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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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Advancing baseball and softball in the university sports movement

Summer Games 24 February 2026

FISU President Leonz Eder welcomed Riccardo Fraccari, President, Michael Schmidt, Executive Director, and Marco Ienna, Chief Operating Officer of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) at the World University Sports Federation’s headquarters in Lausanne. On the morning of 24 February 24, WBSC leadership joined FISU leadership on the Lausanne University Campus in Switzerland for constructive […]

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FISU America strengthens vision and partnerships

Argentina 3 November 2025

The vibrant city of Lima welcomed university sport leaders from across the continent for two landmark events that reaffirmed the strength, unity, and forward-thinking of university sport in America. Hosted by San Ignacio de Loyola University (USIL) and the National University Sport Federation of Peru (FEDUP), the FISU America General Assembly was held on 30 […]

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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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To LA from SA, and back again?

Summer Games 28 August 2025

What better way to prepare for the next Olympic Games than to immerse yourself in the host city and future Olympic Village thanks to your dual career? That may not necessarily have been the main focus when South African javelin star – and double FISU World University Games bronze medallist – Jana van Schalkwyk switched […]

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Like father, like daughter: the Fouchés' legacy at the FISU World University Games

Summer Games 20 August 2025

Thirty years ago, a young man from Tzaneen stood proudly on the podium at the World University Games, a gold medal glinting against his chest, the South African flag draped behind him. This year, his daughter stood in his footsteps—not just as a competitor, but as a new chapter in a remarkable family legacy. Meet […]

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International Young Reporters’ dreams come true at Rhine-Ruhr 2025

Summer Games 31 July 2025

At the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, an international friend group emerged in mere moments. Over a shared doner dinner in the late hours of our first evening in Essen, during the infinite tram rides to the main press centre, through the struggles of research trying to find a story, we forged new and […]

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Brazil completes unbelievable comeback for FISU men’s basketball gold

Summer Games 27 July 2025

It wasn’t the fact Brazil won the gold medal in men’s basketball at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games that was remarkable. It was how they did it. Going up against the USA on Saturday, 26 July at Grugahalle in Essen, the South Americans entered the fourth quarter facing a 20-point deficit, which extended […]