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Polish success in chess and bridge as Entebbe 2024 FISU Championship Mind Sports wraps up

Championships 30 June 2024

The Entebbe 2024 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports has concluded in central Uganda. The event, which included competition in both chess and bridge, welcomed participants from 16 countries. This was Entebbe’s second time hosting a FISU event, having held the FISU Championship Cross Country in 2014. In bridge competition, France, by way of their […]

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Six days of intense concentration in Uganda

Bridge 25 June 2024

The Entebbe 2024 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports welcomes the finest minds of the university world for both the chess and the bridge competitions. This is the fourth time that Uganda hosts a FISU World University Championship. First there was Woodball in 2010 in Kampala, then Cross Country four years later in Entebbe, and […]

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Chengdu gold medalist continues his run to the future

Summer Games 26 February 2024

From running in the rain on the muddy streets of a remote village in Uganda, to standing atop the podium at the Chengdu FISU World University Games – it has been a journey of persistence, determination, and sacrifice for middle-distance runner Dismas Yeko. The 19-year-old’s talent was only discovered in high school, having been noticed […]

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Ugandan medalist still riding Chengdu high

Summer Games 24 November 2023

“It was the best and most marvelous moment I have ever experienced in my life, seeingmy country’s flag being raised up.” Reminiscing about that special moment from the summer still brings goosebumps to Ugandan athlete Knight Aciru. At this year’s Chengdu FISU World University Games, the 25-year-old became just the third female Ugandan student-athlete to […]