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DATES FOR THE SECOND FISU UNIVERSITY WORLD CUP FOOTBALL HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED

Jinjiang, China will play host to the 2nd FISU University World Cup Football from 21st through the 31st October 2023.

Heads of Delegations for Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games to meet end of March

136 national or regional university sports federations have received invitations to attend the Head of Delegations (HoD) meeting scheduled end of March in preparation of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games (28 July-8 August 2023.

IMPACT OF THE FASU PRE-GAMES SYMPOSIUM ON FASU VOLUNTEER AND EGYPT’S PRO BASKETBALL PLAYER AHMED YAKOUT

I have been to move forward from only playing basketball to shifting more towards sports management, doing a master’s degree abroad, and applying what I have learned to the benefit of the African continent.

Registration for the FISU University World Cup Combat Sports opens

Registrations for the FISU University World Cup Combat Sports is now open. Eligible student-athletes who want to participate in the event can ask their respective National University Sport Federations (NUSF) to register them on the accreditation portal.

FISU World Cup 3×3 Basketball moved from Xiamen to Istanbul

FISU has announced that thanks to the support of the Turkish University Sports Federation (TUSF), the FISU World Cup 3×3 Basketball will happen end of October in Istanbul (TUR). The event had to be moved from Xiamen (China) for the same reasons that forced the postponement of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games to…

Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games Rescheduled For 2023

Following extensive discussions between FISU, the Chengdu 2021 Organising Committee and other stakeholders, a decision has been taken to postpone the FISU World University Games until 2023. The FISU Games had initially been scheduled for the summer of 2021, but were rescheduled following the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. “The decision to reschedule…

Youth Olympics champion targets FISU World University Games gold

South African sprinter, and 100m Youth Olympics champion, Luke Davids has set his sights on the top step of the podium at this summer’s Chengdu 2021 World University Games. Images supplied by Luke DavidsThe 20-year-old athlete, who hails from the small community of Belhar near Cape Town, shot to global stardom at the 2018 Summer…

Ferdinand Omanyala clocks season’s best in South Africa

Africa’s fastest man, Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala in a season’s best time of 9.98 seconds during the ASA Athletics Grand Prix 4

FISU condemns conflict in Ukraine, withdraws competitions from Russia and Belarus

FISU strongly condemns the conflict in Ukraine, which is incompatible with the goal of a better world through peaceful sporting competition.

Olympics Tokyo 2020 Qualifier Nigerian athlete first fight

In 2020, the 21-year-old became the first Nigerian female taekwondo athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games in 16 years. “It was a great joy because we achieved one part of the plan that was conceived five years ago,” she says.