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Inaugural FISU World Cup Combat Sports concludes in Samsun

World Cups 1 October 2022

Erivan Barut (TUR) wins gold in under 60 kg class (all photos courtesy Samsun 2022 FISU University World Cup Combat Sports Organizing Committee)The first ever FISU University World Cup Combat Sports has concluded in Samsun, Türkiye. 800 athletes and 300 officials representing over 300 universities from 57 countries participated and took part in competition in […]

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Events continue at Samsun 2022 FISU University World Cup Combat Sports

World Cups 27 September 2022

Erfan Elahi (in red), of Iran’s University of Tehran, won gold in men’s 74 kg class freestyle wrestling. (Photo courtesy FISU University World Cup Combat Sports Organising Committee)The Samsun 2022 FISU University World Cup Combat Sports continues on the Black Sea in Türkiye and it is Turkmenistan’s Turkmen State Institute of Physical Education and Sports […]

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FISU World Cup Combat Sports underway in Samsun, Turkey

World Cups 22 September 2022

Ivan Fediuchenko, 19 year old wushu athlete from Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture The Samsun 2022 FISU University World Cup Combat Sports is underway in Turkey. This unique event for FISU has seen six sports come together to feature their top university-athletes in boxing, karate, muaythai, SAMBO, wrestling and wushu. Each of these […]

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2022 FISU University World Cup Handball: Pristina wins at home, makes history

World Cups 18 July 2022

The University of Pristina won the men competition of the 2022 FISU University World Cup of handball organized in Kosovo.   In front of their fans, the host team beat the Kangwon University from Korea 33-30 in a very tight and exciting match.      It was the first-ever global sporting event hosted in Kosovo, […]

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2022 FISU University World Cup Handball: a premiere for Kosovo

World Cups 11 July 2022

Pristina, Kosovo’s capital, is hosting the 2022 FISU University World Cup of handball starting today.   This will be the first-ever global sporting event to be hosted in Pristina and throughout Kosovo, according to Musa Selimi, the executive director of the Cup.   “Kosovo has a long and sensational handball tradition, so it is no […]

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Registration for the FISU University World Cup Combat Sports opens

World Cups 20 May 2022

  Registrations for the FISU University World Cup Combat Sports is now open. Eligible student-athletes who want to participate in the event can ask their respective National University Sport Federations (NUSF) to register them on the accreditation portal.   The FISU University World Cup Combat Sports will take place from 21 to 30 September in […]

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FISU World Cup 3x3 Basketball moved from Xiamen to Istanbul

World Cups 13 May 2022

FISU has announced that thanks to the support of the Turkish University Sports Federation (TUSF), the FISU World Cup 3×3 Basketball will happen end of October in Istanbul (TUR).   The event had to be moved from Xiamen (China) for the same reasons that forced the postponement of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games […]

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Official: the FISU University World Cup Combat Sports will take place in Turkey

World Cups 9 May 2022

The Turkish city of Samsun has replaced Ekaterinburg (Russia) for the organisation of the 2022 FISU University World Cup Combat Sports, scheduled from 21 to 30 September.      FISU Acting President Leonz Eder, FISU Secretary General-CEO Éric Saintrond and Mehmet Gunay, President of the Turkish National University Sport Federation signed today the contract officialising […]