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USA’s Glascoe understands the transformative power of sport – on and off the court.

Summer Games 18 July 2025

History was made on Thursday 17 July as Para sport made its official FISU Summer Games debut at Rhine-Ruhr 2025. The 3×3 wheelchair basketball competition got under way at the iconic Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, where seven men’s and four women’s teams will battle for medals. A sporting and personal milestone “I mean, it feels really […]

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South Africa flies the African flag in historic competition

Summer Games 17 July 2025

The energy was palpable on Thursday, 17 July at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum as South Africa stepped onto the court to compete in men’s 3×3 basketball at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.   The country is one of only two African nations to take part in the inaugural FISU Games 3×3 hoops competition […]

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How fencer Kendrick Jean-Joseph fulfils children's dreams

Summer Games 17 July 2025

“I used to wish I had someone in Martinique I could look up to,” said fencer Kendrick Jean-Joseph, who is competing in his second FISU World University Games for the Fédération Française du Sport Universitaire at Rhine-Ruhr 2025. The French flag bearer of the opening ceremony and student at the EM Lyon Business School, who […]

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Sandersen wins Denmark’s first taekwondo title while honouring her Korean roots

Summer Games 17 July 2025

Eva Eun-kyung Sandersen opened the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games with a golden performance in women’s individual poomsae on Thursday, 17 July, securing Denmark’s first-ever FISU Games medal in taekwondo. For the 24-year-old pharmacy student from the University of Copenhagen, the victory was not only the result of athletic discipline, but also a personal […]

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Hoops powerhouse favours chemistry over all-stars at Rhine-Ruhr 2025

Summer Games 17 July 2025

Unlike most basketball teams set to compete at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, the United States’ squads feature student-athletes from the same universities. This year in Germany, the Baylor University men and Texas Tech women were selected to represent their delegation. Men’s head coach Scott Drew sees distinct advantages in UniUSA’s approach of […]

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"This support means a lot, but we're not there yet!"

Summer Games 17 July 2025

Winner of the Champion Award, Gizem Girişmen from Türkiye, and Niamh Digby Bratton representing Trinity College Dublin whose “Women in Sport” campaign won the Project Award speak of the work accomplished but also of the long path ahead leading to gender equality. Both the inspiring women that received awards have a lot in common. Firstly […]

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Spectacular Opening for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games

Summer Games 17 July 2025

The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games kicked off in style on 16 July with a sold-out opening ceremony at the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena in Duisburg. Over 20,000 spectators cheered on an evening filled with music, emotion, and celebration. Blending festival vibes, regional flair, and social vision, the show set the tone for the next 12 days […]

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Houston also launches a unique underwater rocket

Summer Games 15 July 2025

Dive in the Berlin pool with Ireland’s Lottie Cullen, who now studies biochemistry in Texas between two powerful backstrokes. Lottie Cullen, a 20-year-old Irish backstroke swimmer, returned from a demanding university programme in Houston, Texas, to refocus in Belfast at the Ulster National Centre. The pool has been Lottie’s natural environment from a very young […]