Our students - athletes Natasa Lappa and Marilena Makri, will compete in the Olympic Games while long jumper Victoras Pentaras, and graduate weightlifting champion Maria Markou will compete in the Paralympic Games 

Natasa Lappa and Marilena Makri, students at the Physical Education and Sport Sciences Program, will compete in the Olympic Games, to be held from July 26 to August 11, for the second consecutive time. Marilena competes in the sport of sailing in the Laser Radial category, and Natasa in windsurfing, in the RS category.

Victoras Pentaras is a graduate of the Physical Education and Sport Sciences program and will continue his studies at the new Sports, Exercise, and Health Sciences postgraduate program that our University will offer in the 2024-25 academic year. Victoras secured his first participation in the Paralympic Games, in the long jump event in the T37 category.

Maria Markou, a champion in the bench press weightlifting, is a graduate of the Computer Science program and will compete in the Paralympic Games for the second time. This year, she will compete in the 61kg category.

The Paralympic Games will take place from August 28 to September 8, 2024.

"We wish our students every success in this great endeavor in Paris. We are particularly proud not only of their athletic achievements but also of the dedication and passion they demonstrate in their academic pursuits. They balance two demanding roles, making them admirable role models" said the President of Frederick University Council, Ms. Natassa Frederickou.

Frederick University has extensive experience in supporting its students who engage in elite-level sports and beyond. The combination of athletic career and studies is a longstanding policy of the University, which, through its services, offers support, guidance, and special provisions to adjust the academic obligations of athletes. Additionally, through a specially designed athletic scholarship scheme, Frederick University provides practical support to athletes who choose it for their studies. More than 100 students currently enjoy scholarships in the University's study programs due to their athletic activities. "Sports and studies are more than a full-time job," says Stella Demetriou, head of Frederick University's Sports Office in Limassol. "We are partners in our students' choice for a dual career, and as a University, we have a tradition of making this career a successful one."
We warmly congratulate our students and graduate and wish them all, as well as the entire Cypriot delegation, every success!