The competition brings together 438 female and 472 male athletes representing the various faculties of the Tampico Campus. These competitors advanced from an intramural qualifying stage that involved 6,388 students.
Dámaso Anaya Alvarado Opens the Tampico Campus Tournament
UAT Rector Dámaso Anaya Alvarado led the opening ceremony, where he praised the students for balancing their academic commitments with competitive athletics. He noted that their achievements help position the institution among the top universities in the country. In each encounter remember that somos Familia UAT, a community that finds in sport the strength to grow, unite and overcome,
the rector said, urging the participants to compete with determination, fair play, and respect for their opponents and officials.
During the event, university officials distributed sports equipment symbolically to each faculty. Rogelio de Jesús Ramírez Flores of linkage of the UAT, spoke during the ceremony to emphasize the administration’s view of athletics as a cross-cutting element of student development.
Orgullo UAT Award Winners and ANUIES Medalists
Alongside the tournament’s inauguration, Rector Dámaso Anaya presented the Orgullo UAT award to several regional athletes who earned distinction at the 2026 ANUIES National University Championships. The gold medal recipients honored at the ceremony were Jorge Armando Murillo Leal in kickboxing and José Alfredo Quintá López in judo.
Additional honorees included compound archery medalists Jorge Arturo Gómez Basilio, who secured three bronze medals in individual, mixed, and team events, alongside mixed bronze medalist Marissa Cab Villegas and team bronze medalist Gadiel Barrios Hernández. Gómez Basilio addressed the attendees on behalf of the honored athletes to thank the administration for its support, while student Ana Cristina Pérez García delivered the official sports oath.
What Remains Unknown Regarding the Statewide Tournament Progression
While the southern zone competitions at the Tampico Campus are now underway under the direction of the institution’s Directorate of Sports and Recreation, reports have not specified the exact dates for subsequent regional phases or the ultimate schedule for the statewide medal rounds.
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