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Strong football tradition and cutting-edge innovation in Dalian

World Cups 29 April 2025

The preparations for the Dalian 2025 FISU University World Cup Football are going well. The FISU delegation was impressed by the innovative and legacy projects presented by the organising committee. FISU Head of Championships and World Cups, Alejandro Guerra and FISU Sports Coordinator Paulo Sivieri travelled to China for a very complete second inspection visit […]

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The numbers behind FISU’s progress towards gender equality

Championships 8 March 2025

The International University Sports Federation is on a mission to level the playing field for everyone, and our push for gender equality, one of the objectives of the FISU Global Strategy 2027, is starting to show. Looking at how many men and women participate in FISU events, it is clear that things have come a […]

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All football qualifying tournaments have now been played

World Cups 14 December 2024

The road to Dalian is now a direct one for 10 teams, all winners of their respective continental qualifying tournaments. The last ones to secure their ticket came from Asia and Oceania. 2025 will not only be the year of the FISU World University Games, it will also mark the first time the FISU University […]

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Vytautas Magnus and Tsinghua universities crowned in Xiamen

World Cups 25 November 2024

Six different countries share the Xiamen 2024 University World Cup 3×3 basketball medals: Lithuania, France, Mongolia, China, Canada and Mexico! 22 universities, 18 countries, loads of adrenaline and action, great team spirit, plenty of lightshows and and excited crowds. In Xiamen, China, university 3×3 basketball was certainly at its best. The two beautiful U-shaped trophies […]

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22 universities set to compete under the Xiamen hoop

World Cups 21 November 2024

From 22-24 November, the last FISU event of the year promises three action packed days in China as the best 3×3 basketball university teams fight for the last places on a podium in 2024. A little bit of history to set the scene… The predecessor of the FISU University World Cup 3×3 basketball is the […]

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Two new teams qualified for the FISU World Cup Football during the FASU Games in Lagos

World Cups 2 October 2024

The 11th edition of the Federation of African University Sports (FASU) Games concluded in Nigeria, with a total of 68 universities from across the continent participating. The nine-day event was jointly hosted by the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Lagos State University (LASU). The American University in Cairo – who incidentally will organise the 12th […]

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3x3 basketball and football teams win their tickets to FISU University World Cups

World Cups 23 July 2024

Two more days left EUSA European Universities Games 2024 in Debrecen-Miskolc (Hungary). The best student-athletes from the whole continent have been competing in exciting events from 12-24 July. Eighteen sports, thirteen days of events and all the best student-athletes from Europe defending their university’s colours. The first champions to be crowned were the 3×3 basketball […]