International University Sports Federation (FISU)

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Eric Saintrond is to step down as secretary general of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) at the end of this year after close to 40 years at the organisation, the Belgian executive announced…
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The US state of North Carolina has been awarded hosting rights for the 2029 edition of the World University Games
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has awarded its 2027 World University Games to the South Korean region of Chungcheong, while leaving the door open for the US state of North Carolina…
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The 2021 World University Games will take place in the Chinese city of Chengdu from July 28 to August 8 next year after twice being postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have announced
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The forthcoming World University Games in the Chinese city of Chengdu have been postponed until next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) has announced
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has suspended the Russian city of Ekaterinburg’s hosting rights for next year’s World University Games. 
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has expressed its hope that Lucerne may bid for the 2027 winter World University Games following the cancellation of this year’s event.
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The 2021 winter Universiade has today (Monday) become the first major sporting victim of the new Covid-19 variant that has emerged, with Lucerne’s event being cancelled outright less than a fortnight b…
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Stefan Kürten, the former executive director of sport at the European Broadcasting Union, has been named as chief executive of the organising committee for the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games …
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South Korea and the United States have become the first two bidders for the 2027 World University Games under the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU’s) revamped bidding process for its…
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has announced it will return to a public bidding concept for the hosting rights to its major events, starting with the World University Games of 2027…
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has awarded its 2025 summer and winter World University Games to the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany and the Italian city of Turin, respectively, while…
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The 2021 World University Summer Games scheduled for this August in Chengdu, China, has been postponed until 2022 due to the pandemic
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Oleg Matytsin will step down as president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) until December 17, 2022, in line with sanctions imposed on his native Russia by the Court of Arbitration…
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The 2021 edition of the Winter Universiade in Lucerne, Switzerland has been delayed by 11 months because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Cricket Australia confirmed it will stage the longest ever Big Bash League in 2020-21, despite some players calling for a reduced version of the domestic Twenty20 tournament – Reuters A
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has stepped up its offering of archive sports content during the Covid-19 shutdown of sports by launching the #UniSportsClassics venture
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The International World Games Association (IWGA) has said it is working “very urgently” on a change of dates for its 2021 World Games in the US city of Birmingham, while the International University Spo…