FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Bridge in FISU On the track of the 1st World University Bridge Championship in 2002 in Bruges, Belgium, seven other editions took place on two continents, attracting around 100 participants per edition. The 8th World University Bridge Championship was held in Lodz (POL) in 2016.
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Boxing in FISU The 1st World University Boxing Championship in 2004 in Antalya made boxing one of the youngest sports within the programme of the FISU World University Championships. Attracting around a hundred of the best student boxers for the first four editions in such countries where boxing […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Beach Volleyball in FISU Since 2002, beach volleyball is part of the programme of the World University Championships. After a first edition organised by France on the beaches of Guadeloupe and a second edition held in Thailand, the beach volleyball players came back to continental Europe for the […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources The History of Wrestling in FISU Today, there are many discussions concerning appropriate sports programmes for major events. There are sports that are automatically included into the programme for one simple reason: they have been practised for centuries. Wrestling is one of those. Like Athletics, Wrestling dates back to Greek and Roman […]
FISU Technical Committee Chairs Resources History of 3×3 Basketball in FISU With all the sports options out there, why did FISU decide to work with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to help 3×3 Basketball, nearly since the sport’s start? That’s easy, 3×3 Basketball is an ideal team sport for student-athletes on the university campus. The beauty […]
Jinjiang, China will welcome top university football clubs as the city plays host to the 2023 FISU University World Cup Football this October from the 21-31. 16 teams will compete with the following five being ones to watch. Defending champions from the first edition of the FISU Cup Football in 2019, the University of the […]
The second edition of the FISU University World Cup Football is set for Jinjiang, China 21-31 October. This brings together some of the world’s best university football sides for a chance at a gold medal. This format features universities competing against each other, regardless of the nationalities of their players. The defending women’s champions from […]
