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Winter Universiade 2019 curling venue becomes home ground for Yenisey volleyball club

Winter Games 31 October 2019

KRASNOYARSK – Designing a winning legacy for a sports facility doesn’t happen by chance. It’s a philosophy the Siberian sports family of the 29th Winter Universiade have taken to heart and are executing across the city’s competition venues, both those newly constructed and the ones revamped and revitalised. Commissioned in 1981, the Ivan Yarygin Sports […]

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Winter Universiade 2021 welcomes Stoos as alpine skiing host venue

Winter Games 23 October 2019

· Alpine Skiing Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade will compete on expert-level slopes just across the lake from the athletes’ village   · Franz Heinzer Piste will hold Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Alpine combined disciplines   · Parallel Mixed Team Event will take place inside the village of Stoos   STOOS, SWITZERLAND – “Everybody has a plan until they […]

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FISU visit key Winter Universiade 2021 event sites in Central Switzerland

Winter Games 21 October 2019

Lucerne looks to “Welcome Home” the Winter Universiade to Central Switzerland as the Lucerne 2021 tagline asserts. The event will be the first time the Universiade takes place in the area since Villars hosted in 1962. The FISU Winter Universiade International Technical Committee travelled to Central Switzerland last week for a sport-focused inspection visit   LUCERNE […]

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Governor of New York announces dates for Lake Placid 2023

Winter Games 5 October 2019

Governor Andrew M Cuomo formally announced that New York State will welcome the World University Games to Lake Placid on January 12-22 in the year 2023. The announcement was made during a celebration of the ‘I LOVE NY’ tourism campaign that will see $1 million being invested into showcasing the region as a premier destination for high […]

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Lake Placid sets tall targets for Winter Universiade 2023

Winter Games 27 September 2019

Lake Placid 2023 Winter Universiade aims to catalyse economic development in the Adirondack region of the state of New York, and set benchmarks for environmental sustainability. Lake Placid welcomed the FISU team to northeastern corner of America with a blank of snow for the weeklong sessions of seminars focused on sports delivery for the World University […]

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Students design Lucerne 2021 mascot

Winter Games 24 September 2019

Four student-artists from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Design & Art have each designed one mascot character. A jury will select one of the proposals as the mascot of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade at the end of the month. It will be presented to the public on 21 January 2020, exactly one year before the […]

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Krasnoyarsk 2019 legacy lights up sports in region

Winter Games 13 September 2019

The legacy of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade gets stronger with time. Just about six months after the biggest multi-winter sport extravaganza was held in the heart of Siberia, the venues of the 29th Winter Universiade are adding to the region’s reputation as a sporty one.   2022 Wrestling World Championships in PLATINUM ICE ARENA It […]

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5 reasons why 500 days to Lucerne 2021 must be celebrated!

Winter Games 9 September 2019

LUCERNE – September 9 is a milestone moment in the heart of Central Switzerland, because the day marks 500 days to the Opening Ceremony of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade.   On 21 January 2021, the FISU flag will be hoisted and the fire will be ignited at the Europaplatz in Lucerne, as more than […]