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Assessing venues and award ceremonies play important part in WU 2019 inspection visit

Winter Games 28 May 2018

  KRASNOYARSK — After a whirlwind five days of inspections, FISU finished up their progress review of the venues and protocol plans for the 29th Winter Universiade, which is to take place in this Siberian city from the 2-12 March 2019.       The working visit was led by FISU First Vice-President Leonz Eder, […]

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Relay of the Universiade Flame meeting in Torino

Winter Games 24 May 2018

The Taipei Torch Relay made a fitting final stop — a baseball diamond in the middle of Taipei Stadium for a home run moonshot to light the Universiade cauldron last August The Relay of the Universiade Flame is a wonderful tradition. It starts in Turin, a magnificent city, an important business and cultural center of […]

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FISU FORUM 2018 comes to Krasnoyarsk this August

Winter Games 15 May 2018

The 14th FISU Forum is coming to the upcoming host of the Winter Universiade as Krasnoyarsk, Russia hosts a premiere FISU education event from the 6-10 August 2018. With more than 60 FISU Member Associations already registered and an all-star line up of speakers and topics, the Forum is an ideal lead-in to the Winter […]

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Applications open for FISU Young Reporters Programme at WU 2019

Winter Games 14 May 2018

  LAUSANNE – After the inaugural edition of the FISU Young Reporters’ Programme in 2011 at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China, and the successful editions during the Summer Universiades in Kazan (RUS/2013), Gwangju (KOR/2015) and Taipei City (TPE/2017), FISU will host its fifth Young Reporters’ Programme for the first time during its premier […]

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FISU President helps launch a key WU 2019 media initiative during sport event legacy panel

Winter Games 26 April 2018

  FISU President Oleg Matytsin speaks at an interactive session about how global sports events like the Winter and Summer Universiade can be an economic boost for hosts Mr. Matytsin simultaneously helps launch a major Krasnoyarsk 2019 media project on the Siberian region with Euronews   MOSCOW — Hosting a major sports event carries significant […]

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Winter Universiade 2019 organisers and the Krasnoyarsk airport prepare to welcome the world

Winter Games 16 April 2018

  KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA — The travel into the heart of Siberia for next year’s Winter Universiade got even a little more comfortable today as the 2019 organisers and the Krasnoyarsk airport today signed an agreement for preparing the airport for participants and guests to the event which will take place next March.      Krasnoyarsk […]

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FISU makes first technical site visit to Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade sports venues

Winter Games 15 April 2018

The preparatory works for the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne, Central-Switzerland is picking up speed; this week the International Technical Sub-Committee of the Winter Universiade (CTI-UH) visited the Winter Universiade 2021 host city and sports venues of the for the first time   LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND – Organisers from the capital regional city and sport venues […]

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Universiade Flame bearer contest starts

Winter Games 5 April 2018

Apply today to be part of the team carrying the Universiade flame as it travels from its origins in Torino, Italy to Krasnoyarsk, Russia to celebrate the upcoming 29th edition of the Winter Universiade     There’s just something about The Relay of the Universiade Flame that resonates with people. It’s a moving troupe of […]