British Universities And Colleges Sport
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the governing body for university sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS was formed in June 2008 following a merger of the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) and University College Sport (UCS) organisations. BUCS is responsible for organising 50 inter-university sports within the UK and representative teams for the World University Championships and the World University Games.
BUCS is a membership organisation for 157 universities and colleges in the UK. It coordinates competitions and leagues for the 2.3 million students attending university. In the 2009/10 season over 4000 teams will compete in 16 league sports. University sports clubs can affiliate to BUCS through their Athletic Union or students' union when no separate AU exists. BUCS has the biggest sporting programme in Europe.
BUCS organises a national championships event called the BUCS Championships. This is hosted by Sheffield until March 2010. In 2009 over 5,500 student athletes competed in 24 sports over five days across 14 venues.
BUSA, one of BUCS's predecessor organisations, was founded in 1994, one of its co-founders was Alun Evans.
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