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 […]
MERS Statement n°6 FISU Medical Committee Chair, Lawrence D. RINK, M.D. We are now all in the Republic of Korea for the Summer Universiade and we feel very safe because of precautions taken by Korean Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), the FISU Medical Committee in cooperation with the FISU Executive […]
GWANGJU – Anke Piper is one of the most experienced referees from Germany at the women’s competitions in the Nambu University International Aquatics Center. She became a referee after being a diver herself. Anke knows very well what the Universiade diving athletes feel when they are staying at the edge of the towering platform above […]
GWANGJU – A water polo team consists of seven players, six field players and one goalkeeper. For the Edwards family from Melbourne, Australia that means they could quite well build a team on their own. Blake (23) and Lachlan Edwards (20) are two brothers playing for the Australian water polo team at […]
Helge Liebrich (Photo by P. Mocnik, adh)GWANGJU – Helge Liebrich is in a hurry. Only one and a half weeks before the lighting of the flame of the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade the German gymnast learned that he was nominated for the German delegation as an additional candidate. “It all went really fast, […]
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 […]
