Hosts hopeful of a good show in Goiânia GOIANIA — One of the world’s oldest and most popular sports takes centre stage in Goiânia, Brazil, as the FISU World University Wrestling Championship gets under way at the Rio Vermelho gymnasium. The world’s best student wrestlers are gearing up for this 13th edition of the […]
11 teams qualify for the Golden Circle CHERBOURG — The last day of qualification for the World University Sailing Championship was a frenetic one for the 19 crews in competition. With winds at about 15 knots in the beautiful natural harbour of the Normandy region, there was virtually no time-out with 9 run rounds to […]
ELISTA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION — The sweet science of boxing is underway at the World University Championships, taking place in the extreme southeast corner of this country. In a sport full of fighters just as forward-thinking and tactical as they are tough, here are the 13 competition draws — 10 men’s and 3 women’s —that […]
Preliminary rounds continue, with Chinese Taipei emerging strong ELISTA — The Oirat-Arena sports complex in Elista, Russia was packed to the brim over the weekend, as the World University Boxing Championship got underway. With the world’s best student boxers representing 22 countries in the ring, it promises to be an intense week of competition running […]
CHERBOURG, FRANCE – Under a radiant Friday night sunset on “the Green Beach” of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, the opening ceremony of the 2018 World University Sailing Championship heralded in the event’s third consecutive edition. The lively ceremony was marked by the presence of an unexpected and distinguished guest. After each of the 10 délégations marched at the parade […]
The eighth edition of the World University Boxing Championship takes place in Elista, Russia from 1-6 September as local organising team is ready to put on a world-class event ELISTA, RUSSIA – With the FISU World University Boxing Championship series on the eve of its start way in the Russian republic of Kalmykia, 13 sets of […]
Aussie cyclist finds the perfect balance Balancing elite sports and academics is no easy task, but 21-year-old Australian cyclist Liam Magennis seems to have found a way to keep both wheels perfectly aligned. Coming off an extraordinary performance in the World University Cycling Championships that concluded earlier this month – where he finished 1st in the men’s […]
LAUSANNE — With teams recently finalising their participation in the third edition of the World University Netball Championship, FISU held the official team draw at the headquarters of international university sports, based on the University of Lausanne campus this week. Check out the video to find your favourite Netball team’s route to the 2018 […]
