“I am surprised because we thought that this would be a very tough matchup,” said Cheung Ka Long after he and his teammates dominated France in the men’s foil team final on the last day of fencing at the Chengdu FISU World University Games, Monday. Hong Kong beat the Frenchmen by a very lopsided score […]
This makes its beauty: sport is a source of epic rivalries but also of respect, support, friendship and fair play. In the presence of FISU Acting President Leonz Eder and Secretary General/CEO Éric Saintrond, Charne Elieen Swart (RSA) and Veronica Vancardo (SUI) received today the Fair Play Award of the Chengdu FISU Games for their […]
China celebrating their gold medal women’s volleyball win “Exciting, intense, golden”. This is how China’s Wu Mengjie described the women’s volleyball final win over Japan at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. But let’s turn back the clock a little. 30 August 2003 was the last time the Chinese women’s volleyball team won a FISU […]
The penultimate day of swimming at the Chengdu FISU World University Games saw Poland’s Adela Piskorska set a Games record of 27.84 seconds in the women’s 50m backstroke. Piskorska’s compatriot Paulina Peda, and Anya Mostek of the United States both earned silver medals after touching the wall in 28.48. The 19-year-old winner broke the previous […]
Every year on 7 June, around 13 million Chinese high school seniors sit down for a test that will determine their future. To be admitted into China’s number one post-secondary school, Tsinghua University, students need to score a minimum of 676 out of 750 on the gaokao, the national university entrance exam. Xia waves to […]
“It’s not that hard for me.” “I think I performed well, as normal.” These were the first comments from China’s Huang Zigan and Wang Weiying after their victory in the mixed team diving final, giving them three and four gold medals, respectively, at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. Yamasaki Karen (Japan) in the mixed […]
Zuzanna Jasińska women’s lightweight single sculls gold medal winner Extreme heat, humidity, and heavy rains – weather in Chengdu has sometimes been a challenge for athletes at these Chengdu FISU World University Games. Some of them, including rowers, try to face these unfavourable conditions in a creative way. It may not be as big an […]
“Papa did it!” That’s what gymnast Lee Chih-kai of Chinese Taipei said to his wife and child on Saturday after securing the men’s pommel horse title with 15.500 points at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. “I was really nervous before going on stage. I kept telling myself ‘Take a deep breath, find your own […]
