The countdown to Napoli 2019 Summer Universiade has well and truly begun. The 30th edition of the event, to be held from 3-14 July 2019, promises to be a unique one, not least because of the breathtaking setting in Italy’s sun-soaked Campania region. In what is FISU’s 70th anniversary year, the Universiade returns to the country […]
NAPLES, Italy – The size and shape of the delegations headed to Napoli for the 30thSummer Universiade is beginning to emerge. It comes as no surprise that among the 9,300 or so athletes and delegates expected from 128 countries, the host country will have the largest delegation with 437 representatives, including athletes, coaches and officials. […]
Chengdu is set to host the 31st Summer Universiade with an 18 sport discipline programmeCHENGDU, People’s Republic of China – The team of the Chengdu 2021 Summer Universiade has thrown open its doors to invite proposals for the design of their mascot and emblem. This unique opportunity is open to the public; any individual or […]
Track and field athlete Leah Walkeden hails from Ardrossan, Alberta, a small town in Northern Canada of only a few hundred inhabitants. In August 2017, however, she found herself in a Taipei City, a bustling metropolis of nearly three million. Walkaden competed for Canada at the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade, where she ran the […]
LAUSANNE – With both, the Summer and Winter Universiades of 2023 nearly confirmed, potential host cities are now setting their sights on the year 2025, to showcase themselves through this unique biennial multi-sport event. Members of the Rhein-Ruhr 2025 bid committee on an earlier visit to LausanneA German delegation from the German University Sports Federation […]
Now a globally-recognised star, Wayde van Niekerk catapulted to prominence following his incredible 43.03-second 400-meter run at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games that broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year record, as he set the fastest time in the race’s history. But did you know that South African sensation Wayde van Niekerk was a student-athlete himself, and – […]
Napoli by night. Italy’s third largest city and capital of the Campania region is set to host Summer Universiade 2019 from the 3-14 July NAPLES, 15 May – Due to overwhelming demand and interest in the Napoli 2019 Summer Universiade, the accreditation deadline for media personnel has been extended until 25 May 2019. The […]
A high-level delegation visited the FISU Headquarters in Lausanne to start the formal process LAUSANNE, 10 April – A delegation from the Russian city of Ekaterinburg led by Evgeny Kuyvashev, Governor of the Sverdlovsk region, visited the FISU offices in Lausanne to throw weight behind their bid to host the Summer Universiade in 2023. […]
