Summer Games

FISU Vice-President Marian Dymalski – also member of the Polish Olympic Committee and coordinator for the Ekaterinburg 2023 FISU World University Games – attended a meeting between the delegation of the Polish Olympic Committee and their Russian counterparts in Moscow over four days last month.   The visit, led by the Polish Olympic Committee president […]

Today, the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the Federation of University Sports of China (FUSC) and the Organising Committee of Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games jointly announced that Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games, originally scheduled to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of China in August 2021, will be postponed to 2022 due […]

Applicants recording their songs for the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games song solicitation CHENGDU—The Executive Committee of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games looked to the public in search for the official song of the Games. As entries came in from all over the globe, 2,723 pieces of musical work came in from […]

Italy is no stranger to hosting university sports events, but 2019 was a remarkable year for both for the nation and for FISU. Not only did Italy host the 30th Summer Universiade, but these Games marked 60 years since the inaugural Universiade—first held in the city of Torino, Italy.   SSC Napoli’s home ground, Stadio […]

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the German University Sports Federation (adh) has managed to compile and submit a comprehensive application dossier for the hosting of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.   It was just one year ago in March 2020 that FISU leadership and staff met with officials and stakeholders virtually to propose […]

In August 2017, Taipei was host to 12 days of showcasing phenomenal athletic skill in over 21 sports, putting all eyes on the 7,376 athletes from 134 countries competing in 271 medal events. The Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade all started with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Taipei Stadium. All 24,000 seats in the stadium sold […]

More than 5,000 lead volunteers have now been recruited for the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games, and the number of registered city volunteers has exceeded 690,000. Another 20,000 or so volunteers are expected to be recruited in the run up to the Games that begin on 18 August 2021. The first batch of these […]

Gwangju raised the bar for the Summer Universiade by organising a near impeccable Games in 2015 that drew a record 10,822 athletes and officials from 140 countries. Gwangju became the third city from the Republic of Korea to host the Games, following in the footsteps of Muju and Jeonju, joint hosts of the 1997 Winter […]