PAKISTAN – Ramsha Khan, a 21-year-old taekwondo competitor from Karachi University, Pakistan is all set to board the plane for the Gwangju Summer Universiade. Khan started her career back in 2001 when she was in school. She entered her first national in 2009. She has won three gold medals in the national championship. […]
GWANGJU – “We have a project before, and a legacy after,” International University Sport Federation (FISU) president Claude-Louis Gallien said to a large press crowd in the Gwangju Press Centre. The 28th Universiade gets underway tomorrow with a spectacular opening ceremony, and Mr. Gallien said that Korea is well suited to hosting major […]
GWANGJU – The FISU Family gathered on 2 July for the 2nd FISU Gala at the Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall. A number of awards were presented combined with stunning performances that demonstrated traditional Korean culture and incorporated technology. The Orchestra of Light was an intricate light show using lasers while the […]
GWANGJU – Dr. Lawrence Rink, Chair of the International Medical Committee of FISU, started the second day of meetings of the FISU Executive Board. Dr. Rink presented the second edition (after Kazan in 2013) of the ‘Check Up Your Heart’ programme that will allow athletes participating at the Universiade to receive an accurate diagnosis of […]
MINSK – The final approval of the Belarusian national team for the Summer Universiade in Korea happened on 27 May at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus. Deputy Director of the Republican Center of Physical Education and Sports for Pupils and Students Alexander Flerko was assigned as head of the […]
At the eve of the 2015 Summer Universiade a working meeting of the RF Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko with the Russian Student Sports Union President (RSSU) Oleg Matytsin, representatives from the 21 sports federations – coaches and athletes, director of the Center for sports training teams and head of the Department of Sport Medicine […]
GWANGJU – On 27 June, FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien landed at the Incheon International Airport (Seoul) for the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju. The officials of the Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) gave him a warm welcome from Incheon Airport. FISU President Gallien was invited to attend the first Heads of Delegation Daily […]
Augustina Sunday (NGR)NIGERIA – One of the stars of the Team Nigeria will be 18 year old Augustina Sunday, an English and Literature student from Benson Idahosa University. She plays Badminton and is ready to move her game to the next level at the 28th Universiade in Gwangju. A champion in her own rights […]
