Summer Games

Thailand’s first crack at hosting a Universiade was expertly handled by Bangkok, which held the bulk of the Games on the campus of Thammasat University, a fitting location for student-athletes.   The university hosted the athletics, badminton, basketball, diving, judo, swimming, taekwondo and volleyball events, in addition to the Athletes’ Village, allowing for great bonhomie […]

The song solicitation campaign for the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games has soared in popularity rapidly, since its official launch on 16 November 2020. A large number of excellent works by music lovers and musicians from around the world have been received. Given the enthusiastic response and the strong desire of participation from the public, the […]

An Estonian university sports legend makes his appearance on the world stage as the Turkish men’s volleyball team delights the home crowd as Izmir hosts the first Universiade along the Aegean Sea   The 23rd Summer Universiade was held in the City of Izmir, Turkey, on the shores of the Aegean Sea. It was the […]

In October 2020, FISU announced the all-new ‘Step Up’ financial aid programme to its member federations, and this week, we caught up with FISU First Vice-President and Chair of the Committee for the Development of University Sport, Leonz Eder, to find out more, as the registration deadline is less than two weeks away.   The […]

A historic moment of unity: the two Koreas came as one for the opening ceremonies of the Daegu 2003 Summer Universiade The most indelible moment of the Daegu 2003 Summer Universiade was when athletes from the two Koreas marched into the Daegu Stadium during the Opening Ceremony together under the same flag.   The slogan […]