GWANGJU – We often find families interested in the same sports, like the William sisters, the Murray brothers and others. But it is not often that they are twins and identical. Well the 28th Universiade in Gwangju Korea will see the identical duo of Chandril Sood and Lakshit Sood, from India feature in the […]
GWANGJU – Happiness and sadness, hope and sorrow, will and despair, a mix of emotions has been expressed by Atef Ben Chaabane, the Tunisian head of delegation. Tunisia, a small country in Northern Africa was represented in the 28th Summer Universiade by two judo athletes Sarra Mzoughi and Hamza Barhoumi. The two representatives of […]
GWANGJU – Members of the Young Reporters’ Programme were taken on a tour of the Athletes’ Village by SU Manager Jing Zhao. The Village is quite an impressive, the accommodation facilities which looked up to par, a very functional medical center and also information areas. Catching the attention was the Center for Sexual […]
Bogdan Radosavljevic (N°15) in action GWANGJU – Bogdan Radosavljevic’s career as a basketball player picked up speed when he transferred from Bayern Munich Basketball to the Walter Tigers Tübingen in August 2013. “I wanted to get more playing time”, says the 21-year-old German centre. In Tübingen Radosavljevic was given the chance to prove himself […]
CHUNGJU – The rowing competitions of the Universiade were concluded on Tuesday 7 July at the Chungju basin, one of the most modern rowing facilities in the world, but more than a 2-hour drive from the centre of Gwangju and thus somewhat away from the heart of the 28th Universiade. In front of a large […]
GWANGJU – Sport is a powerful tool. It transcends language barriers and becomes a cultural synthesizer. As soon as an athlete wears the flag of their country they are transformed from an ordinary person to an object of fascination. They also become a magnet for people wanting to take pictures with them. Being […]
GWANGJU – Standing in a sea of red at the Swiss social party David Buechel is the only athlete wearing blue. The judo player from the tiny country of Liechtenstein has been adopted into the Swiss delegation. Buechel is the sole athlete from his country that has a total population of around 35,000 […]
GWANGJU – For South Africa’s men’s rowing quartet, this summer’s Universiade is something special – not only are they representing their country for the first time, but are also doing it in the company of fellow Rhodes University peers, having spent hours on the water in preparation for this event. Tristan Wentworth, a […]
