With new championships, wider opportunities, and deeper international collaboration planned for 2026, the Asian University Sports Federation concluded its Executive Committee meeting on 28 November 2025.
In what was described as a “passionate” meeting, AUSF Secretary-General Seetow Cheng Fave shared that “there were a lot of hot topics that were debated”. Among the topics discussed was the challenge of improving student participation and engagement in university sport.
AUSF Vice-President Khalid Almuzaini believes that AUSF is heading in the right direction. He emphasised the federation’s commitment to serve as many university students as possible.
“We’ve accomplished a lot so far and hopefully we will be able to serve students because they are our focus.” He added, “We need to give all students opportunities not only to those who compete in elite sports”.
This sentiment was echoed by Seetow, who highlighted the importance of strengthening alternate pathways for university students. “Sports is not just about competition on the field, on the track, or in the pool,” he said. “You can get involved in sports in many ways.”
New programmes
This resonates with AUSF’s new programmes, such as the AUSF Regional Development Programme and the AUSF Student Media Committee Bootcamp. The bootcamp aims to equip students with practical skills in communications, sports writing and sports reporting, delivered in a more affordable and accessible format.
With such programmes and resources available, Almuzaini encouraged students to explore these wider forms of participation as he believes that it is essential in order to create a vibrant sporting community across the continent.
The meeting also mapped out AUSF’s calendar of events for 2026. Among those are the maiden Asian University Dragon Boat Championship, Asian University 3×3 basketball Qualifying Tournament, Asian University badminton Championship, Asian University Football Cup Qualifying Tournament, Asian University volleyball Championship and Asian University table tennis Championship.
According to Seetow, AUSF remains committed to expand university sports and get students involved: “We want to do as much as we can to help students to really improve their sporting excellence, but more importantly, it’s also for them to have more opportunities to engage and interact with other students.”
Written by By Muhammad Ariiq, AUSF Student Media Contributor
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