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WUC Bridge building bridges through competition and exchange

Championships 25 October 2018

XUZHOU – It’s time for some mind sport again, as the FISU World University Bridge Championship has begun in the People’s Republic of China. At at Xuzhou University of Technology, ten teams from eight countries including Poland, Belgium, Japan, Comoros, Czech Republic, Serbia, Thailand and China, with 160 athletes and officials total will be competing for medals […]

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Chinese Taipei sweep medals on last day

Championships 22 October 2018

KUALA LUMPUR – Six gold medals were decided on the last day of the World University Badminton Championship in Malaysia, making it a befitting finaleto the week-long premier event.      The climax round included the finals of Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles in the Individual Category and also […]

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Thailand win first gold at WUC Badminton

Championships 18 October 2018

Hosts Malaysia aim for medals in individual categories   KUALA LUMPUR – As the first gold medal of the World University Badminton Championship was decided, it came down to a fiercely fought women’s doubles match between China and Thailand. The two finalist teams had beaten Chinese Taipei and Republic of Korea respectively, in the semifinals […]

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Watch it! Day 2 of the World University Badminton Championship

Championships 17 October 2018

KUALA LUMPUR – China and Thailand have made their way to the first final of the FISU World University Badminton Championship. They will clash at Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara at 17:00 local time, 11:00 Lausanne time to find the winner of the Mixed Team event. And you can watch it live here:   The WUC Badminton is […]

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Athlete in Focus: Cheerleader Mikayla Raleigh

Championships 15 October 2018

LODZ – When Mikayla Raleigh was eight years old, her coaches were mad at her because she wasn’t paying attention during training. Just to be clear though, they weren’t her Cheerleading coaches.   “I would watch the cheerleaders all the time while in gymnastics class and I’d get in trouble for that,” the 23-year-old master’s […]

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World University Badminton Championship off to a flyer!

Championships 15 October 2018

China once again the team to beat     KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian capital, one of the global nerve centres of badminton, is currently home to nearly 150 top student shuttlers from around the world. The 15thedition of the FISU World University Badminton Championship is off to a start and Kuala Lumpur is playing perfect […]

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Best of Cheer

Championships 9 October 2018

LODZ – Relive some of the best moments of the inaugural World University Cheerleading Championship with us. Cheerleaders from all around the globe stunned the crowds in Lodz, Poland these past days. Our countdown starts now!   6. Team Cheer Pom Doubles – USA   5. Team Cheer Team Pom – Russian Federation   4. Team Cheer Hip […]

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Japan, USA can't stop cheering at WUC in Lodz

Championships 7 October 2018

LODZ – The competition had ended, but teams were still cheering. However, not separated in colours this time. Athletes from the Republic of Korea were lifting athletes from the Russian Federation, cheerleaders from Australia were chanting with cheerleaders from Japan. Once again it became clear that the participants of the FISU World University Cheerleading Championship are a […]