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Final prep underway for defending WUC Rugby Sevens champs

Championships 10 July 2018

Rugby Sevens action from the 2018 World University Championship season  The final preparations are being put in place for both event organisers and teams ahead of the highly-anticipated FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships taking place in Namibia next week.   Over 200 athletes will descend upon the coastal town of Swakopmund for the 8th […]

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Successful start for Cyprus and Canada at WUC Beach Volleyball

Championships 10 July 2018

On Monday, the ninth edition of the FISU World University Beach Volleyball Championship got underway in Munich‘s Olympic Park. 64 men‘s and women‘s teams from 29 different nations opened the tournament at 9 am, including two men‘s and women‘s teams from Germany.  Germany successfully hosted the World University Beach Volleyball Championship in the Munich Olympic […]

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Acrobatics, academics and an Olympic champion help open WUC Beach Volleyball

Championships 9 July 2018

On Sunday evening the 2018 FISU World University Beach Volleyball Championship opened with Jonas Reckermann, Olympic gold medalist in 2012, bringing the FISU flag to the Center Court.    MUNICH – The participating nations marched into the Center Court of the beach volleyball facility of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in front of around […]

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Poland pulls out come-from-behind win at WUC Modern Pentathlon

Championships 9 July 2018

BUDAPEST —  13 teams lined up for the Mixed Relay event at the FISU World University Modern Penthathlon Championship, and for the third time in three competitions, a different national anthem has been played each time. This time it was the Polish duo of Marta Kobecka and Lukasz Gutkowski who took the title with a […]

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Russia open account at the FISU World University Baseball Championship

Championships 8 July 2018

Group stages pick up pace as Chinese Taipei and Czech Republic score wins   FISU World University Baseball Championship debutantes Russia earned a much-needed 19-11 win over Hong Kong, China on Day 2 in Chiayi. Russia and fellow first-timers Hong Kong, China were both desperately looking for a win, having suffered thumping losses on the […]

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Watch it! Medal Rounds from WUC Beach Volleyball

Championships 8 July 2018

The FISU World University Beach Volleyball Championship is underway at the iconic Munich Olympic Park. Friday brings the medal rounds.   Friday Medal Rounds – 13 July     Friday Schedule of Medal Round Games THURSDAY LIVE STREAMS – KNOCKOUT ROUNDS   Thursday Morning Session – 12 July  Thursday Afternoon Session – 12 July      WEDNESDAY […]

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FISU World University Baseball Championship off to a flying start

Championships 7 July 2018

Close game between Korea and Czech Republic, mercy rule called in as Japan beat Russia 15-0   The FISU World University Baseball Championship in Chiayi, Chinese Taipei, was off to a flying start with Korea winning a tight game against Czech Republic, 10-9 in extra innings. The two teams were deadlocked until the 8th innings, […]

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Italy golden during the WUC Modern Pentathlon Women's Final

Championships 6 July 2018

BUDAPEST — After the French triumph in the Men’s Final of the World University Modern Pentathlon Championship on Wednesday, it was the national anthem of Italy that competitors and the public heard at the end of the Women’s Final. Elena Micheli become world champion by leading at both the first event and the last as […]