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2011 SU Update: 24th Charles Wendon Memorial Officials’ Race

Athletics 10 August 2011

SHENZHEN – Traditionally, the Charles Wendon Memorial Officials’ Race will be staged again at this Universiade. It will the 24th edition and the race will be held on August 19th, at 9h30 AM, following the Women’s 20 km walk at the same place. The distance will be 3 km. Elegible for the race are all […]

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BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championship to be Test Event for the ‘Greatest Show on Earth’

Athletics 25 February 2011

  LONDON – British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) have been working together over the last twelve months to establish the BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships as a test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Karen Rothery CEO for BUCS said, “BUCS is very proud […]

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Student-Athletes shine on the World Stage

Athletics 24 August 2009

At the recently held 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany, a number of 2009 Summer Universiade medallists remounted the medal podium for the highest honors in their sport. Especially University of Western Sydney student Dani Samuels who threw a personal best of 65.44 metres in women’s discus to win the IAAF gold. Dani Samuels […]

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Universiade and Olympic Champion wins Silver at IAAF WC

Athletics 19 August 2009

  Nelson Évora Nelson Évora, the Portuguese Olympic and Universiade Triple Jump Champion did not extend his triple jump world title as his jump landed him on the second place at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany. The gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics won the gold medal at the 2009 […]

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2009 SU Update: German Champions win Gold in Athletics

Athletics 12 July 2009

Ariane Friedrich jumps to gold   Nico Sperle, the President of ADH, the German member association of FISU can’t be happier. 2007 World Champion Betty Heidler broke the hammer throw Universiade Record winning gold and European High Jump Champion Ariane Friedrich also delivered and came close to jumper another Universiade Record. Before flying to Belgrade, […]

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2009 SU Update: Two More Universiade Records and a Very Fast 200m in Athletics

Athletics 11 July 2009

 Yesterday, July 10th, the Ramil Guliyev from Armenia surprised everybody winning the men’s 200m in a superb 20.4 seconds, nearing the 2004 Junior World Record from Jamaican sprint star Usian Bolt (19.93). ‘I’m extremely happy, what else can I say’, Rami said. Hammer thrower Betty Haidler from Germany set a new Universiade record with 75.83 […]

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2009 SU Update: African and Commonwealth Champion Claims Gold at Universiade

Athletics 10 July 2009

 Coach Jerome Walters (left), Lungisa Mdedelwa, coach Mlungisi Mnyengeza and Mzazi Sibabalwe posing for a picture after Team South Africa won their first medals at the 25th SU on Wednesday night. Sibabalwe won a gold medal in the 10,000m final, with Mdede   Commonwealth Javelin Champion Sunette Viljoen has won South Africa’s second gold medal […]

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2009 SU Update: Olympic Champ Delivers

Athletics 9 July 2009

Nelson Évora jumps to the gold   Today, July 9th, the men’s triple jump competition was held at the 25th Summer Universiade in Belgrade. A very much anticipated competition final in the Red Star Stadium as everybody wanted to see Olympic Champion Nelson Évora jump. The Portuguese athlete qualified himself on July 7th with a […]