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Home crowds boost Team Thailand at Muaythai Championship

Championships 25 July 2018

Turkey’s Ali Dogan also wins popular support  PATTAYA – The second day of competition at the FISU World University Muaythai Championship was a busy one. There were 13 bouts in all, three in the women’s divisions and ten for the men, so there was frenetic activity all day.   Among the stand-out athletes in action […]

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World Champion Nili Block packs a punch at WUC Muaythai

Championships 24 July 2018

Opening day of competition in Pattaya   PATTAYA — The atmosphere was electric at the beach resort in Pattaya as competition got underway in the FISU World University Muaythai Championship. With 98 student athletes from 23 countries in the fray, the first day’s schedule saw twelve bouts; three in the women’s divisions and nine in […]

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First Muaythai Championship kicks off in Thailand

Championships 23 July 2018

98 best student athletes in the world converge in Pattaya The Thai beach resort of Pattaya is buzzing with activity right about now, with hundreds of Muaythai athletes from all over the world arriving for the World University Muaythai Championship. This is the very first edition of the Muaythai Championship on the World University Championship […]

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Hosts Japan steal the show at WUC Karate

Combat Sports 22 July 2018

Hosts Japan steal the show at WUC Karate   KOBE — The 11th edition of the FISU World University Karate Championship ended on a high for hosts Japan, especially in the two events that will also make their debut appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Kata and Kumite.   After five consecutive days of compelling […]

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Top stars lead Team Japan at WUC Karate

Combat Sports 20 July 2018

Championship kicks off with repechage in Kata and Kumite   KOBE — The  11th  FISU  World  University  Karate  Championship  kicked off  on 19 July, with the two events that will also make their debut appearance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Kata and Kumite.    Day one’s schedule included elimination and repechage until the semifinals in […]

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WUC Karate kicks off in Kobe

Championships 19 July 2018

Japan hosts WUC Karate ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020   KOBE — Karate will make its debut appearance at the Summer Olympics in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Two years ahead, the world gets a glimpse of what to expect as the Japanese city of Kobe hosts the 11th edition of FISU […]

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1st WUC Sambo: Last Day

Championships 14 December 2016

    NICOSIA – The 3rd and the last day of the 1st World University Sambo Championship was as joyful and exciting as the days before. Russia was the front runner from day one and they proved it by winning the first place after they beat Kyrgyzstan. The hosting country, Cyprus, celebrated the 3rd place along with […]

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1st WUC Sambo: Results after Day 2

Championships 10 December 2016

  NICOSIA – The 1st Sambo World University Championship keeps the spectators of Cyprus in great excitement. 95 athletes, 56 men and 39 women, are participating in this spectacular event. The athletes come from 20 countries which are Cyprus, Belarus, Georgia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Makedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Serbia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Israel, France, Moldova, […]