Summer Games

In the Universiade Village, Company Telekom Serbia implemented an impressive IT and telecommunications plan for the Universiade Belgrade 2009. More than 300 employees of Telekom Serbia from Belgrade, Novi Sad, Smederevo and Vršac worked on this project. All participants, athletes, coaches, delegation members, and VIP guests will have at their disposal the most up-to-date services. […]

 The Four ‘Heroes’ of Zeleznik   Every sports event has its heroes. Not necessarily the athletes who perform well on the field of play, on the contrary, they sometimes are rather ‘unknown soldiers’ who deliver a titanic struggle behind the scenes. Predrag Milanovic, Stanko Beocanin, Emran Redzepi and Jovan Babic might well be these unsung […]

    Members of the Belgrade Fire Fighting Brigade and Military Medical Academy Emergency Team performed the fire drill in the Universiade Village, where nearly 10,000 athletes are expected to arrive for the forthcoming Universiade in just a few days. The fire fighters ware equipped with the latest models of fire engines that can perform […]

  Today, June 22nd, 2009, the restaurant of the Athletes’ Village opened its door for a test run. The restaurant is located within the International zone in the venue EXPO XXI, adjacent to the Holliday Inn Hotel. All meals for the athletes and their coaches will be served there.      

Today, June 20th, the FISU Staff arrived in Belgrade, Serbia, host city of the 25th Summer Universiade which will take place from July 1st to 12th. Prior to the Games, the Executive Committee will meet in Belgrade from June 26th to 27th and from June 28th to 29th, FISU will hold its biennial General Assembly […]

As we anticipated the World Health Organization did increase the level of awareness to Phase 6. This means that the virus is more widespread and the potential for a pandemic in the world does exist. This does not mean that this virus is more virulent. To date 75 countries have reported confirmed cases of the […]

Team GBR Head Coach, Graeme Dell, has today announced the men’s football squad for the upcoming World University Games, taking place in Belgrade, Serbia between 1 – 13 July 2009. Former Bolton Wanderer’s player Danny Stott (San Diego State University) brings a recognised pedigree to the squad after three seasons at the Reebok Stadium and […]

Kate Ellis, the Hon. Minister for Youth and Sport announced the Australian team for the Belgrade Summer Universiade. The 185-strong Australian delegation, led by Chef de Mission Martin Roberts, consists of 19 Olympians attending as either competitors or coaches, highlighting the high standard of competition at the World University Summer Games. The announcement by the […]