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2011 WU Update: Chinese Delegation Celebrates “Year of Rabbit”

Multisports 3 February 2011

  ERZURUM – The Erzurum Universiade is by all means a special experience for all students in the Chinese delegation, for most of whom this is the first time to spend the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve in a foreign country. According to the Chinese calendar, February 2nd, 2011 is the last day of the […]

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2011 WU Update: Erzurum Universiade Closes in Splendour

Multisports 3 February 2011

FISU President Killian gives trhe FISU flag to Maribor   ERZURUM – Today, February 6th, the 25th Winter Universiade came to an end as the games were closed with a splendid Closing Ceremony which took place in the Cemal Gürsel Stadium. After playing the national anthem of Turkey, the flags of all participating countries arrived […]

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2011 WU Update: Record of Participating Countries Broken

Multisports 31 January 2011

ERZURUM – Today, January 31st, Day 5 at the 25th Winter Universiade, the University Games in Erzurum, Turkey are almost half way. So far, the record of participating countries at a FISU Winter Universiade has been largely broken. As of today, 52 countries have been registered in the Athletes’ Village, while the previous record stood […]

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2011 WU Update: Popstar Hadise Enchants WU Volunteers

Multisports 30 January 2011

  ERZURUM – R&B star Hadise of Belgian/Turkish nationality surprised the Winter Universiade Volunteers as she gave a concert tonight at 22h00 in the Volunteer centre on the campus of Atatürk University, close to the Athletes’ Village of the Universiade. To Volunteers were enchanted by the star who is extremely popular in Turkey having successfully […]

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2011 WU Update: Follow the TV Broadcasted Highlights Online

Multisports 29 January 2011

ERZURUM – All participants of the 25th Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey, but also their parents, siblings and friends at home can enjoy the TV broadcasted highlights wherever they are. It suffices to go online at the TV website of FISU (www.fisu.tv), the FISU YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/fisutv) or on the newly added community site at […]

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2011 WU Update: 25th WU Opens with Outstanding Spectacle

Multisports 27 January 2011

The 2011 Erzurum Winter Universiade Opening Ceremony    ERZURUM – While the first ice hockey competitions already started early in the morning, the 25th Winter Universiade was officially opened today, January 27th with the traditional Opening Ceremony in front of an audience of 20,000 at the Cemal Gürsel Stadium. At 20h00 the Ceremonial Cortege entered […]

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2011 WU Update: Day 1 of Competitions

Multisports 27 January 2011

The ice hockey tournament took off today   ERZURUM – Today, January 1st the first day of competitions of the 25th Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey started. Prior to the Opening Ceremony, which was scheduled at 19h30 at the Cemal Gürsel Stadium, the ice hockey tournament already started with three games played in the men’s […]

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2011 WU Update: FISU President Speaks to Media at Traditional Pre-Universiade Press Conference

Multisports 26 January 2011

 From left to right, Leonz Eder, Roger Roth, George E. Killian, Bekir korkmaz, Kemal Tamer and Muhtar Kurt   ERZURUM – Today, January 26th, one day prior to the opening of the 25th Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey, FISU President George E. Killian addressed the media at the traditional FISU Pre-Universiade press conference. The press […]