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Brasilia showcased combat sports at their very best

Championships 8 June 2026

Five continents represented, five disciplines on the programme and dozens of beautiful medals awarded to so many inspirational student-athletes. Look back on a thrilling event. The combat sports fans were spoilt for choice last week with the best student-athletes in the world competing in ju-jitsu, karate, muaythai, wrestling and wushu right in Brazilia. Did you […]

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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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Bruno and Kelly, from FISU Student-Ambassadors to the Olympic rings in Italy

International Day of University Sport 16 October 2025

He is from Hungary, she is from Korea. They have in common a love for winter sports, a great experience in volunteering and they are both successful FISU Springboard Programme mentees since they are on their way to work for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The two FISU Student Ambassadors reflect […]

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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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Dutch judoka Lotte Schutjes back on the mat after injury hiatus

Summer Games 24 July 2025

Lotte Schutjes bears a huge smile on her face as she walks off the judo mat. The Dutch native won her first match of the Rhine Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games early on Thursday, 24 July in the round of 32 of the women’s -70kg division, dominating her opponent to win in 25 seconds […]

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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 […]

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Dutch table tennis twins go from battling at home to competing internationally

Summer Games 18 July 2025

When twin brothers Daan and Aron Sanders first picked up rubber rackets, they were just eight years old and standing across the table from their experienced table tennis playing father. Now, after many years of hard work and intense competition, the two are holding paddles at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University games as fierce […]

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Why not join the FISU Student Ambassadors Programme?

Guatemala 2 May 2025

With the application process open for the FISU Student Ambassadors programme 2025, we asked current participants from 5 continents about their experience. Find out about the experience of current FISU Student Ambassadors, like these inspiring testimonies from Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Guatemala, Nigeria, the Netherlands or Sweden, and send in your application until 12 May […]