Multisports

  GWANGJU – The Universiade Action Plan, covering everything from accreditation, arrival & departure, and village check-in to competition has recently been completed. The 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Committee said that: “The Universiade ‘Master Plan’ was completed last year, and now this Action Plan, covering the operational procedures of the 21 sporting events, will complement […]

  BAIKONUR/KAZAN – The Kazan Universiade mascot, Uni the snow leopard kitten, has a rich travel experience, he has visited a lot of interesting places already. On April 12th, on World Cosmonautics Day, which this year is marked with the 50th anniversary of the first man in space, Uni paid a special visit to the […]

    GWANGJU – Twenty three members of the Gwangju Universiade team participated in the 8th Honam International Marathon on April 17th. Despite being the Universiade team’s fittest members, all were rookie runners, but they all managed to complete the 5-km section of the course, whilst also again committing to making the 2015 Gwangju Universiade […]

  TIRANA – From April 22nd to 24th, the finals of the 1st National Universiade of Albania took place in the country’s capital Tirana. Indeed, this is the first time that such a national event is organized by ASSA, the NUSF of Albania that became member of FISU in 2005. Preliminary tournaments to select the finalists […]

 5 torch bearers from the 5 continents   BEIJING – The Universiade flame was kindled on Monday April 25th, at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will host the 26th Summer Universiade from August 12th to 23rd. A torch relay will be held in Peking University on May 4th, […]

The Kazan Universiade Cheerleading Team    KAZAN – On April 16th, the Miras Sports Complex hosted the first cheerleading tournament that gathered teams of Kazan’s universities and institutes. Admittedly, an outstanding show that evolved on the 2013 SU venue became one of the most memorable events of the coming spring. The Cheerleading Championship’s organizers are […]

Mr. Yoon-suk Kim, Secretary General of the Organizing Committee   GWANGJU – The Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee held a meeting in mid April to discuss the Games’ ongoing preparations and agreed future collaborative plans. The meeting was attended by 50 key figures from 18 sports-related agencies, and included Mr. Kim Hong-sik, Vice-president of the Gwangju […]

  SHENZHEN – Traditionally FISU invited the local press to a Press Conference after the HoD Meeting. The Press Conference was held in the Wuzhou Guest House and led by Leonz Eder, FISU EC Member and Chair of the International Press Committee. Around 40 journalists attended the Conference and were first welcomed by Huang Guoqiang, […]