Take a trip back through 60 years of Universiade history. The tenth stop on the FISU history tour takes us to the capitol of the Tyrol region for the Innsbruck 1968 Winter Universiade The fifth Winter Universiade could not have been in a safer pair of hands than those of Innsbruck, Austria, which came through as […]
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland – The quirky, fun creature that is the mascot of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade has officially been baptised! After a naming contest that was open to the public, the winning name is ‘Wuli’. The Organising Committee of the 30th Winter Universiade had proposed three names – Montix, Winity and Wuli – to […]
Highlighting the importance of empowering athletes to maximise their education, the Lucerne regional government hall was near full capacity as former athletes, sports leaders and dual career experts discussed how student-athletes could plan for life beyond the world of competitive sport Swiss athletes entering the field of play during the opening ceremonies of the […]
LUCERNE — A mythical creature, yet full of life and fun. The mascot of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade was revealed to the public at the stunning lakefront of this charming city in Central Switzerland. Marking exactly one year to go for the start of the 30th edition of the winter sports spectacle, the revelation of the mascot […]
LUCERNE – With exactly 1 year to go for the start of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade, or the World University Games, the mascot will be presented to the public today in this picturesque city of Central Switzerland. In true Swiss style, the mascot design has been chosen from among the designs submitting by four students […]
From 2 to 12 March 2019, Krasnoyarsk hosted the first-ever Winter Universiade in the history of Russia. The highly successful edition of the Universiade left a legacy of world-class modern sports venues that are now being used for the development of mass sport, high performance sport, preparation of sport reserves, as well as competitions at national and […]
The Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace retrofitted with ice for the curling competitions of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter UniversiadeKRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – With the World Junior Curling Championships coming to town, the sport is hardly getting the cold shouler in the heart of Siberia. As a lead-in to the event, the Russian Curling Federation’s secretary general […]
KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – In order to firmly preserve the memory of the Winter Universiade 2019 for future times, torches, images, symbols and memorabilia are now finding a final resting place with the organizations and places that actively participated in the preparation of this mega sports event. Museums, foundations, universities, sports federations, clubs, sponsors and […]
