Torino 2025 FISU World University Games

The FISU Games returned to their birthplace of Torino for the first time since 2007. Six municipalities host ed 11 sports over the course of 11 days of competition between 13-23 January 2025 at the 2025 FISU World University Games Winter in Italy’s Piemonte region.

Some sporting pictures

Alpine skiing, snowboarding, and freestyle in Bardonecchia, Pragelato hosted cross-country skiing, biathlon, and the optional sport of ski orienteering, Pinerolo and Torre Pellice welcomed ice hockey, the other optional sport of ski mountaineering will be held in Sestriere, while competition in figure skating, short track speed skating, curling, and ice hockey will be held in Torino.

For the first time ever in the history of FISU World University Games, parastudent-athletes competed at events in both alpine and cross-country skiing on the same courses and slopes and on the same days as their fellow competitors.

More than 10,000 people travelled from all over the world to take part in this marvellous festival of university sport. The 6 competition venues where the 13 disciplines were held – Torino, Pinerolo, Pragelato, Torre Pellice, Bardonecchia and Sestriere – were literally invaded by the more than 2,500 athletes and staff from 54 different countries, with 26,500 hotel nights occupied, divided between Pinerolo, Bardonecchia, Fenestrelle, Pragelato Rua, Borgata Sestriere, Sestriere, Cesana, Bardonecchia and Torino.

The number of people accredited for the competitions was over 15,000, while total ticket sales exceeded 100,000. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the Exhibition Gala at Palavela and the semi-final and final competitions were all sold out.

As far as the Torch of Knowledge Tour is concerned, a total of 16,870 km were covered, of which 14,859 km in the international phase (4 stages), 1,256 km in the national route (3 stages), and 61 km in the Piemonte Tour (13 stages).This extensive relay involved 692 torchbearers, including Organising Committee President Alessandro Ciro Sciretti, who was consistently present throughout the relay.

On the media front, the FISU network broadcasted approximately 1,000 hours on linear TV worldwide and 140 hours of live coverage on Eurosport, while the Opening Ceremony drew an estimated 85 million views globally. Additionally, over 10,000 online publications were tracked. Social media platforms managed by the Organizing Committee recorded 694,404 unique users viewing the content during the Games, with 33,093 interactions and 10,957 accounts engaging through comments, tags, shares, and likes.

The volunteers numbered 2,099, ranging from the youngest, aged 18, to the oldest, aged 87, covering more than 16,000 shifts. Among these, 78 international volunteers from 20 different countries participated: one volunteer travelled from South Africa to work in Bardonecchia, while a mother from Alaska volunteered in Pragelato to support her athlete son. Other non-EU countries represented included Canada, the United States, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, South Korea, Russia, and India. Among Italian volunteers, 61 came from regions outside Piedmont.

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