In 2014, 29 World University Championships will be held on five continents, and for the first time in the FISU history, New Zealand will be the host of the Triathlon event. After several competitions held in Australia (the 2010 WUC Squash took place in Melbourne), it’s now the turn of Wellington, the New Zealand Capital […]
LAUSANNE – Following a breathtaking 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan (RUS) where no more than eleven (11) Championship sports where present, as well as a successful year of World University Championships in 2012, where 27 events took place in 17 countries over 4 continents, the 2014 edition of WUCs is at hand. Starting […]
BRUSSELS – Every two years, FISU organizes a seminar for the Organising Committees of the upcoming World University Championships. In 2014, more than 25 Championships will take place around the globe, and with the exception of only one, delegates of all the Organising Committees of these events were gathered at the ‘Château de la Solitude’ […]
BRUSSELS – In order to prepare the FISU Seminar for World University Championship Organising Committees on May 16th and 17th, the CTI WUC chaired by Vice-President Leonz Eder and one of its Vice-Presidents Luciano Cabral, met at the Château de la Solitude, the FIDSU Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on May 14th. During this preparatory meeting […]
LAUSANNE – On the afternoon of January 23rd, the CTI Working Session was held with the attendance of the Chairperson of the CTI-SU John WARNOCK, the Chairperson of the CTI-WU Roger ROTH, the Chair person of the CTI-WUC Leonz EDER, Director of the Summer Universiade Marc VANDENPLAS, Director of the Winter Universiade Milan AUGUSTIN, Director […]
ZAKOPANE – Yesterday, December 18th, the inaugural edition of the World University Speed Skating Championship kicked-off in Zakopane, former host city of two Winter Universiades (1993 & 2001). Two medal races were held on the first day of competitions, i.e. the men’s 1,500m and the women’s 3,000m. In the men’s race the host country already […]
Leonz Eder with the Malaysian delegation, led by Kasin Bin Hj. Md.Mansur, President of the Asean University Sports Council (second from left) CHA-AM – At the occasion of the 7th General Assembly and 20th Anniversary of the Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF) in Cha-Am, Thailand, FISU Vice-President and Chair of the CTI WUC, Leonz Eder […]
Adeline Gray (USA), World Champion & World University ChampionKUORTANE – The last and highest category for women’s free style was 72 kg and this class also had only 6 participants overall. The strongest competitors of the class were Canadian Erica Wiebe and American Adeline Gray. 21-year-old Gray is a fresh Senior 2012 FILA World Champion […]
