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Tradition and innovation combine during WUC Cross-country opening ceremony

Championships 7 April 2018

ST.GALLEN, SWITZERLAND — The 28th World University Cross-country Championship kicked off the eve before the Saturday competitions on the University of St. Gallen campus.     Karl Güntzel, member of the Board of Governors of the University of St. Gallen and former member of the Council of the International and European Handball Federation, officially opened […]

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Japan dominant, while Algeria, Germany and South Africa also golden at WUC Cross-country

Championships 7 April 2018

  ST.GALLEN, SWITZERLAND — The FISU 2018 World University Cross-country Championship kicked off with a gutsy performance from German student-athlete Caterina Granz as the middle-distance running standout showed her ability to win a major long distance event for the first time the hard way— by heading to the front of the pack, pushing the pace, […]

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Belarus crowds on their feet for the final day of WUC Speed Skating

Championships 27 March 2018

The loud rumble of “Be-la-rus!”, “Be-la-rus!” rang around the stadium from the tribune seats during Ignat Golovatsiuk’s third and final performance – a defining moment from the fourth edition of this championship MINSK – On the fourth and final day at the FISU World University Speed Skating Championship Japan’s Rio Yamada emerged victorious in the […]

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A sense of déjà vu on Day 3 of WUC Speed Skating

Championships 26 March 2018

MINSK – The first awarding ceremony brought the feeling of deja vu among fans and competitors during day 3 of the FISU World University Speed Skating Championship in the Belarusian capital city as Japan and Poland stood atop the podium again.   In the Women’s 1000 m it was Japanese speed skater Rio Yamada taking […]