Volunteers test the Universiade village

Act I: Playing the part of international delegates to check venues & facilities   KRASNOYARSK – With the countdown clock showing less than a month to go for the Winter Universiade 2019, six hundred volunteers put the Universiade Village to the test to ensure that the nearly 2000 athletes and...

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FISU and Eurovision sign agreement for broadcast distribution through 2021

Cutting edge technology to allow ‘à la carte’ distribution to TV rights holders LAUSANNE — The best of global university sport will be available on more screens than ever to fans worldwide, as the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and Eurovision Services (ES) announced an...

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Russia win Bandy U-19 World Championship

KRASNOYARSK – The home team won the U-19 World Championship at the Yenisei Ice Stadium, as the Bandy test event ahead of the Winter Universiade 2019 came to a close. It was Russia against Sweden in the final and the game lived up to expectations. The other two strongest teams in the fray –...

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Napoli 2019 heading for a sprint finish!

NAPOLI – With five months to go before the Opening Ceremony of the Napoli 2019 Summer Universiade, the Organising Committee has received the green signal to go full steam ahead in completing all the work in progress in Naples and the entire Campania region.        The FISU Summer Universiade...

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Chengdu on track for Summer Universiade 2021

FISU conducts Summer Universiade 2021 evaluation visit to Chengdu CHENGDU – A newly conceived 40,000-capacity stadium was one of the main venues visited by a FISU delegation in Chengdu, China ahead of the Summer Universiade 2021. Following the signing of a pre-attribution agreement between FISU...

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