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The strongest student-athletes meet to lift their way to the podium

Championships 22 July 2024

Five days of sheer strength and concentration start in Estonia with the Tartu 2024 FISU World University Championship Powerlifting (23-27 July). The University of Tartu Sports Hall is ready to have its floors ans bars covered in talcum powder or chalk as the best powerlifting student-athletes from 22 countries have gathered in Estonia to compare […]

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Rotterdam crowns 15 new FISU World University champions in rowing

Championships 8 July 2024

Italy took home five gold medals, Poland three, while the host nation won the title in the women’s lightweight single scull thanks to Martine Kamminga. The Rotterdam 2024 FISU Championship Rowing took place as part of a broader series of rowing events, including the Netherlands’ National Student Rowing Federation season closing competition. 15 new FISU […]

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Polish success in chess and bridge as Entebbe 2024 FISU Championship Mind Sports wraps up

Championships 30 June 2024

The Entebbe 2024 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports has concluded in central Uganda. The event, which included competition in both chess and bridge, welcomed participants from 16 countries. This was Entebbe’s second time hosting a FISU event, having held the FISU Championship Cross-country in 2014. In bridge competition, France, by way of their defeat […]

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Thrilling finals punctuate the conclusion of the FISU Championship Handball

Championships 30 June 2024

After a week of outstanding university handball action, champions were crowned at the Antequera 2024 FISU World University Championship Handball. The Spanish city welcomed 14 teams from eight countries in women’s and men’s tournaments, which saw the return to a FISU Championship format (nations are represented) from the FISU Cup format of 2022 (universities are […]

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University handball at its best in Spain

Championships 23 June 2024

From 24-30 June, the Spanish city of Antequera will welcome 14 teams from 8 countries for six days of thrilling games. Known as “the heart of Andalusia”, Antequera is a medium-sized city located about 45 kilometers inland from the coast at Malaga. The Antequera 2024 FISU WUC Handball is organised by Camilo José Cela University […]

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A surprise called Croatia

Championships 17 June 2024

The Croatians had never been in the quarter finals of a FISU World University Championship Futsal, but this men’s team managed to surpass all the previous ones to win the gold medal in Shanghai. The Shanghai 2024 FISU World University Championship Futsal was like a dream come true for the Croatian men’s team. After strong […]