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2022 FISU World University Championship Cross-country: Great Britain emerges at the top

Championships 14 March 2022

The student-athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland won the Country Challenge at the 2022 FISU World University Championship Cross-country held in Aveiro, Portugal. Ugandan and French runners also shined. In rainy and windy conditions, Isobel Fry (gold) and Saskia Millard (silver) clinched Great Britain’s first medals, as they dominated the […]

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A brand new track awaits runners of the 2022 FISU World University Championship Cross-country

Championships 10 March 2022

The 2022 FISU World University Championship Cross-country will take place on Saturday on the campus of the University of Aveiro, in Portugal. Students athletes from 20 different countries will run in an area entirely restored for the occasion. “Organizing this competition gave us the opportunity to rehabilitate a degraded area of the university campus […]

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The Lake Placid 2022 FISU World University Championship Speed Skating ends with Japan in the spotlight

Championships 7 March 2022

Japanese skater Yuto Tanigaki clinched the men’s mass start title, while teammate Yuka Takahashi claimed the women’s crown on the last day of The Lake Placid 2022 FISU World University Championship Speed Skating. Japan also won the overall medal count. “I worked with my teammate Kota Mitsui, who basically skated in front of me […]

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Lake Placid 2022 FISU World University Championship: fifty student athletes to skate on the tracks of Eric Heiden

Championships 2 March 2022

Fifty student speed skaters from nine nations will compete at the Lake Placid 2022 FISU World University Championship starting today and try to emulate Eric Heiden – the five-time gold medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics in the same village. It is the first time that this FISU event takes place outside Europe. Zakopane […]

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Tight fights marked the 2022 FISU World University Championship Ski Orienteering

Championships 1 March 2022

The 2022 FISU Championship Ski Orienteering ended in Jachymov, Czech Republic, with the middle mass start race, dominated by the Swiss teams. After earning two bronze medals in the previous days, Nicola Müller eventually skied to victory. The women race was a very close call, with Eliane Deininger beating her compatriot […]

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FISU World University Championship Ski Orienteering Begins Tomorrow

Championships 18 February 2022

The FISU World University Championship season is set to start tomorrow, 22 February, as the 2022 FISU Championship Ski Orienteering gets underway in Jachymov, Czech Republic. Over 95 athletes and officials from 12 countries are registered to attend making it the largest of the three editions of the Championship, the last held in […]

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FISU World University Championships and University World Cups Set to Go

Championships 16 February 2022

FISU sport competition is set to return in what will be an exhilarating 2022 season. After 2020 saw the majority of events cancelled, this year will be a busy one for FISU with 14 World University Championships and eight University World Cups. The FISU World University Championships feature athletes competing for their countries while […]

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One Month Countdown Starts to the 2022 FISU World University Championship Cross-country

Championships 9 February 2022

One month from now one of the longest established FISU World University Championships will again bring together the world’s student-athletes when the 2022 FISU Championship Cross-country takes place. The city of Aveiro, in the northern region of Portugal, along with the University of Aveiro will host this 22nd edition of the event on 12 […]