On the first day of athletics competition at Rhine-Ruhr 2025, Monday, 25 July, Slovenia’s Klara Lukan soared ahead in a field of 28 racers to clinch victory in the women’s 10,000m. Thanks to a time of 31:25.84 at Lohrheidestadion in Bochum, the two-time Olympian annihilated the previous FISU World University Games record for the middle […]
When people think of tennis, they often imagine grand courts, major cities, luxury clubs, world-class training facilities, and more. But if that’s the image you have in mind, it’s time to let it go. Because for players such as France’s Alice Robbe, the journey is often quite the opposite. Competing in her third FISU World […]
The Australian pair of Jed Walker and Oliver Merritt is ready for a gruelling week, looking to take the golden prize at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in men’s beach volleyball, which officially started on Monday, 21 July at Sportpark Duisburg. While not a full-time pairing, the tournament’s fourth seeds are accustomed to […]
After winning a national championship last season, the United States’ top university men’s water polo squad is taking on the world’s premier competition at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. As is the case for its basketball and volleyball entries, the USA sent one unified side to Germany in the pool sport, the University […]
Beach volleyball officially kicked off on Monday, 21 July at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. While the spotlight was on the athletes battling it out on the sand at Sportpark Duisburg, a dedicated team in blue worked quietly behind the scenes. Among them were university students serving as part of the Technical Officials […]
It is hard to miss Team USA at any major sporting event, given their loud chants, sizable delegation and big personalities. But one student-athlete stands out for another bold move, as she is the only female swimmer at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games to swim without a cap, with a bald head. FISU […]
Table tennis is known as a very niche sport at the international elite level, dominated for the most part by Asian countries. For instance, at the Chengdu 2023 FISU World University Games, host China swept the gold medals and won the most overall, followed by Japan and Chinese Taipei. Despite Asia’s dominance, people enjoy table […]
Martrell Stevens and his three United States teammates collected the bronze medal in men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games on Sunday, 20 July with a 10-6 victory over Japan. While many athletes in this sport have their own ‘how I got here’ tales, Stevens’ starts tragically. “I was a […]
