 as part of a new branding system by the FISU, it was stated that the Universiade was to be officially branded as the FISU World University Games. The most recent summer event was the 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China from 28 July – 8 August 2023, after being postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It effectively replaced the 2023 Summer World University Games, that was set to be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, which were cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The most recent wint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |