Opening of the 2026/2027 university sports season of CUS Torino
Date of the event:
On 2 November 2026 the Centro Universitario Sportivo (CUS) Torino opened, in the Aula Magna “Giovanni Agnelli” of the Politecnico di Torino (Turin Polytechnic), Turin's eightieth university sports season, launching the 2026/2027 Academic Sports Year. The ceremony was held in collaboration with the University of Turin and the Politecnico di Torino, the two universities with which CUS Torino promotes university sport in the city.[1]
The ceremony
The event was attended by academic, political and institutional authorities, together with athletes and representatives of CUS Torino's various sections. Speakers included the Rector of the Politecnico Stefano Corgnati, the Rector of the University of Turin Cristina Prandi, the Piedmont Region's councillor for budget and development of production activities Andrea Tronzano, the deputy mayor of the Metropolitan City of Turin Jacopo Suppo, the City of Turin's councillor for sport Domenico Carretta, and the president of CUS Torino Riccardo D'Elicio.[1]
During the event professor Enrico Macii, of the Inter-university Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST) and head of CUS Torino's tennis section, received the “Manager of the Year” award.[1]
Figures and projects
During the ceremony the results of the previous season and the projects for the new academic sports year were presented. CUS Torino has more than 50,000 registered members, more than 20,000 people practising sport at every level and more than 12,000 university students who regularly take part in sporting activity, runs 9 sports facilities and has provided more than 40,000 free hours of activity for university students through the Free Sport and Free Fitness projects.[1]
Among the initiatives presented was the Dual Career programme, which includes the AGON project, created through collaboration between the University of Turin, the Politecnico di Torino, CUS Torino and EDISU Piemonte to help student-athletes combine sport with university study. The ceremony was attended by the 24 student-athletes awarded the 2026/2027 scholarship. The Free Sport project also lets students at the two universities with a CUS Card access services such as Free Fitness, with two weekly visits to the weight room, and free pitch and court rental, which allows booking one hour a week for beach volleyball, five- and seven-a-side football, tennis, golf and basketball.[1]
Sources
- Politecnico di Torino — 2 November 2026