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"The Games reflect how sport can evolve by being more inclusive and more sustainable"

Summer Games 9 July 2025

Meet Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Ambassador Domitila Barros, an ex-miss Germany who is now a sustainability role model and content creator. With her strong and beautiful Brazilian accent, Domitila Barros takes us on a journey towards a more inclusive and sustainable future, which is just around the corner. The author, speaker and sustainability awardee, who has 1,2 […]

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Participation of neutral athletes in the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games

Summer Games 4 July 2025

FISU continues to follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee and of the respective International Federations. FISU would like to clarify its position regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian student-athletes in its events and activities. For sporting events, FISU will continue to follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the […]

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Raiders of the host's arc

Summer Games 4 July 2025

It will be a ‘daunting task’ in what could be a ‘hostile environment’, but the coach of the USA women’s basketball team says her players will not be overawed by their opening day showdown with Germany at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Krista Gerlich, seasoned leader of the Lady Raiders of Texas Tech […]

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Justine Henin: "I never finished high school and it will always be a small regret of mine"

Summer Games 3 July 2025

The Belgian tennis legend would like her children to embark on a dual career if they embrace high level sport like her mentee, German student-athlete and Rhine-Ruhr 2025 rising star, Gina Dittman. Two lovely young women with contagious smiles, blonde ponytails and a passion for tennis. The mentor, Belgian tennis superstar Justine Henin admires the […]

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Mongolia volleyball star makes ‘dream’ return to birth country and Berlin

Summer Games 2 July 2025

For every member of the Mongolian women’s volleyball team heading to Berlin, the FISU World University Games are a chance to showcase their skills against the best student players on the planet. For one of their number, however, the journey offers something much more: a chance to uncover the country of her birth. “It is truly […]

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When Luke met Fabian: Brit eyes gymnastics prize with help from Germany’s Hambüchen

Summer Games 30 June 2025

The young British talent meets superstar – and two time FISU World University Games participant – Fabian Hambüchen for a fun and insightful mentoring session ahead of Whitehouse’s participation to the competition in Essen. Luke Whitehouse feels at home inside Leeds Gymnastics Club, an oasis of sporting excellence within a north of England city better […]

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First timers aiming for German joy in Rhine-Ruhr

Summer Games 27 June 2025

The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games will go down in the history books for Team South Africa, and Thoriso Kotsane absolutely cannot wait to be a part of it! 3×3 basketball will be featured for the very first time at the FISU Games – a unique feat in itself, 13 years after the very […]

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The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 medals: the world in motion

Summer Games 26 June 2025

Presented in a box that symbolises the Ruhr region – rugged on the outside, warm at heart – the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games medals represent so much more than exceptional achievements. The medal of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games captures the essence of global unity and youthful sporting spirit. Five raised […]