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Universidad ORT Uruguay the Overall Championship at the "14th University Sports Tournament"

April 25, 2017
Universidad ORT Uruguay the championship at the "14th University Sports Tournament," which took place from April 21 to 23, 2017, in the city of Colonia. The event was organized by the University of Montevideo with support from the Colonia Municipal Government and the National Navy.

The men's and women's hockey and tennis teams won the tournament championship; the basketball and swimming teams finished as runners-up; while the men's and women's handball and volleyball teams took third place.

Competing for Argentina were: Instituto Romero Brest, Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, and Universidad de Buenos Aires.

For Uruguay: CLAEH, Crandon Universitario, Escuela Naval, Instituto Moron, Instituto Superior de Educación Física, Club LAYVA, Plaza Colonia, Universidad Católica, Universidad de la Empresa, Universidad de Montevideo, Universidad de la República, Universidad ORT Uruguay Veronés Universitario.

This marks the tenth time that Universidad ORT Uruguay the University Sports Championship.

The awards ceremony took place on April 27, 2017, at the Naval Academy. Mario Matalonga, M.A., coordinator of Social and Sports Activities, received the "200 Years of the Navy" General Cup, which the university won at the University Sports Complex.

The awards ceremony was attended by Captain Jorge Menini, director of the Naval Academy; Admiral Leonardo Alonso, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy; and Dr. Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, rector the University of Montevideo, as well as the sports directors of the universities and players participating in the tournament.