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The sharpest minds of world university sports meet in Liaocheng

Championships 12 October 2026

Competition is underway as the best student chess and bridge players work to make their way to the podiums. The Liaocheng 2026 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports opened on the weekend with a captivating opening ceremony. The ceremony featured a wonderful performance that fully incorporated elements of the “Two Rivers” culture, displaying the vitality […]

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FISU receives high-level Chinese delegation and signs agreement for 2028 World University Football Championship

AUSF 9 October 2026

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) and a high-level official delegation from China held a key bilateral working meeting at FISU Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The delegation was jointly led by Sun Mingchun (right), Director-General of the Department of Physical, Health and Arts Education of the Ministry of Education of China and Chen Dongsheng, Vice […]

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Italy conquers the Croatian seas

Championships 5 October 2026

The Italian team became the new World University Champion at the Split 2026 FISU World University Championship Sailing in front of Poland and host country Croatia. Throughout the five days of racing, competitors battled for every position on the water, while changing and challenging conditions tested their knowledge, experience and concentration. Every race brought a […]

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Meet the teams about to compete on the Croatian waters

Championships 26 September 2026

Fifteen countries, forty universities, decades of history between them and a few teams with none at all — Split 2026 brings all of it to the same start line. See you on the water, from 28 September till 2 October. In just a few days, Croatia becomes the stage for one of the biggest university […]

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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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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 […]

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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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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. […]