The Athletic Department was created in 1986, under the supervision of the General Secretary. The purposes are several, all of them aimed at enriching student life and promoting health benefits of participating in sports. In this sense, UPSA encourages athletics as a mechanism to achieve a comprehensive development of the person, recognizing it as a means to release tensions generated by the demands of studies and the current pace of life. Consolidating athletics into academics helps to build a stronger sense of community within UPSA between the faculty, staff, and students at all levels of university study that can last beyond graduation and into well into the future.
Since its formation, the Athletic Department has promoted the competitive development of the University teams in various disciplines and has organized one of the most recognized events among our students, Copa UPSA.