LUCERNE — A mythical creature, yet full of life and fun. The mascot of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade was revealed to the public at the stunning lakefront of this charming city in Central Switzerland. Marking exactly one year to go for the start of the 30th edition of the winter sports spectacle, the revelation of the mascot […]
LUCERNE – With exactly 1 year to go for the start of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade, or the World University Games, the mascot will be presented to the public today in this picturesque city of Central Switzerland. In true Swiss style, the mascot design has been chosen from among the designs submitting by four students […]
From 2 to 12 March 2019, Krasnoyarsk hosted the first-ever Winter Universiade in the history of Russia. The highly successful edition of the Universiade left a legacy of world-class modern sports venues that are now being used for the development of mass sport, high performance sport, preparation of sport reserves, as well as competitions at national and […]
The Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace retrofitted with ice for the curling competitions of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter UniversiadeKRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – With the World Junior Curling Championships coming to town, the sport is hardly getting the cold shouler in the heart of Siberia. As a lead-in to the event, the Russian Curling Federation’s secretary general […]
KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIAN FEDERATION – In order to firmly preserve the memory of the Winter Universiade 2019 for future times, torches, images, symbols and memorabilia are now finding a final resting place with the organizations and places that actively participated in the preparation of this mega sports event. Museums, foundations, universities, sports federations, clubs, sponsors and […]
LAKE PLACID, USA – With snow falling throughout the Adirondack Region, the FISU Winter Universiade department joined the Lake Placid 2023 World University Games local organising committee for a weeklong seminar as preparation for the event’s 31st edition, which will take place in the historic northeastern mountain village from 12-22 January 2023. […]
The next edition of the FISU World Conference on Innovation – Education – Sport will be held from 25 to 27 January 2021 at the University of Lucerne, during the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade. Under the main topic Challenges and Opportunities in Sport in modern society researchers will focus on three subthemes: Dual career, Digitalization and Women […]
Take a trip back through 60 years of Universiade history. The eighth stop on the FISU history tour takes us to the northern Italian cities of Sestriere, Claviere and Torino for the Sestriere 1966 Winter Universiade The 1966 Winter Unviersiade had some big shoes to fill following the great success of Špindlerův Mlýn two years […]
