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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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"We are heading home reassured and excited about coming back!"

AUSF 18 September 2026

After four intensive days of presentations and visits, the heads of delegations leave the Jilin Province with everything they need for an optimal preparation of the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade. The Heads of Delegation Meetings are organised a few months before the Universiades to provide all participating delegations with the possibility to dive deep into […]

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The heads of delegations arrived in the Jilin province for a first immersion

AUSF 15 September 2026

The Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade Heads of Delegation meeting kicked off on Monday 14 September in China. After a an information-filled meeting, the representatives of 23 countries and regions started their first onsite venue visits. “This is the first time we welcome the world to a Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade event and I am sure […]

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Local student-athlete Wissal Yakhlef offers Qatar a perfect finale with three golds

Championships 13 September 2026

Organised by the Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation and held at Education City, the championship featured 116 athletes representing 21 countries and regions, competing in 16 weight categories, with eight categories for men and eight for women. As the curtain was about to drop on the Doha 2026 FISU World University Championship Weightlifting, H.E. Dr. Ibrahim […]

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Hosts South Africa and Canada crowned rugby sevens kings and queens

Championships 7 September 2026

The Danie Craven stadium was buzzing with excitement as the finals of the FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens Championship saw home team South Africa take down Uganda in a thrilling match that ended 34-7 while an emphatic Canada side beat France 20-0 in the women’s final. Spectators from various countries filled the stands with […]

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Who will be the strongest student-athletes in the World?

AUSF 7 September 2026

Student-athletes from 21 countries and regions have gathered in Doha to try to win medals but also to beat FISU records set two years ago at the Tartu 2024 FISU World University Championship weightlifting. Make sure to follow live! Hosted by the Qatar Collegiate Sports Federation (QCSF), this prestigious championship will bring together over 110 […]

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Rugby Sevens comes to South Africa with excitement building for first-time hosts

Championships 2 September 2026

The world’s best university rugby sevens players will converge on Stellenbosch from 4 to 6 September as the FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens returns for another three days of high-speed action, international rivalry and university sport at its finest. Hosted by University Sport South Africa and organised by Maties Sport at Stellenbosch University, the […]