UM celebrates its champions
On December 3, the University of Montpellier celebrated the student athletes who represented the university at the French university championships. Nearly 150 athletes made it onto the podium, with 13 of them reaching the top step. Here are profiles of these champions from all disciplines.
The University of Montpellier invited its best athletes to the Motte-Rouge gymnasium. Despite the cold weather on this late fall evening, the atmosphere was warm and welcoming. It was an opportunity for everyone to get together outside of training and competitions to relive the events of the past season. It was a great season for the University of Montpellier, with nearly 150 students on the podium at the French university championships in a wide range of disciplines (see box). Although not all the athletes were able to attend the ceremony, nearly 90 of them came to collect their gifts, symbolic tokens of the pride they have inspired at the university whose colors they have flown so high.
13 disciplines represented on the podiums
- soccer (women's and men's)
- 10-a-side rugby (men's)
- volleyball (women's and men's)
- track and field (men's and women's)
- weightlifting (women and men)
- kickboxing (men's)
- kicklight (feminine)
- savate (feminine and masculine)
- handball (men's)
- beach volleyball (masculine)
- judo (men's)
- gymnastics (female and male)
- trampoline (masculine).
To prolong the celebration a little longer, we invite you to discover the portraits of the students from the University of Montpellier who were crowned university champions in 2024.
