Take a trip back through 60 years of Universiade history. The sixth stop on the FISU history tour takes us to the Bohemia region mountain resort of Špindlerův Mlýn for the Winter Universiade 1964. Few Winter Universiades in the history of the university sports movement have been more successful than the one held in […]
KRASNOYARSK – Nearly nine months after the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade was held in Siberia, the legacy continues as the venues have become hotspots for local teams and families alike. Recently, it was reported that the main Curling venue of the Universiade has now become home ground for the Yenisey volleyball club. More venues […]
It’s not winter yet, but it’s getting there. The FISU Winter Universiade Supervision Committee was in Central Switzerland for coordination meetings and inspection visits at the Lucerne and Andermatt-Realp event venues. LUCERNE – Acting in its role as a vital link between FISU and an organising committee, the Winter Universiade Supervision Committee was back in […]
Take a trip back through 60 years of Universiade history. The second stop on this FISU history tour of the Winter Universiade takes us across Lake Geneva from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to Villars, a mountain village in the western Swiss Vaud Alps Switzerland has experience hosting premiere sports events, including holding the Winter Universiade in […]
Take a trip back through 60 years of Universiade history. The first edition of the Winter Universiade took place at the legendary ski resort of Chamonix beside Mont Blanc. Fitting for a world event, the area resides in a confluence of France, Italy and Switzerland in the highest, and most storied, Alps mountains. The […]
KRASNOYARSK – Designing a winning legacy for a sports facility doesn’t happen by chance. It’s a philosophy the Siberian sports family of the 29th Winter Universiade have taken to heart and are executing across the city’s competition venues, both those newly constructed and the ones revamped and revitalised. Commissioned in 1981, the Ivan Yarygin Sports […]
· Alpine Skiing Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade will compete on expert-level slopes just across the lake from the athletes’ village · Franz Heinzer Piste will hold Super-G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Alpine combined disciplines · Parallel Mixed Team Event will take place inside the village of Stoos STOOS, SWITZERLAND – “Everybody has a plan until they […]
Lucerne looks to “Welcome Home” the Winter Universiade to Central Switzerland as the Lucerne 2021 tagline asserts. The event will be the first time the Universiade takes place in the area since Villars hosted in 1962. The FISU Winter Universiade International Technical Committee travelled to Central Switzerland last week for a sport-focused inspection visit LUCERNE […]
