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Student-cheerleaders from 16 teams about to pump Gothenburg with energy from 5-7 June

Championships 4 June 2026

After a small break, it is time for the second FISU World University Championship of the 2026 season. Get ready for glitter, pom-poms, music and a lot of fun! Welcome to Gothenburg! Sweden’s second-largest city is known for its rich sporting culture. It is home to a variety of professional teams and regularly hosts prestigious […]

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The first FISU medals of 2026 have found their winners!

Championships 16 March 2026

Student-athletes from all five continents and from 10 different countries ran their way to the cross-country podiums on 14-15 March in Cassino, Italy. The 2026 FISU World University Championship season has officially started, with two days of intense competition in the south of Italy, on the beautiful grounds of the University of Cassino. 258 student-athletes […]

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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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AUSF concludes first Student Media Bootcamp

China 31 October 2025

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 […]

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Rhine-Ruhr 2025 double gold medallist Daiki Hashimoto crowned artistic gymnastics world champion for third time in a row

Summer Games 23 October 2025

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 […]

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Japan cleans up on the clay court

Summer Games 26 July 2025

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 […]

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Friend making friends

Summer Games 24 July 2025

“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 […]