BAKU – Erzurum, Turkey, the former host city of the 25th Winter Universiade, will stage the winter edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in 2019. The Turkish city was the only candidate but was praised and appointed by the European Olympic Committees at its 43rd General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan as […]
ALMATY – The three-day FISU Seminar for the 2017 Winter Universiade hosted by FISU and the Organizing Committee of the 28th Winter Universiade has concluded on October 30th in Almaty. The Seminar was focusing on providing all attendants an overview of the fields specifically related to the organisation and management of a Winter […]
STRBSKE PLESO/OSRBLIE – Less than three months before the opening of the 27th Winter Universiade, the Slovak organizers are ready to organize competitions in biathlon in Osrblie, as well as cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping in Štrbské Pleso. Sport shooter Danka Barteková, a multiple medalist from the World Championships, the European […]
ALMATY – The FISU Seminar for the 2017 Winter Universiade hosted by FISU and the Organizing Committee of the 28th Winter Universiade kicked off on 28 October, 2014 in Almaty «Grand Tien-Shan» hotel conference hall. FISU delegates, Almaty and Krasnoyarsk Winter Universiades Organizing Committee members as well as more than 80 […]
Eric Saintrond, FISU Secretary-General/CEO with Eckhard Frank COO of Swiss Timing LAUSANNE – FISU, the International University Sports Federation is proud to announce Tissot as the Official Timekeeper of the 27th Winter Universiade in 2015. Tissot, one of the world’s best known watch brands, hereby confirms its long-term commitment to the Universiades after the successful 2013 editions […]
GRANADA – The past weekend Uggi appeared in the streets of Granada, one of the host cities of the 2015 Winter Universiade. Saturday afternoon, 4 October, a “Family Race” was held in Granada. 1,500 children participated, dressed with a t-shirt depicting the Granada mascot Uggi to promote the Winter Universiade. Sunday morning, 5 October, […]
HOD delegates STRBSKE PLESO – On Sunday, 28 September the Heads of Delegation meeting for the 2015 WU in Slovakia ended. The day began with a press conference attended by Kairis Ulp, Chair of the Committee for Supervision of the Winter Universiade, Leonz Eder, member of the CSU-UH, Chief of Protocol and FISU Vice-President; Roger […]
© Lucerne Tourism LUCERNE – The Cantonal Government of the Canton of Lucerne supports the idea of staging the 2021 Winter Universiade in Central Switzerland. It is making any further commitment contingent on the Confederation pledging its financial support. A Central Swiss candidacy could be based on the dossier of the 2020 Youth Olympic […]
