Championships

MELBOURNE – Squash legend Sarah Fitz-Gerald AM has been appointed to coach the Australian team in the 7th World University Championship (WUC) Squash, to be held in Melbourne in July. Ms Fitz-Gerald will lead the five strong Australian contingent against 13 visiting countries including teams from Iraq, Great Britain, Hong Kong and Singapore in the […]

Men’s Final   Women’s Bronze In the women’s bronze medal game Germany encountered Czech Republic. GER team Marika STEINHOF aged 21, high 177cm, H. University Berlin; Victoria BEINECK aged 19, high 184, T. University Berlin CZE team Martina SIMIDOVA aged 23, high 179, Police Acacemy Prague, Sarka NAKLADALOVA aged 24, high 179, Economy Faculty of […]

  ALANYA – Yesterday, Saturday June 19th was the last day of the Playoff elimination round for the teams to get to the Semi-finals for Men and Women. Extremely hot weather was escorting this Playoff elimination round. Four games play for each team were extremely exhausting and only the best teams could continue to the […]

POL vs. TUR   ALANYA – Today, June 18th, under hard weather conditions of 40 degrees and just 14% of humidity on the Alanya side of the Mediterranean Sea, the beach volleyball elimination matches of the 5th World University Beach Volleyball Championship continued. Coaches and support staff had a lot of work to keep the […]

  ALANYA – With a 36 degrees, 17% of humidity, no wind and hot sand the student-athletes returned to the Beach Volleyball court yesterday for the 2nd day of competitions at the 5th WUC Beachvolleyball in Alanya, Turkey. The most exciting match was played on the main court between TUR 1 – BRA 1, where […]

  ALANYA – Yesterday, June 16th the 5th edition of the World University Beach Volleyball Championship started a under clear sky. Even 35 degrees with 18% of humidity on the beach did not disturb the student-athletes performing on high international level. Men and Women rounds of Robin format of play brought up unforgettable games. Almost […]

BRUSSELS – A selection of photos of the 13th World University Golf Championship, which was hosted in Antequera, Spain, are know online in the Photo Gallery and can be accessed by clicking on the banner in the right column or on the banner on the home page. C. Pierre, FISU Press Officer      

  ALANYA – Yesterday, June 15th the 1st General Technical meeting was held which was attended not only by the Heads of Delegation but also by almost all participants. Why? Because this meeting, instead of general information and the welcome speech of President of TUSF and President of OC prof. dr. Kemal TAMER together with […]