Portugal Archives

Post

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 […]

Post

FISU Promotes YouRef at the Beach Sports Championship

Championships 22 September 2026

FISU organised two practical promotional sessions with all the officials present at the 2026 FISU World University Championship Beach Sports in Figueira da Foz, dedicated to the YouRef Erasmus+ Sport project Held during the six-day championship, the sessions provided an opportunity to introduce participants to the YouRef programme – “Inspiring and Retaining Young Sports Officials […]

Post

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, […]

Post

Student-aththletes from all five continents meet on a Portuguese beach

Championships 17 September 2026

Figueira da Foz hosts the FISU World University Beach Sports Championship from 16-22 September. Participants from 31 nations and regions will compete for world titles in four disciplines: beach handball, beach soccer, beach volleyball and beach wrestling. For six days, the coastal city of Figueira da Foz has become a hub of international university sport. […]

Post

"You are our inspiration"

World Forum 26 August 2026

More than 30 FISU Student Ambassadors travelled to Sweden. On Wednesday, they made sure to attend the “Meet the FISU President” session, which they love as much as Leonz Eder does. They are the future of university sport as well as crucial links between the International University Sport Federation (FISU) and their respective countries and […]

Post

"Healthy Campus isn't a department, it's an ecosystem"

World Forum 24 August 2026

Over 150 participants from all five continents have gathered in Sweden to take part to the Östersund 2026 FISU World Forum. On the opening day, the focus was on healthy campuses as the key for wellbeing and excellence around the world. The Östersund 2026 FISU World Forum kicked off by diving straight in to a […]

Post

Italy on all 11 university rowing world podiums!

Championships 17 August 2026

With four gold, two silver and five bronze medals, the “Tricolore” certainly felt at home on the Canadian waters. Canada, the USA and Japan took the only three medals that will not travel back to Europe. From the first crews pushing away from the dock to the final medals being awarded, Fanshawe Lake became the […]

Post

The best university canoeists face each other on the Szeged Olympic Center waters

Championships 16 August 2026

The FISU World University Championship in Canoe Sports will be held in Szeged from 17 to 20 August 2026. Hosted by the Hungarian Canoe Federation, the event welcomes student-athletes from 24 countries and regions. More than just a sporting competition, the championship embodies FISU’s core values of excellence, passion, and team spirit, while celebrating both […]