Pokal Evropske Unije je bil ustanovljen ne dolgo nazaj leta 2014 z željo, da imajo najmlajši tekmovalci še kakšno tekmovanje več za nabiranje potrebnih mednarodnih izkušenj. Prvo tekmovanje so organizirali naši prijatelji iz Hrvaške, zadnje lansko leto pa je bila gostiteljica Španija, kjer je ekipa iz Slovenije osvojila 9. mesto s polovično zasedbo.
Tekmuje se namreč z ekipo šestih atletov, od katerih so 3 dekleta in 3 fantje v starosti U15, U17 in U20. Vseh šest atletov tekmuje v svoji starostni skupini kjer se lahko uvrstijo po Sinclair točkah na podijum za zmagovalce, njihove točke pa se v skupnem seštevku štejejo za končno ekipno uvrstitev na prvenstvu EU Cup.
V letu 2023 je gostiteljica Slovenija, kjer bomo tekmovanje organizirali v glavnem mestu Ljubljana. Tekmovanje bo trajalo dva dni in sicer v petek 13.10. in soboto 14.10.2023, kjer si boste lahko ogledali najboljše mlade tekmovalke in tekmovalce iz 27 držav območja Evropske Unije.
Vsi tekmovalci bodo veseli vaše spodbude in pozornosti, zato vabljeni na ta veliki dogodek v olimpijskem dviganju uteži!!
The European Union Cup was established not long ago in 2014 with the aim of giving the youngest competitors a few more competitions to gain the necessary international experience. The first competition was organised by our friends from Croatia, and the last one last year was hosted by Spain, where the Slovenian team came 9th with half of the team.
The competition is held with a team of six athletes, 3 girls and 3 boys, aged U15, U17 and U20. All six athletes compete in their age group where they can qualify by Sinclair points to the podium for the winners, and their points are counted in the overall total for the final team ranking at the EU Cup.
In 2023, the host country is Slovenia, where we will organise the competition in the capital city of LJUBLJANA. The competition will take place over two days on Friday 13.10.2023 and Saturday 14.10.2023, where you will be able to see the best young competitors from 27 countries of the European Union. All competitors will be glad to have your encouragement and attention, so you are welcome to this great event in Olympic weightlifting!!!