Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Unimore inaugurates refurbished multi-purpose sports hall at Cus More

Unimore has officially opened the refurbished multi-purpose sports hall at the Cus More facilities, following the complete replacement of the multi-sports court flooring. The new surface, certified to European and national standards, has been installed to ensure that university and competitive sporting activities hosted at the facility can take place safely.

The inauguration was attended by Unimore Rector Rita Cucchiara, Sports Delegate Silvia Ferrari and Cus More President Diego Caravaglios. A student-athlete from the University who takes part in the Sport Excellence programme also spoke at the event, sharing their personal experience.

The project, representing a total investment of €75,000, involved removing the previous flooring, which had deteriorated significantly, and supplying and installing a new high-performance sports surface specifically designed for multi-purpose indoor facilities.

The new flooring offers high standards of safety and sporting performance, while also helping to reduce maintenance costs and improve the environmental quality of indoor spaces.

The court can accommodate official matches in five-a-side football, volleyball and tennis. Key features of the new surface include high resistance to wear and scuff marks, an appropriate coefficient of friction for indoor sporting activities, bacteriostatic and fungistatic properties, reduced risk of friction burns, long-term durability and very low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions.

“Sports facilities and infrastructure are, unfortunately, often a source of concern and dissatisfaction, both because of their limited availability and because they are not always maintained to an adequate standard. It is therefore a great pleasure to be here today for this inauguration, which highlights the University's commitment to keeping its facilities up to date in this area too. I hope that, over the coming years, this refurbished facility will bear witness to plenty of hard work, the occasional slip, but above all, a great deal of fun for students and all the other sports enthusiasts who will have the opportunity to use it,” commented Professor Silvia Ferrari, Unimore's Sports Delegate.

“I would like to thank Unimore for helping to improve a facility that was already very impressive and perhaps unique in terms of its size and versatility. This project further expands the range of sporting opportunities available to Unimore students: the new surface will allow three different sports to be played – five-a-side football, tennis and volleyball. We hope this will be just the first step towards further developing the campus sports facilities, in order to meet students' growing needs and give sport an increasingly prominent place in university life,” added Diego Caravaglios, President of Cus More.

“I would like to thank the University for its commitment to providing us with modern, functional and well-maintained facilities,” said Ernesto Rascato, a student on the Unimore Sport Excellence Programme and a volleyball player competing in Serie A3 in Sassuolo. “Having access to places like this means being able to pursue our passions, grow through sport and feel part of a community. It is important to emphasise that these facilities are not just a resource for elite athletes: they also represent an opportunity for all students who wish to take part in physical activity, meet others, socialise and share experiences. Thank you for continuing to invest in sport, young people and our future.”

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