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 […]
GWANGJU – Clad in green and yellow, Brazil are a vocal nation and proud to wear their colours on-field. However, tennis player Thiago Pinheiro showed his support away from the court and racquet by cheering on his volleyball teammates at the Yeomju stadium. As the Universiade encapsulates sporting spirit and developing student leaders, Pinheiro says […]
GWANGJU – The Zimbabwean delegation at the 28th Universiade in Gwangju Korea, is according to its Head of Delegation Mr. Liberty Maidza, a good and sizeable one compared to previous Universiades. Moreover, he expects the student-athletes to do well at these games. The Women’s Volleyball according to the HOD is an area the […]
GWANGJU – For American diver Bryce Klein diving is the Family Business. Indeed, this student–athlete from Southern Methodist University stepped on the platform in pool first time when he was just five years old. However, his diving romance started much earlier. His grandmother Ida Wilson is a current masters’ diving national champion and […]
Paula SchmidlGWANGJU – 28th Summer Universiade has kicked off already and is in full swing. Various sporting events are being conducted and many athletes from all around the world have already shown their game spirit. It is good to see people who are competing against each other exchanging souvenirs. “It’s not only a […]
GWANGJU – No better way to celebrate the ‘4th of July’ – ‘Independence Day – for an American with a gold medal victory … and that’s exactly what athlete Sarah Henry did, clocking the best time in the Women’s 400m Individual Medley at the Universiade in Gwangju. When asked about her feeling of winning […]
