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The 2026 FISU Championship season has kicked off!

Championships 13 March 2026

The first event, Cassino 2026 FISU World University Championship Cross-country, is scheduled on 14-15 March and the last one, Bangkok 2026 FISU World University Championship Golf, will close the season from 11-14 November. Back in 1963, the International University Sports Federation launched the FISU World University Championships – the first one was handball in Lund […]

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Meet five truly inspirational women from the university sports movement

AUSF 7 March 2026

Five continents, five different but essential roles in the university sports movement. Meet Le, Jordan, Veronika, Krista and Nomsa, inspiring women who should be celebrated all year round. Today, on 8 March 2026, the International Women’s Day is celebrating it’s 115 years of existence. And This year’s theme is ‘Give To Gain’. So as much […]

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Five FISU Student Ambassadors worked behind the scenes at Milano Cortina

Hungary 26 February 2026

The International University Sports Federation was represented at the recent Olympic Games in Italy by former participants competing on the ice and snow, but also by other young enthusiastic representatives… Matteo Malfer and Giulia Ercole from Italy, Brúnó Negyeliczky from Hungary, Gyurhee Kelly Kim from the Republic of Korea and Cazimir Geanta from Romania all […]

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FISU student-athletes take 54 medals home from the Milano Cortina Games

Winter Games 24 February 2026

With podiums – and 19 Olympic golds – in biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle & freeski, short track speed skating, snowboard and speed skating, current and past FISU World University Games and Universiade participants made us proud it Italy. Biathlon Suvi Minkkinen from Finland claimed the only FISU student-athlete medal in biathlon by […]

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A 100% FISU podium in men's figure skating at the Milano Cortina Games

Winter Games 14 February 2026

One, two, three even four medals – if you count the “chocolate” one for the 4th place – went to FISU student-athletes on Friday night on the Milanese ice. FISU student-athletes counted on more than luck on Friday 13th! It is their pure talent – and perhaps also the experience they gathered last year at […]

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From the FISU ice and snow (but also track!) to Milano Cortina Olympic Games

Summer Games 5 February 2026

Skiers, skaters, snowboarders, curlers, hockey players and even a bobsleigh specialist, there will be 322 former and current FISU student-athletes from 54 countries performing in 14 sports in Italy from 6-22 February. Make sure you don’t miss them! From the International University Sports Federation’s U logo to the five Olympic rings and sometimes back again! […]