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'Always start with yourself': Boris Becker opens up on mental health

Summer Games 22 July 2025

Multiple Grand Slam tennis champion held court at Messe Essen on Monday 21 July and opened up both on the struggles which came to define him and the mental pressures faced by the rising stars of the sporting world. The 57-year-old was an animated and engaging presence throughout the hour-long ‘Boris Becker Unplugged’ session held […]

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FISU bolsters relationship with IWG

Summer Games 22 July 2025

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) confirmed its long standing relationship with the International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will see the two organisations support each other’s gender equality objectives in the build up to the IWG Global Summit 2026 and beyond. The […]

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Behind the sand, beyond the classroom

Summer Games 21 July 2025

Beach volleyball officially kicked off on Monday, 21 July at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. While the spotlight was on the athletes battling it out on the sand at Sportpark Duisburg, a dedicated team in blue worked quietly behind the scenes. Among them were university students serving as part of the Technical Officials […]

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Hoops coaches shaping student-athletes on and off the court

Summer Games 21 July 2025

Basketball is more than just a game; it is a transformative experience that profoundly shapes athletes in lasting ways. Who better to tell these stories than the coaches who spend countless training hours with their pupils, sharing in their victories and disappointments, growing not just as players but as people.   “Sports help with academics because […]

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Olympic gymnast Kolosov thrills home crowd with golden performance

Summer Games 20 July 2025

The air at Messe Essen on Saturday, 19 July was thick with anticipation as all eyes were fixed on Germany’s Margarita Kolosov during the individual ball final of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games rhythmic gymnastics competition. The 2024 Olympian, who placed fourth in individual all-around last summer in Paris, wasn’t just competing, she […]

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Thirds that connect: How a college friendship turned into on-court strength

Summer Games 19 July 2025

They once shared the court at a college in the United States and now they’re back together representing the German University Sports Federation at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.  Eléa Gaba and Jessika Schiffer are part of the host country’s women’s basketball team and, reunited in national colours, the two friends are aiming high. “We were sitting in the […]

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Parallel to play: Inclusivity next to competition

World Conferences 19 July 2025

At Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, sports conversation and competition take place side-by-side. Wheelchair and 3×3 basketball student-athletes battle at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in front of vibrant crowds inside of cool industrial gyms. While, in the venue next-door, world-renowned sports academics and professionals fill tables and presentation rooms for discussions about sport and […]

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"Healthy Campus is a journey"

World Conferences 19 July 2025

The 2025 FISU World Conference opened with nine more certificates being awarded and on the second day of the event, an inspiring panel talked about the many concrete positive aspects of joining the programme. The FISU Healthy Campus Programme was created five years ago and is aiming at reaching 200 certified universities around the world […]