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Caroline Butt’s inspiring journey to Torino 2025

Winter Games 21 January 2025

At the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games, where inclusivity, passion for sport and cultural diversity are at the core, one individual quietly embodies these values: German ice hockey official Caroline Butt. Her story is not just about hockey; it’s about breaking barriers, redefining what it means to be a woman in a traditionally male-dominated […]

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Breaking barriers: women para-skiers shine in giant slalom

Winter Games 19 January 2025

On Day 6 of the FISU World University Games, Saturday, 18 January, emotions ran high for Germany’s para-alpine skier Luisa Grube, who competed in the final race of her career, the Torino 2025 giant slalom. With her guide Jordi Maurer by her side, the visually-impaired athlete gave it her all and claimed a silver medal […]

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Dual greatness, unified competition

Winter Games 17 January 2025

The Torino 2025 FISU World University Games introduced numerous inspiring innovations, one of which is the inclusion of para-athletes for the very first time. Embracing the spirit of diversity and inclusivity to the fullest, FISU integrated para-events in cross-country and alpine skiing this winter. Remarkably, it was decided not to hold separate competitions for non-disabled […]

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France, Germany write FISU Games history in Sestriere

Winter Games 17 January 2025

On Thursday, 16 January, Sestriere hosted the first ever ski mountaineering event in FISU World University Games history. Margot Ravinel of France and Finn Elias Hösch of Germany won the Torino 2025 women’s and men’s sprint races.  The sport will also be making its Olympics debut on Italian soil a year from now, at Milano […]

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Silver at the Paralympics, FISU World University Games gold

Winter Games 15 January 2025

FISU Games history was made on Wednesday, 15 January as para cross-country skiing made its debut at Torino 2025. For the first time in their 76-year history, the FISU Games introduced para-sports this winter, including alpine and cross-country skiing events. What made this debut particularly remarkable was that Wednesday’s para-cross-country skiing events, the men’s and […]

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Building chemistry to make FISU curling history

Winter Games 15 January 2025

Robyn Munro and Orrin Carson from the United Kingdom made history on the evening of Tuesday, 14 January by defeating Germany’s Kim Sutorand and Klaudius Harsch 10-8 in the mixed doubles curling final of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games, where the discipline was making its debut at the biennial multisports event. A total […]

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Cult band Deichkind to headline the Closing Ceremony in Duisburg

Summer Games 10 December 2024

The hip-hop and electro-punk band will take to the stage at Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord on 27 July 2025. Tickets on sale from Tuesday 10 December. Deichkind have been a fixture on the German music scene for over 25 years. The quartet is known for its energetic performances and elaborate stage shows, which will make for one […]

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Take part to the academic highlight of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games

Summer Games 11 October 2024

The theme of the next FISU World Conference is “Competing for change: Exploring sustainability and (mental) health through sports”. The year 2025 is slowly approaching and with it the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. The FISU Games are not only a major sporting occasion, but also a multi-faceted, intercultural event. In particular, the FISU […]