Portugal
participants
This tournament was organized with two main goals in mind: first, it would be an activity to foster new friendships between the International Students; second, it aimed to promote sports and physical activity as an important part of their exchange program.
Before the event, International Students registered themselves in teams or, if they preferred, individually. On the day of the tournament, ESN Coimbra's volunteers formed teams with the participants who had registered themselves individually and sketched the tournament, which was divided in volleyball and football games. The games were quite informal, as the ESN volunteers only timed the games and helped ensure that the basic rules were being followed, so as not to let anyone injure themselves. After the games ended, the teams gathered to have a healthy snack together.
This tournament led to the creation of an informal chat group where International Students arranged to meet for football and volleyball games throughout the semester.