Summer Games

Journey to the City was just released, exactly 173 days before the opening of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games. The 3D animated video features Rongbao, the mascot of the Games, and Ne Zha, the main figure of a Chinese animated megahit. Together, they are inviting the whole world to celebrate the Lantern Festival, […]

No less than 136 national or regional university sports federations have received invitations to attend the Head of Delegations (HoD) meeting scheduled end of March in preparation of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games (28 July-8 August 2023. Delegations and representatives from all around the world will gather in the Chinese city and visit […]

Leonz Eder, Hill Carrow, Dan Guerrero and Éric SaintrondThe Executive Committee of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) voted today to confirm the selection of North Carolina USA as Host of the 2029 FISU World University Games. The FISU Executive Committee is meeting in Lake Placid prior to the start of the 2023 FISU World […]

The FISU delegates Jing Zhao, Summer Games Director (4th from right); Brian Carrer, Summer Games Event Manager; Andrea Uccello and Joshua Miethke, Summer Games Assistants along with Rhine-Ruhr 2025 COO Alexis Schäfer (R) and Düsseldorf Airport officials.The FISU International Technical Committee (ITC) concluded the final round of inspection of the remaining seven venues of the […]

In Summer 2027, the FISU World University Games will go to Chungcheong Megacity, Korea. The FISU’s Executive Committee meeting in Brussels made a clear choice.   It sparked tears in the North Carolina delegation, whose candidature bid was also strong. As FISU Acting President Leonz Eder said: “we would be delighted to have North Carolina […]

Meeting in Brussels today, the Executive Committee of FISU attributed the hosting of the summer edition of the 2027 FISU World University Games to Chungcheong, Korea. The decision followed a rigorous selection process that saw Chungcheong vie with North Carolina for the chance to host FISU’s flagship event.   Both candidates had submitted very strong proposals. FISU’s […]

At the back of 1000-days-to-go to Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, the 2-week visit of the FISU International Technical Committee (ITC) got underway in full swing, with eight sport venue inspections across four of the five host cities.   The FISU representatives were delighted with what they saw.   The delegation comprised multiple Technical […]

1,000 days may seem like a long time away, but that is the number that remain until the start of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Five host cities in the German region of North Rhine Westphalia, Bochum, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr, will welcome 10,000 athletes and officials from 170 […]