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The sun has set on a fantastic edition of the FISU Beach Sports Championships

Championships 25 September 2026

The Figueira da Foz Buarcos Beach has seen the best beach soccer, handball, wrestling and volleyball student-athletes from the world compete on its sand over the last seven days. What a great way to say goodbye to the Portuguese summer! Almost from sunrise until sunset, student-athletes from all over the world jumped, kicked, ran and […]

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FISU Promotes YouRef at the Beach Sports Championship

Championships 22 September 2026

FISU organised two practical promotional sessions with all the officials present at the 2026 FISU World University Championship Beach Sports in Figueira da Foz, dedicated to the YouRef Erasmus+ Sport project Held during the six-day championship, the sessions provided an opportunity to introduce participants to the YouRef programme – “Inspiring and Retaining Young Sports Officials […]

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Brazil and Moldova lead the medal table as beach wrestling crowns first champions

Championships 21 September 2026

The Beach Wrestling competition concluded on 18 September in Figueira da Foz, with eight athletes crowned champions across the men’s and women’s categories. Brazil and Moldova claimed the largest number of gold medals, with three titles each. In the men’s competition, Moldova won the 70 kg, 80 kg and 90 kg categories, through Ion Berghi, […]

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An exciting celebration of African University Sport

FASU 18 September 2026

After days of competition, celebration, new friendships and memorable performances, the curtain has come down on the 12th All Africa University Games – Cairo 2026, with the American University in Cairo (AUC) crowned overall university champion and Egypt finishing as the leading nation. The Games saw broad African participation, with 2,082 participants including 1,688 students […]

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Student-aththletes from all five continents meet on a Portuguese beach

Championships 17 September 2026

Figueira da Foz hosts the FISU World University Beach Sports Championship from 16-22 September. Participants from 31 nations and regions will compete for world titles in four disciplines: beach handball, beach soccer, beach volleyball and beach wrestling. For six days, the coastal city of Figueira da Foz has become a hub of international university sport. […]

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Africa’s university sports stars ready to shine

FASU 8 September 2026

Cairo is preparing to become the center of African university sport as the continent’s student-athletes converge on Egypt for the 12th All Africa University Games, better known as the FASU Games Cairo 2026. Taking place from 8 to 16 September 2026, the Games promise nine days of high-level competition, cultural exchange and university pride under […]

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Cairo ready to host the FASU Games in September

FASU 18 June 2026

Cairo, Egypt is preparing to welcome Africa’s university sports family for the 12th FASU Games, scheduled to take place from 8 to 16 September. Registration is already underway, with organisers expecting over 50 universities from 20 countries to participate in the continental multi-sport event. The Games will be hosted by Cairo University, with accommodation support […]

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Yassamine Djellab confirmes she is the queen of the judo 63kg category

FASU 10 June 2026

Algeria’s 19th National University Games took center stage at the beginning of May at the University of Biskra, bringing together 2,072 athletes from 39 university provincial leagues in a vibrant celebration of student sport. The competition featured 16 sports, including football, handball, volleyball, basketball, 3×3 basketball, futsal, beach volleyball, judo, karate, jiu-jitsu, wrestling, yoseikan budo, […]