Athletics
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Paris 2024 next stop for Chengdu golden girl
Summer Games
6 September 2023
An athlete’s thirst for glory is seemingly never quenched, and South Africa’s Marlie Viljoen is no different. Fresh off of winning gold on the track in the 400m event at this year’s Chengdu FISU World University Games, the talented star already has her sights on her next objective, representing her country on the biggest stage […]
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Stories from Chengdu - Does Chengdu really make dreams come true?
Summer Games
5 September 2023
The FISU World University Games are much more than a competition. They bring people from different parts of the world together. Most of the time we focus on the athletes and the competition, but we often forget about the real MVPs of the Games. Those are the ones who give up hours of their time […]
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World Athletics Championships in Budapest: the Chengdu heroes were tired
Summer Games
29 August 2023
No less than 2100 athletes from 195 countries competed for the 2023 World Athletics Championships held from 19-27 August in the Hungarian capital. Among them 28 had won a medal at the Chengdu FISU Games which ended shortly before, on 8 August. However, the Chengdu heroes failed to repeat their feats despite a few good […]
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Crossing barriers: the story of the deaf 100m Hurdler Hsu Le
Summer Games
8 August 2023
“I may be different in some ways, but just like all the athletes competing in the FISU University Games, we are all striving for the same goal,” said Hsu Le, a 100m hurdler from Chinese Taipei, who is also the first deaf athlete to represent the TPE team at a FISU event. “I am very […]
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South African and Swiss runners receive Fair Play Award
Summer Games
7 August 2023
This makes its beauty: sport is a source of epic rivalries but also of respect, support, friendship and fair play. In the presence of FISU Acting President Leonz Eder and Secretary General/CEO Éric Saintrond, Charne Elieen Swart (RSA) and Veronica Vancardo (SUI) received today the Fair Play Award of the Chengdu FISU Games for their […]
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No golden ticket: athletics star earned her spot at China’s top university
Summer Games
7 August 2023
Every year on 7 June, around 13 million Chinese high school seniors sit down for a test that will determine their future. To be admitted into China’s number one post-secondary school, Tsinghua University, students need to score a minimum of 676 out of 750 on the gaokao, the national university entrance exam. Xia waves to […]
