FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources History of Diving in FISU In August 1951 Luxembourg hosted the third International Summer Sports Week, having divers from all over the world compete in the very first diving competition organised under the patronage of FISU. After diving became a compulsory sport in the Summer Universiade programme, many diving competitors became […]
From the moment the torch was lit under a firework-filled sky at Dong’an Lake Sports Park Stadium on 28 July until it was extinguished 12 days later, student athletes from around the world competed at the highest level at the 31st edition of the FISU World University Games Summer in Chengdu, China. From start to finish The […]
“After winning the third gold medal at the Chengdu FISU Games, I want to tell myself that I did it, I have no regrets,” said Lee Chih-kai, an artistic gymnast from Chinese Taipei, who won the gold medal in the men’s pommel horse with a score of 15.500. Lee made history as the only artistic […]
“We will put her signed swimming cap in our window display, so that everyone who comes to my house can see it,” said 10-year-old Liu Zhetong, who received the precious gift from China’s Zhang Yufei after her gold medal ceremony in the women’s 50m freestyle event. “This is the first time that I have been […]
Italy and Poland had been waiting for Monday night’s men’s volleyball final at Xipu Campus Gymnasium since Day 1 of the Chengdu FISU World University Games. Actually, the European rivals had their eyes on a rematch since the Italians captured the last FISU title on home soil thanks to a five-set win over the Poles […]
“We are not going to celebrate our victory. We have practice in the evening and an early flight tomorrow. Then we go back to swimming,“ joked Italy’s head coach Daniele Bettini after his team’s 13-11 victory over Hungary in the men’s water polo final of the Chengdu FISU World University Games, Tuesday afternoon. A fight […]
Spectators filled every seat in the Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium for the final five badminton events Monday evening.The first match of the evening, in mixed doubles, was claimed 21-15, 21-17 by Ye Hong-Wei and Lee Chia-Hsin against their fellow Chinese Taipei athletes Lee Fang-Chih and Teng Chun Hsun. It was an expected result for the […]
“I may be different in some ways, but just like all the athletes competing in the FISU University Games, we are all striving for the same goal,” said Hsu Le, a 100m hurdler from Chinese Taipei, who is also the first deaf athlete to represent the TPE team at a FISU event. “I am very […]
