Organisers of the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid have received a boost, after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed $147 million (£112 million/€133 million) in capital funding for the State's Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) to keep upgrading winter sports venues.
As the clock reached its final year in the countdown to 2021 Winter University Games, discussions focused on the importance of "dual careers" as six leaders and sport and education led a forum in the host city of Lucerne.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has been appointed as Russia's new Sports Minister in a Government reshuffle following the resignation of the entire cabinet.
A mythical creature has been revealed as the mascot of the Lucerne 2021 Winter University Games.
Africa Sports Ventures Group (ASVG) and the Federation of Africa University Sports (FASU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Collegiate Sports League for all disciplines across the continent.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) Executive Committee member Leopold Senghor has been named Senegal's director of high competition.
Chinese Grammy-nominated concert pianist Lang Lang has been announced as an image ambassador of next year's Summer World University Games in Chengdu.
The French University Sport Federation (FFSU) was named the most successful National University Sports Association (NUSA) in the European University Sports Association (EUSA) Best of 2019 Awards.
The University of Bedfordshire is set to host its second "Beds Talks" of the academic year later this month, entitled "Promoting young people's health and well-being through physical activity".
The University of Pittsburgh has announced a Victory Heights initiative, involving a series of projects aimed at providing student athletes with top-level competition and facilities.
Organisers of the 2020 World University Cross-Country Championships in Moroccan city Marrakech have extended the registration deadline as one of the measures to increase participation.
The organisers of this year's European Universities Games in Belgrade say there has been "big interest" in the event, with the first round of registrations closing tomorrow.
Up to 1,000 officially licensed products are to be produced for next year's Summer World University Games in Chengdu, Chinese organisers have announced.
Ajman University in the United Arab Emirates has introduced a project to develop wheelchair basketball across the country.
The European University Sports Association (EUSA) has announced plans for a special development fund in 2020.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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