FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Wushu in FISU Wushu first made it onto the FISU sports programme at the 2017 Taipei Summer Universiade as a non-compulsory sport. The inaugural World University Wushu Championship is set to take place in Macau, China in 2018. Wushu competitions are gender-equal and must include: an individual event, […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Triathlon in FISU There were 89 triathletes from 22 countries in Darmstadt (GER)in 1992. Since then, fourteen other editions took place on three continents and each attracted around 120 participants. The most recent WUG Triathlon happened in Maceio, Brazil, in 2022.
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Squash in FISU In the summer of 1995 the Netherlands’ University Sports Association, NSSS, and the National Squash Federation, NSRB, decided to organise the first World University Squash Championship. The idea to launch a premiere in this sport was based on its popularity among students worldwide and […]
Resources The History of Sport Climbing in FISU 2013 marked the acceptance by FISU of the introduction of a new very spectacular sport in its programme: Sport Climbing. With its three disciplines, boulder, lead and speed, Sport Climbing is one of the growing sports and one of the most practiced in universities. The first ever […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Speed Skating in FISU The first international university sport competition of long track speed skating dates back to the 1951 World University Championship Cup in Poiana, Romania. The gold medallist of the event, Evgeni GRISHIN (USSR), became an Olympic champion in the 500m and 1500m events in […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Ski Orienteering in FISU Further to a long-lasting cooperation between FISU and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), Ski Orienteering entered the programme of the World University Championships officially in 2013. The first event in the discipline has been held in 2016 in the region of Tula, in […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Shooting Sport in FISU Shooting sport is one of the youngest sports in the history of FISU. The story started in Pilsen, Czech Republic, in 2003, where the first edition of the competition was staged. Slovak shooters led with a total of 14 medals, of which 6 were […]
FISU TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIR Resources The History of Sambo in FISU Sambo is a martial art and combat sport developed by the Soviet Red Army in the early 1920s to improve hand-to-hand fighting abilities. Incorporating judo and jujitsu, but also incorporating wrestling moves, sambo derives from a Russian acronym, which translates literally to ‘self defense […]
