Organisers of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) say they are hopeful that the coronavirus situation will not impact attendance for the FISU World Conference, scheduled to take place as part of this year’s Winter World University Games.
Swiss skier Ramon Zenhäusern has stated he is excited to see Alpine skiing return to its roots at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade, in his home country.
The organisers of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade have announced that telecommunications frim Swisscom will be the event's official technology partner.
Lucerne 2021 managing director Urs Hunkeler emphasised the "positive aspects" of the postponement of the Winter Universiade after reaching the one-year-to-go milestone.
Turin and Piedmont in Italy are poised to throw their hat into the ring to host the 2025 Winter World University Games.
The event design for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk has been nominated for a Red Dot Award.
Next year's Winter Universiade in Lucerne have been rescheduled for December after the event was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
A new cliffside roller coaster has opened in Lake Placid as part of efforts to "modernise" the site ready for the 2023 Winter World University Games.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) considers December 2021 as the most likely time to reschedule the Winter World University Games in Lucerne, while the organisation has revealed Italian interest in hosting the event in 2025.
The 2023 FISU World University Games in Lake Placid is capturing the imagination of the area's residents, according to Eric Randall, the Mayor of Lake Placid.
U SPORTS has offered its support to the decision to postpone the Lucerne 2021 Winter World University Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Lucerne 2021 Winter World University Games will not take place in January as initially planned because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers have announced.
The flag of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) has arrived in Zug as its year-long tour through central Switzerland prior to the Winter World University Games nears its final destination.
Swiss sporting goods company Ochsner Sport became the official supplier of next year's Winter World University Games in Lucerne.
Organisers of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics have been sharing their operations expertise with their counterparts at Lucerne 2021, who are preparing to host the next Winter World University Games.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced a near global shutdown of sport across the world, but sports governing bodies have staged successful events despite the COVID-19 crisis. Mike Rowbottom speaks to those who have been able to do so.
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