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The sun has set on a fantastic edition of the FISU Beach Sports Championships

Championships 25 September 2026

The Figueira da Foz Buarcos Beach has seen the best beach soccer, handball, wrestling and volleyball student-athletes from the world compete on its sand over the last seven days. What a great way to say goodbye to the Portuguese summer! Almost from sunrise until sunset, student-athletes from all over the world jumped, kicked, ran and […]

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Brazil and Moldova lead the medal table as beach wrestling crowns first champions

Championships 21 September 2026

The Beach Wrestling competition concluded on 18 September in Figueira da Foz, with eight athletes crowned champions across the men’s and women’s categories. Brazil and Moldova claimed the largest number of gold medals, with three titles each. In the men’s competition, Moldova won the 70 kg, 80 kg and 90 kg categories, through Ion Berghi, […]

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How they celebrated IDUS 2025

International Day of University Sport 2 October 2025

Every year since 2016, the 20 September is the International Day of University Sport proclaimed by UNESCO. Here is a sample of how several National University Sport Federations from around the world celebrated sport, education and culture. “Let’s IDUS!”, is the hashtag, “Happy International Day of University Sport” is the message, On 20 September, the […]

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African domination at the 2024 FISU World University Championships Cross-country in Muscat

Championships 19 February 2024

South Africa is the great winner of this first ever FISU event to be hosted by the Sultanate of Oman. Great Britain, Spain, France, Uganda and Japan also claimed medals on a relatively flat terrain of the campus of the Military Technological College. Two days of thrilling competition, a rich and much enjoyed cultural program, […]

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President Eder engages Omani representatives ahead of FISU World University Championships Cross-country

Oman 16 February 2024

Ahead of the 2024 FISU World University Championships Cross-country set to unfold in Muscat, Oman, 17 and 18 February, FISU President Leonz Eder embarked on a series of pivotal meetings with local academic and sporting authorities. Accompanied by Dr. Salim Al-Araimi, President of the Oman Committee for University Sport, President Eder engaged in discussions aimed […]