The Organising Committee for the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade has announced that the Hoch-Ybring ski area will host Alpine competitions at the event.
Lucerne 2021 have been boosted by a Swiss National Council decision to increase funding for the Winter Universiade.
Organisers of the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne has taken the decision to re-locate the venues for biathlon and cross-country competitions with less than three years to go until the start of the event.
The Winter Universiade 2021, scheduled to take place in Lucerne, will receive an extra CHF 3 million (£2.2m/$3m/€2.5m) from the Swiss Government after a landslide vote of 181 to one.
The 2021 Winter Universiade in Swiss city Lucerne will take place from January 21 to 31, it has been announced.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin believes the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne will be like a “home game” for the organisation.
Lucerne’s bid for the 2021 Winter Universiade has been presented to the media ahead of its evaluation by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) next month.
Lucerne have presented their plans for the 2021 Winter Universiade and appear set to become the first Swiss city to host the event for 59 years as they are the only bidder.
By Zjan Shirinian
Political chiefs in Lucerne are pinning their hopes on the financial backing of the Swiss Government to set the wheels in motion for a bid to stage the 2021 Winter Universiade.
The first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden in 1976. The disabilities included were blindness and amputees. A total of 16 countries took part with 53 athletes. Events were held in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing. West Germany finished top of the overall medals. They won a total of 28 medals, including 10 gold. The event was originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.
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A new book about former International Rowing Federation President Thomi Keller by insidethegames columnist David Owen. Thomi Keller – a Life in Sport, will be published this week. This exclusive extract recalls the long campaign to get women's rowing on the Olympic programme.
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