Sir, Madam,

The Athletics Department at Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut, Lebanon) has the honor of inviting your University to its first international sports tournament “Beirut Unisport Festival 2010”. This event will take place from the 18th to the 21st of March 2010.

The “Beirut Unisports Festival 2010” offers the following sports:

•    Soccer 5 “Mini-football”    (male and female)
•    Futsal    (male)
•    Basketball    (male and female)
•    Volleyball    (male and female)
•    Volleyball 3x3 “Outdoor”    (male and female)
•    Handball    (male)
•    Tennis    (mix)
•    Table Tennis    (mix)
•    Swimming    (male and female)
•    Track & Field    (male and female)
•    Chess
•    Sports Quiz
•    Cheerleading

The University with the highest number of points at the end of tournament wins the Beirut Unisports Festival Challenge cup.

The games will take place at the following venues:
•    Notre-Dame of Jamhour sports club (10 min from USJ - 10 minutes from down town Beirut)
•    Saint-Joseph University sports complex (Mansourieh Campus -10 minutes from down town Beirut and from USJ Beirut campus)

Aside from competition, all delegations will benefit from special entertainment programs including parties and tourist outings.

This event is an occasion to prove Lebanon's reputation as a crossroad of cultures. Your delegation will have the opportunity to visit historical sites, admire amazing landscapes, participate to Beirut's renowned nightlife, savour Lebanese traditional cuisine, etc.

More than 150 students are involved in the organization of this event with the collaboration of international referees in all featured sports.

The Universities invited are from Algeria, Spain, France, Germany, England, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Rep, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Cyprus, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Estonian, Lithuania, Turkey, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Qatar, KSA, UAE, Tunis, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon…

You will find enclosed all available details of the event along with the application form that should be sent back to us by the 18th of January 2010. You will be kept updated by a newsletter about all the latest news related to the event.

We look forward to see you in your second city, Beirut, for a long weekend full of sports and fun.

Regards.

Fouad MAROUN
Director of the Athletics Department
Université Saint-Joseph