Las Justas
| Justas de Atletismo y Festival Deportivo (Justas Intercolegiales) ("Las Justas") |
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| Established | 1929 |
| Association | FISU |
| Members | 21 |
| Sports fielded | 14 (men's: 16; women's: 13) |
| Region | Puerto Rico and U.S.V.I. |
| Former names | Justas Intercolegiales |
| Headquarters | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Commissioner | José Enrique Arrarás |
The Justas de Atletismo y Festival Deportivo de Puerto Rico (English: Puerto Rico Athletic Games and Sports Festival) —better known as Las Justas Intercolegiales (English: The Intercollegiate Games) or simply as Las Justas (English: The Games)— is an intercollegiate sports competition held annually in Puerto Rico where Puerto Rican colleges and universities compete against each other in different sports. The event is also supplemented by artistic presentations that take place after the events come to an end at night each day. The event is sponsored by the Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico. For many years the event was held in San Juan, but in 1993 it was moved to the city of Ponce, where - except for 2010 and 2016 – it has been held since. The week-long event takes place during the month of April. The 2014 edition is scheduled to take place in Ponce from 6 April to 12 April 2014 with competitions in softball, basketball, beach volleyball, judo, table tennis, swimming, cheerleading, women's football, and athletics.
Las Justas date back to the creation of Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico (English: Puerto Rico Intercollegiate Athletic League). The league was founded in 1929 by Cosme Beitía of the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Charles Leker for the Instituto Politécnico de San German, and Luis Izquierdo Galo y José D. Morales from the Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecanicas of Mayagüez. Las Justas began as a three-event competition between the institutions in the year 1929: baseball, basketball, and athletics.
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