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U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), Canada West (CW), and Atlantic University Sport (AUS).
- 1961; 62 years ago
- 57 schools
- Executive Committee
- Richmond Hill, Ontario
Canadian university sports have come of age over the past 110 storied years. Now, we track the future under a bold new name: U SPORTS. One title, instantly recognizable and identical in both French and English, with one goal: To give our student-athletes and national championships the visibility, appreciation and reward they deserve.
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U SPORTS is the national governing body of university sport in Canada.
U SPORTS is one title that is instantly recognizable and identical in both French and English, with one goal: to give our extraordinary athletic performers the place they deserve both at the top of the podium—and the top of every Canadian’s sports-watching agenda.
U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. [1] Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic conferences, drawing from the four regional associations of U Sports: Canada West Universities ...
- 1961
- Laval Rouge et Or (11)
- 27, in four conferences
- Canadian football
A new name, a new logo and new branding will take Canada’s governing body for university sport into the future, it was announced today. U Sports is the new name and brand for the organization, replacing Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), which had been in place since 2001.
University of Waterloo to host 2024 East-West Bowl. 2024-04-09. Men’s Football.