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They found their way to the FISU World University titles

Championships 6 August 2024

Bankso 2024 FISU Championship Orienteering crowned the best student-athletes over four days of competition in town and on rougher terrain in the hills. 249 athletes from 30 countries representing four continents competed in Bansko last week. Sometimes by themselves, sometimes with the help of their teammates, these orienteering experts found their way to the finishing […]

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Cheerleaders set to bring energy to Split 2024 FISU Championship Cheerleading

Championships 1 August 2024

The city of Split, Croatia is set to welcome the world’s university cheerleading teams to the FISU World University Championship Cheerleading 2-4 August. This is second ever FISU Championship Cheerleading, with Lodz, Poland having hosted the inaugural event back in 2018. Competition is divided into nine divisions. Other than in the two doubles events (and […]

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FISU powerlifting records broken all week long in Estonia

Championships 31 July 2024

Great Britain took home the most medals (12 in total, four in each metal) from the Tartu 2024 FISU World University Championship Powerlifting. 209 student-athletes showed their muscles, but also their technique, mental strength and concentration abilities all week long in the historical city of Tartu in Estonia. Fifteen different nations on the podium New […]

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Athletes to discover southwestern Bulgaria at Bankso 2024 FISU Championship Orienteering

Championships 31 July 2024

Long a staple of the FISU World University Championship programme, orienteering is next up on the calendar in what has already been an exciting year of university sport. The Bankso 2024 FISU World University Championship Orienteering will take place in this southwestern Bulgarian town, located at the base of the Pirin mountain from 1-5 August. […]

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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 […]