TEHERAN – On 4 August, the National University Sports Federation of Iran, the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Ministry of Sport and Youth and the National Olympic Committee of Iran held an awarding ceremony for the Iranian athletes who won a medal at the 28th Summer Universiade. The Minister and Vice-Minister […]
BUDAPEST – On 27 August 2015, the National University Sports Federation of Hungary celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 4th Summer Universiade hosted in Budapest in 1965. The Universiade in Budapest has been the last major multi-sport event organized in Hungary with 1,729 participants from 32 countries. At the occasion of this ceremony, a […]
LAUSANNE – As it is often the case, a number of student-athletes who excel at the Universiade continue to grow and embark on a professional sporting career. At the recently held FINA Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia (24 July – 9 August), once again the medal podiums were crowded with former Universiade champions […]
LAUSANNE – On the occasion of the celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the Universiade in Budapest, we take some time to look back at the career of Sándor Tarics, a water polo player who still is the pride of Hungary. Sándor Tarics was born in Budapest (at that time part of the former […]
LAUSANNE – The 2015 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series ended in a Russian triumph. Teammates Margarita Mamun (RUS) and Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS) shared the honours as World Cup competition came to a close this past weekend in Kazan (RUS). Kudryavtseva, the reigning two-time World champion, claimed the series All-around title; whereas Margarita Mamun, a […]
GWANGJU – No matter what people say and how many challenges you have to face, fighting for herself and living her dream is what distinguishes this 19-year old young Iranian, Najmeh Khedmati who has convinced everyone with her awe-inspiring skills and mouth dropping perfection in her performance during the 28th Summer Universiade that […]
GWANGJU – Jong Hyeon Park is a 77-years old member of the organizing committee from Korea. This resident of Gwangju city is giving his best to accommodate people, who have come to celebrate sports at the 28th edition of the Summer Universiade 2015 at the beautiful city of Gwangju, with his translation skills. He […]
GWANGJU – When they applied for the 3rd FISU Young Reporters’ Programme, 12 youngsters didn’t realise they were embarking on an ‘epic’ adventure they probably will cherish for a lifetime. Twelve young aspiring journos also ‘ran’ a marathon during this Universiade. Together with their 12 Korean peers, they spent hours hitting their keyboards, interviewing athletes, […]
