Women`s Team of UNWE – Champion on Basketball 3x3

Three days the Bonsist Sports Complex was an arena of challenging competitions for medals in the State Students Championship on Basketball 3x3. The Championship was opened by the Rector of UNWE Prof. D.Sc. (Econ.) Statty Stattev. “It`s an honour and pleasure for me to open for a second time the Second State Sports Championship on Basketball 3x3 – a splendid initiative which started last year but it has already approved as an authoritative sports event”, pointed out the Rector. ”And it`s not an accident. The UNWE has glorious sports traditions and their beginning has been set in 1923 when was established the first Students Sports Club in Bulgaria. Worthy followers of the then students at our predecessor – the Free University of Political and Economic Sciences – are the current ones who are excellent students not only in their study but also in sports. Under the guidance of their lecturers and coaches they delight us with their achievements in national and international competitions”.

Prof. Stattev also outlined that the Academic Management of UNWE had always supported and would continue assisting the university sports and the event was only one proof of that. “The Sports Complex Bonsist provides excellent conditions to be held today's major sporting event. I heartily wish all the participants success in the noble race”, said the Rector. At the opening of the Students Championship attended also the Deputy Minister of Sports Ivan Tsenov, the President of the Bulgarian Basketball Federation Georgi Glushkov, Prof. Ivan Poligorov from the University of Forestry and Assoc. Prof. Zlatko Djourov, Chairman of the Association for University Sports “Academik”.

Women`s team of UNWE trained by the coach Larisa Kasabova and men`s team of the South-West University in Blagoevgrad became national students champions on basketball 3x3.

Our golden girls

The final match among women was played by the National Sports Academy team against the UNWE team. There was an interesting clash between Victoria Stoycheva from the National Sports Academy and Veronika Dzhikova from the UNWE. After the girls of Larisa Kasabova were leading during the entire match they finally won by the score 15-9. Third in the ranking left the team of the University of Sofia which won a victory over the team of the South-West University.

The final match among men was played by the team of the Technical University of Sofia against the team of the South-West University and it was even more challenging. The South-West University led by the score 6-1 but step by step their rival diminished the difference in the score and it led to dramatic moments and score 14-14. Both teams had several opportunities to change the score and finally Antonio Iliev stood at the foul line and ended the match – 15-14 for the South-West University. Third in the ranking became the National Sports Academy and fourth – the New Bulgarian University.

A photo of the winners

In the Tournament participated 17 men`s and 8 women`s teams from six cities. It was organized by the Association for University Sports “Academik” and the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. Hosts of the event were the Physical Education and Sports Department of UNWE by its Head Spas Stavrev and the same Department of the University of Forestry.

During the challenging competitions