It’s not often that you see a FISU World University Games silver medallist constantly on her phone or staying up late and sleeping for just two or three hours on her match day due to the number of messages and calls. This was the case for India’s Elavenil Valarivan in Chengdu. Wednesday was her 24th […]
Some parents don’t support their children’s sporting careers, but it wasn’t the case for Liu Dingshuo, the Chengdu FISU World University Games champion. The mother of the 25-year-old Chinese athlete was the backbone of his table tennis career. “No one in my family was involved in sports though my mother brought me to ping pong […]
On the fifth of seven days of taekwondo finals at the Chengdu FISU World University Games, Thailand’s Sasikarn Tongchan won gold in the women’s -62kg weight class at the sold out Wangjiang campus Gymnasium of Sichuan University. “It’s the first time that I will win a major competition, and I am very happy,” an excited […]
The Jianyang Cultural and Sports Center Natatorium was crowded on Wednesday, with flashes and cheers aplenty. The main attraction, China’s own Zhang Wenao and Liang Chaohui who were competing in the men’s 3m springboard individual event at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. And yes, as expected, the gold and silver medals went to the […]
Jose Matteo Crisostomo finds himself competing for decathlon in Chengdu because of his desire a few years back to get his high school’s track suit. Thanks to that, “I found out that I’m pretty good at decathlon”, he said. The 23-year-old Filipino has always been active in sports since he was a child. “I started […]
Chengdu temperatures pushed limits on the first day of athletics. A scorching heat wave took over Shuangliu Sports Centre and brought hell to the hundreds of athletes who showed up at the venue yesterday. “It is really hard to compete under these conditions, you struggle to breathe,” said Samantha Joseph, who ran the 400m hurdles […]
On the second day of competing in athletics at the Chengdu FISU University Games, Poland took the spotlight by winning five medals, including three gold. Konrad Bukowiecki, a FISU Games record holder, was Poland’s special hero, winning his second straight title in men’s shot put, and his third FISU Games medal having also won bronze […]
Wushu is one of the most Asian sports of them all. It is such a big part of Chinese culture that its name literally stands for “martial arts”. So how in the world does a Brazilian from one of the most central parts of his country get into it? “I’ve been involved with wushu for […]
