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The ice hockey and curling teams for the next Universiade are known

Winter Games 21 August 2026

Find out which countries and regions will be competing in team sports at the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade from15-25 January. The Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade, which will be held in the Chinese province of Jilin from 15-25 January next year have never seemed closer. The 18 teams selected for the ice hockey tournament and the […]

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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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The Central Asian University Sports Federation is born

Kazakhstan 25 November 2025

On 15 November 2025, the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism hosted the founding conference of the Central Asian University Sports Federation. The event brought together representatives of student sports organisations from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the Republic of Tajikistan, while delegates from Turkmenistan and Mongolia joined online, ensuring broad […]

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First Asian University Sports Federation regional development programme successfully held in Mongolia

Kazakhstan 24 October 2025

The event brought together representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan fostering regional university sports development. Organised by Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF) (photo left FISU Executive committee member Cheng Fave See Tow from Singapore and FISU Treasurer Bayasgalan Danzandorj from Mongolia) and and the Mongolian Student Sports Federation (MSSF), and supported by […]

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126 new FISU Student Ambassadors join the programme!

FISU Webinars 15 September 2025

From 12 to 13 September 2025, 126 students representing 75 National University Sport Federations (NUSFs) and 3 Continental University Sport Federations (CUSFs) were officially trained to become the new FISU Student Ambassadors. The event opened with a warm welcome from FISU President Leonz Eder, who reminded the participants of the importance of dreaming big. That […]

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Polish teammates take gold and silver in biathlon

Winter Games 18 January 2025

The Torino 2025 biathlon events at Pragelato on Saturday, 18 January were packed with thrilling performances, culminating in gold and silver medals for Poland’s Barbara Skrobiszewska and Amelia Liszka in the women’s 7.5 km sprint. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan’s Nikita Akimov claimed gold in the men’s 10 km sprint, delivering another outstanding race at the FISU World […]

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Nikolay Shulga steals the show in men’s hockey tournament

Winter Games 15 January 2025

Kazakh ice hockey player Nikolay Shulga has come to the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games with one goal in mind: entertain the fans at every match. Shula, as his teammates fondly call him, has done nothing but shine during the preliminary phase of the men’s competition at the Stadio Olimpico del Ghiaccio in Pinerolo. […]