Summer Games

The participants of the Round Table Conference   SHENZHEN – Today, August 14th, outgoing FISU President George E. Killian signed the Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport, adding FISU to the list 257 organizations worldwide which have notified the International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) that they have adopted and endorsed the said […]

The crowd at Shenzhen Bao’an Stadium was electric for Saturday’s women’s football match between China and Canada (Justin Fauteux/CAN)   SHENZHEN – Alyssa Lagonia has played for her country before. She’s even played in some world class facilities. But what she and her Canadian women’s football teammates experienced on Saturday night was different. While Lagonia’s […]

Consul General Hunn, Deputy Mayor Shenzhen, FISU President-Elect Gallien, HoD Mörgeli, Mark Obama Ndesandjo   SHENZHEN – Today, August 14th, the Swiss delegation had a reason to throw party. Not because they dominated the men’s cycling road race podium yesterday, but because they celebrated their 720th National Day. Traditionally, this takes place during the Universiade […]

SHENZHEN – For the thousands of athletes competing at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, their sources of inspiration to compete come in so many forms. For Melissa Mobilio, a 22-year-old Canadian women’s football player from Coquitlam, British Columbia, her inspiration arises in two very significant ways. From an athletic standpoint, Mobilio is inspired by […]

 Switzerland’s Patrick Schelling and Bernhard Oberholzer and Japan’s Genki Yamamoto are all smiles after winning the 160-kilometer road cycling event   SHENZHEN – Today, August 13th, one day after the Opening Ceremony, the first medals of the 26th Summer Universiade were won. Below you will find an overview. More info regarding sport news and complete […]

SHENZHEN – For the first time in Universiade history, FISU, the governing body of international university sport, will have live streaming on its TV website www.livefisu.tv Starting with the Opening Ceremony of the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China on August 12th and up to the Closing Ceremony of the Games on August 23rd, more […]

SHENZHEN – Preparations are in full swing for the Shenzhen Universiade. As reporters found out July 24th at the second Universiade Committee general meeting, 147 countries and regions have registered for the Games. More than 11,000 delegation team members will come to Shenzhen, including over 7,500 student-athletes. The opening ceremony is the highlight of the […]