Universitat de València earns great victories in the CAEU
- Web and Marketing Unit
- March 11th, 2025

UV exhibits its prowess and potential once again in the University Region Sport Championship (CAEU), bringing home a series of victories that reinforced its position in university sport. UV got exceptional results in badminton, taekwondo, karate and trail during the weekend event.
Badminton: Three medals reinforcing the UV Sport position
Universitat de València badminton team excelled with its participation as David Polop and Natalia Benlloch got the bronze medal in the male and singles respectively. Polop and Pau Muñoz pair also got the bronze medal in the doubles, reinforcing the UV level in the discipline.
Taekwondo: 12 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Taekwondo became one of the brightest scenes for UV sports, with several gold winners:
Winners:
Blanca Calvo Rodríguez (Gold) -46KG
Silvia Soriano Bacete (Gold) -57KG
Paula López Jiménez (Gold) +73KG
Nerea Portillo Lázaro (Gold) -62KG
Marta Escrig Romero (Gold) -49KG
Iván Albert Fernández (Gold) -68KG
Alejandro Martín Sánchez (Gold) -87KG
Vanessa Shestopalka (Gold) -67KG
Enric Salvador Martínez (Gold) -80KG
Joaquín Fenollar Hernández (Gold) +87KG
Murillo Palacios Jorge (Gold) -63KG
Díaz Garrido Jorge (Gold) -74KG
Andrea Escrig Romero (Silver) -46KG
Nicolás Sánchez Olmos (Silver) -68KG
Paula Daudén Oliver (Silver) -62KG
Izan de Gracia González (Bronze) +87KG
Karate: 15 medals go to the UV
UV won 6 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 6 bronze medals in the karate section, dominating the kata and kumite modalities.
Winners:
Iván Ferrer Real (Gold, Kumite) +84 kg.
Caribe Lorenzo Catalán (Gold, Kata)
Paula Sigüenza Cruce (Gold, Kumite) -55 kg
David Sanmartín Salines (Gold, Kumite) -60 kg
Nacho Sotos Borrás (Gold, Kumite) -75 kg
Marcos Lorenzo Melchor (Gold, Kumite) +84 kg
Miguel Álvarez Jimena (Silver, Kumite) -67 kg
Alba Quiles Sanchez (Silver, Kumite) -61 kg
Alba Ruiz García (Silver, Kumite)
Àfrica Fernández Alarcón (Bronze, Kumite) -61kg
Raúl Francés García (Bronze, Kumite) -75 kg
María Hidalgo Méndez (Bronze, Kumite) -68 kg
Eva Nour Díaz Yahlali (Bronze, Kumite) -68 kg
Alba Palacios Ruiz (Bronze, Kumite) -55 kg
Eduardo Valecillos Ballen (Bronze, Kumite) Open Promotion
Trail: UV adds medals on the mountain race category
UV participation in the trail competitions was also brilliant. Candela Benlloch got the bronze medal in the female competition and the UV team got the silver medal.
Golf: Tournament postponned due to meteorological conditions
The golf tournament, set for the weekend, was postponned due to the weather and took place on monday.
UV Athletes keep earning medals and reinforcing the university's position in the sport scene.
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