Resources The History of Boxing in FISU The 1st World University Boxing Championship in 2004 in Antalya made boxing one of the youngest sports within the programme of the FISU World University Championships. Attracting around a hundred of the best student boxers for the first four editions in such countries where boxing is one of […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Beach Volleyball in FISU Since 2002, beach volleyball is part of the programme of the World University Championships. After a first edition organised by France on the beaches of Guadeloupe and a second edition held in Thailand, the beach volleyball players came back to continental Europe for the […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Wrestling in FISU Today, there are many discussions concerning appropriate sports programmes for major events. There are sports that are automatically included into the programme for one simple reason: they have been practised for centuries. Wrestling is one of those. Like Athletics, Wrestling dates back to Greek and Roman […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources History of 3×3 Basketball in FISU With all the sports options out there, why did FISU decide to work with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to help 3×3 Basketball, nearly since the sport’s start? That’s easy, 3×3 Basketball is an ideal team sport for student-athletes on the university campus. The beauty […]
Members of FISU World University Championships’ Organising Committees are set to meet in Lausanne from 10-12 May to prepare the 2024 season. 40 Delegates from 17 countries are expected to participate in a three-day seminar at FISU Headquarters in Lausanne (SUI). They will present their preparations for next year’s events and receive information from FISU […]
Under the eternal gaze of the Giza Sphinx, the 2022 FISU World University Championship ended up in an all-Egyptian affair – almost looking like a national championship rather than a global competition. The gap between the local student-athletes and the rest of the world was large, not to say huge. Only the Swiss Yannick Wilhelmi […]
Until Sunday, squash will be under the spotlight near an ensemble of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, such as the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and several other large pyramids and temples. The Giza 2022 FISU World University Championship Squash takes place in a city that regularly organises squash championships. To […]
