Summer Games

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 […]

CHENGDU— On 16 November, the Executive Committee of Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games officially launched the global solicitation for original music compositions for the FISU World University Games in the summer of 2021. As the official internet partner of the Games, Tencent will facilitate this campaign with full support from QQ Music.   The […]

  When the university sports world converged in Beijing for the 21st edition of the Summer Universiade, it was a path-breaking occasion as it marked the first global sports event to take place in China. Take a trip down memory lane to what took place in the city that’s set to become the first locale […]

The FISU World University Games, earlier known as the Universiade, completed a rich history of 60 years last year, with Napoli 2019 marking the 30th edition of the Summer Games.   Now, everything you need to know about the thirty summer editions of the FISU World University Games – records, results, participation figures and more […]

As we get closer to the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games (WUG) next summer, several promotional activities were launched with the theme of ‘Love Chengdu, Embrace the Games’. These WUG themed events were held in various schools, including primary, middle and high school institutions. Here, information and stories about the FISU World University Games were […]

Meet Cedry the guitarist, Heaty the blogger and Yaggy the baller 1000 days before the start of the Ekaterinburg 2023 FISU World University Games, the entire Russian Federation saw the long-awaited mascots during the airing of a popular evening television show. The deer ‘Yaggy’, malachite ‘Heaty’ and sable ‘Cedry’ came to the show as participants. […]