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FISU World University Championship Canoe Sprint: Poland at ease at home

Championships 19 September 2022

The Polish paddlers were in outstanding form and monopolized most of the medals at the 2022 FISU World University Championship Canoe Sprint held in Bydgoszcz. The Polish city welcomed 159 participants from 18 countries who competed in 28 races. The student-athletes from the host country won 25 medals out of 81 possible in total, including […]

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FISU World University Championship Mind Sports: surprise winners in chess

Championships 18 September 2022

While the bridge competition ended with Poland eventually prevailing over France in a tight race for gold, both the men and women chess tournaments crowned players that were not among the clear favourites.   Full of confidence and showing solid and convincing play that left him unbeaten during the whole tournament, Anesh Daghli (Iran, picture) […]

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Time to paddle in Bydgoszcz

Championships 16 September 2022

the 2022 FISU World University Championship Canoe Sprint is taken place in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz from today until Sunday. A total of 159 participants from 18 countries will be competing for the medals!   Competitions will be held at the Brdyujscie Regatta Course and consist of 28 races in canoe and kayak (individual, […]

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United States and Portugal win the World University Championship Beach Volleyball

Championships 12 September 2022

The United States and Portugal are the champions of the 2022 FISU World University Championship Beach Volleyball in the female and male categories, respectively. The competition was held at Praia de Pajuçara, in Maceió (Brazil).   The third team of USA, with Julia Scoles and Hailey Harward, climbed to the top of the podium after […]

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Masters of Mind Sports meet in Antwerp

Championships 12 September 2022

The 2022 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports (12-17 September) has started in the 16th-century Hof van Liere building, located in the heart of the University of Antwerp City Campus (Belgium).   While 16 teams have registered for the bridge competition, several grandmasters (GM) and international masters (IM) are participating in the chess tournament.    […]

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Maceió hosts two world university championships this week!

Championships 6 September 2022

Maceió will be the center of university sports for a few days. The capital of the Brazilian state of Alagoas is home to the FISU World University Championship Beach Volleyball from 6 to 10 September and the FISU World University Championship Triathlon on 9-10 September.   The Beach Volley matches are being held on the […]

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2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering: four countries shared all the gold

Championships 22 August 2022

Switzerland, the host country, Sweden, Finland and France won all the gold medals at the 2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering, which just ended in the area of Biel-Magglingen.   This big four actually gathered all the medals except one: German orienteer Colin Kolbe managed to earn bronze in Sprint. Swiss athletes were dominant in […]