FISU Technical Committee Chair Resources History of Fencing in FISU In the broadest possible sense, fencing is the art of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot, thrown or positioned. Fencing is one of the few sports that have featured at every modern Olympic Games and it is […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources History of Basketball in FISU At the Universiade in Turin in 1959, a total of 15 countries participated in the men’s basketball tournament and the first gold medal was awarded to the USSR. In 1961, university basketball was opened for women and Sofia (BUL) successfully hosted the first edition of the […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Badminton in FISU Since the first World University Badminton Championship organised in Cyprus in 1990 and during the four subsequent editions, all Asian countries have distinguished themselves in this discipline. Indeed, the representatives of China and Chinese Taipei took the lion’s share of the wins in singles matches, […]
An athlete’s thirst for glory is seemingly never quenched, and South Africa’s Marlie Viljoen is no different. Fresh off of winning gold on the track in the 400m event at this year’s Chengdu FISU World University Games, the talented star already has her sights on her next objective, representing her country on the biggest stage […]
The FISU World University Games are much more than a competition. They bring people from different parts of the world together. Most of the time we focus on the athletes and the competition, but we often forget about the real MVPs of the Games. Those are the ones who give up hours of their time […]
“They will remind me of the Games” Large-scale sporting events all have their own traditions.At the FISU World University Games, one of the most renowned is pin trading, which over the years has become an essential part of each edition. Tuesday, August 8 marked the end of the Chengdu FISU Games. It was also one […]
No less than 2100 athletes from 195 countries competed for the 2023 World Athletics Championships held from 19-27 August in the Hungarian capital. Among them 28 had won a medal at the Chengdu FISU Games which ended shortly before, on 8 August. However, the Chengdu heroes failed to repeat their feats despite a few good […]
India ended its campaign at the Chengdu FISU World University Games with 26 medals, including 11 gold, five silver and 10 bronze. Why is that final tally meaningful? It easily surpasses the country’s combined total of 18 medals they had earned all time at the FISU Summer Games. The world’s most populous nation earned more […]
