Resources The History of Sport Climbing in FISU 2013 marked the acceptance by FISU of the introduction of a new very spectacular sport in its programme: Sport Climbing. With its three disciplines, boulder, lead and speed, Sport Climbing is one of the growing sports and one of the most practiced in universities. The first ever […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Speed Skating in FISU The first international university sport competition of long track speed skating dates back to the 1951 World University Championship Cup in Poiana, Romania. The gold medallist of the event, Evgeni GRISHIN (USSR), became an Olympic champion in the 500m and 1500m events in […]
FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources The History of Ski Orienteering in FISU Further to a long-lasting cooperation between FISU and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF), Ski Orienteering entered the programme of the World University Championships officially in 2013. The first event in the discipline has been held in 2016 in the region of Tula, in […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Shooting Sport in FISU Shooting sport is one of the youngest sports in the history of FISU. The story started in Pilsen, Czech Republic, in 2003, where the first edition of the competition was staged. Slovak shooters led with a total of 14 medals, of which 6 were […]
FISU TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIR Resources The History of Sambo in FISU Sambo is a martial art and combat sport developed by the Soviet Red Army in the early 1920s to improve hand-to-hand fighting abilities. Incorporating judo and jujitsu, but also incorporating wrestling moves, sambo derives from a Russian acronym, which translates literally to ‘self defense […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Sailing in FISU Match Racing entered the programme of the FISU World University Championships in 2002 with a first edition organised in the Presqu’île of Quiberon, France. Until its 4th edition held in Gdansk (POL), the World University Match Racing Championship remained a mixed competition. Since its 5th edition organised […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Rugby Sevens in FISU Rugby Sevens entered the programme of the FISU World University Championships in 2004 with a first edition organised in Beijing (CHN), which welcomed 159 rugby players from nine countries. Since then, the number of participants has constantly grown, as well as the number of […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Rowing in FISU After two successful editions of the International University Rowing Championships staged by CUSI and the city of Milan in 1980 and 1982, FISU undertook this sport on a world scale. It was Italy that put up its candidature for staging of the first World University […]
