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 […]
With more than 70 percent of participants successfully completing the programme, the Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF) has concluded its first-ever online Student Media Bootcamp, designed to nurture the next generation of university sports reporters across Asia. As part of AUSF’s 2025 Media Strategy, the bootcamp featured interactive training sessions that covered news writing, interviewing […]
After winning two gold and two silver medals at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in July, the Japanese gymnast captured his third men’s all-around gold medal on 22 October at the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Nick-named Mister Infinite Stamina, 24-year-old Daiki Hashimoto rules the world of artistic gymnastics after being crowned […]
The necks of the Japanese tennis players at the FISU World University Games are weighed down, as they’ve picked up five of the possible seven gold medals in the sport, headlined by Jay Friend’s win in the men’s singles on Saturday, 26 July, the final day of competition at ETUF Tennisanalage in Essen. All seven […]
“I really love playing with him. He makes the game so fun and less stressful, bringing out the top side of me, and he also has a strong ball strike.” Japan’s Natsuki Yoshimoto was quick to praise her teammate Jay Friend after their 6-1, 6-4 mixed doubles semifinal victory against Czechia at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 […]
Italy beat Japan in the women’s volleyball gold medal match on Wednesday and then immediately entered another competition – to decide who would lead the post-match celebrations in Berlin. The team with big ambitions and even larger personalities looked comfortable from the opening exchanges at the Max-Schmeling-Halle, losing only the second set en route to […]
The winners will be announced during next FISU’s General Assembly, on 14 July in Düsseldorf, Germany. The 9th edition of the FISU Gender Equality Awards is coming to an end! These awards highlight outstanding projects and significant efforts that contribute to fostering gender equality in sports. They also celebrate initiatives that create a more inclusive environment within […]
The curling venue at Pala Tazzoli got loud one last time on Thursday, 23 January as the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games four-person competition came to an end. In the women’s final held in the morning, Japan scored two with hammer in the extra end to edge Korea 7-5. A few hours later, Norway’s […]
