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2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering in the starting blocks

Championships 16 August 2022

More than 250 student-athletes from 27 nations are ready to compete in and around Biel-Magglingen (Switzerland), which hosts the 2022 FISU World University Championship Orienteering from 17 to 21 August.   An endurance sport developed in Sweden in the late 1800s, foot orienteering requires from the athletes to run over rough ground, completely unprepared forest […]

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The 2022 FISU World University Championship Futsal ends with Hitchcockian thrillers

Championships 25 July 2022

The men’s team from Brazil and the women’s team from Portugal won the gold medal at the 2022 FISU World University Championship Futsal held in Braga-Guimarães (Portugal). They edged past Ukraine and Brazil, respectively, in finals that were highly disputed and tensed until the very end.   The Brazilian women team will long regret its […]

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Competition concludes in Torino at the FISU World University Championship Golf

Championships 23 July 2022

Women’s individual medalists (photo credit Mario Sofia)Carla Tejedo Mulet of Spain rode a 3 under score of 69 in final round to win the women’s individual event at the 2022 Torino FISU World University Championship Golf. The Spaniard led the tournament from round one and finished at a 10 under par 278 to claim the […]

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Golf heads to Torino for the FISU World University Championship

Championships 20 July 2022

Eighteen delegations from four continents are participating in the 2022 FISU World University Championship Golf, which starts today in Torino (Italy).     The Piedmont capital hosts this championship for the second time after the 2006 edition. This year, it also marks the starting point of a series of events organized by CUSI (the Italian University […]

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2022 FISU World University Championship: it’s futsal time again in Portugal

Championships 18 July 2022

The opening ceremonyThe FISU World University Championship Futsal is back to the Minho region in Portugal for the third time after 1998 and 2012. Starting today, it will showcase the best of university futsal from around the world until Sunday’s final.     “Futsal is a sport with a strong tradition in Portugal and has […]

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Japanese climbers dominant at FISU World University Championship

Championships 17 June 2022

Held at the Innsbruck Climbing Center (Austria), the 2022 FISU World University Championship Sport Climbing was mainly a Japanese story.   Except for the Speed competition, the team from Japan wiped out the concurrence winning 11 of the 12 possible medals in Lead and Boulder. Melina Costanza (USA) was the only athlete to have a […]

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2022 FISU World University Championship Sport Climbing starts in Austrian hot spot

Championships 13 June 2022

Nearly 250 international student-athletes will gather at the “Kletterzentrum Innsbruck” (Innsbruck Climbing Center), the venue of the 2022 FISU World University Championship Sport Climbing, from 13 to 17 June.   The Austrian city, which has already hosted several international climbing competitions is considered a Mecca for lovers of this sport.    Organised by the University […]

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FISU Volunteer Programme seeks applicants as FISU World University Championship and University World Cup seasons continue

Championships 11 April 2022

  The 2022 FISU World University Championship season is well underway with exciting events already completed in ski orienteering, speed skating, and cross-country, and the first 2022 FISU University World Cup of the year, in finswimming, also recently took place. With many more events to be held in 2022, the need for volunteers remains important […]