At the recently held 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany, a number of 2009 Summer Universiade medallists remounted the medal podium for the highest honors in their sport. Especially University of Western Sydney student Dani Samuels who threw a personal best of 65.44 metres in women’s discus to win the IAAF gold. Dani Samuels […]
Nelson Évora Nelson Évora, the Portuguese Olympic and Universiade Triple Jump Champion did not extend his triple jump world title as his jump landed him on the second place at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany. The gold medal winner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics won the gold medal at the 2009 […]
Ariane Friedrich jumps to gold Nico Sperle, the President of ADH, the German member association of FISU can’t be happier. 2007 World Champion Betty Heidler broke the hammer throw Universiade Record winning gold and European High Jump Champion Ariane Friedrich also delivered and came close to jumper another Universiade Record. Before flying to Belgrade, […]
Yesterday, July 10th, the Ramil Guliyev from Armenia surprised everybody winning the men’s 200m in a superb 20.4 seconds, nearing the 2004 Junior World Record from Jamaican sprint star Usian Bolt (19.93). ‘I’m extremely happy, what else can I say’, Rami said. Hammer thrower Betty Haidler from Germany set a new Universiade record with 75.83 […]
Coach Jerome Walters (left), Lungisa Mdedelwa, coach Mlungisi Mnyengeza and Mzazi Sibabalwe posing for a picture after Team South Africa won their first medals at the 25th SU on Wednesday night. Sibabalwe won a gold medal in the 10,000m final, with Mdede Commonwealth Javelin Champion Sunette Viljoen has won South Africa’s second gold medal […]
Nelson Évora jumps to the gold Today, July 9th, the men’s triple jump competition was held at the 25th Summer Universiade in Belgrade. A very much anticipated competition final in the Red Star Stadium as everybody wanted to see Olympic Champion Nelson Évora jump. The Portuguese athlete qualified himself on July 7th with a […]
Since his arrival yesterday, July 4th in Belgrade and the Universiade Village, Portuguese Olympic Triple Jump Champion Nelson Évora made a few heads turn. Today, FADU, the Portuguese National University Sport Federation hosted a press conference in the MPC. It turned out to be a rather ‘cool talk with the press’ instead as the […]
FISU EC Member Pedro Dias welcomes Nelson Évora and his coach With a number of competitions still in the starting blocks, a lot of athletes keep arriving in Belgrade. Today, July 4th, FISU Media camped at the gate of the Belgrade Airport to await the arrival of one of the most anticipated stars of this […]
