UNY held a series of sports matches between faculties/units in the framework of its 59th Anniversary. This series of activities began with a badminton match on May 2-3, 2023. The Rector of UNY, Prof. Dr. Sumaryanto, officially opened this series of activities by hitting the shuttlecock toward the line of players. "We hold this series of sports matches to have fun. I hope there will be no disputes due to score problems or other technical problems. There are several sports that we will compete in. Now we will have badminton, next will be held volleyball, 5.9 km running, bicycle race, tennis, and table tennis," said the Rector of UNY.

The results of the two-day match, the men's team, group A from Faculty of Sports and Health, and group B from Faculty of Education and Psychology won first place. As for the women's group, group A was the champion from Faculty of Sports and Health,, and group B from faculty of Vocation.

The Rector of UNY gave special directions for table tennis matches that will be held on May 20, 2023. "Each team consists of 5 pairs for table tennis, and no one can play for different pairs. This is set to ensure easy, affordable, interesting, beneficial, and enjoyable by many," said the Rector of UNY. (Author: Witono, Editor: Dedy, Tj.Lak)