Naples 2019 Commissioner Gianluca Basile has again spoken of the challenges of organising the event but stressed they are now more aware of what is required.
Hyundai has provided 300 cars and buses to be used as transportation during next year's Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk.
Registration for 23 European Universities Championships due to be held next year is now open, it has been announced.
A highway which will improve the travel time between facilities for the 2019 Winter Universiade has been opened in Krasnoyarsk.
Cross-country skier Katerina Paul is among the first athletes confirmed for selection on Australia’s team for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk in Russia.
Krasnoyarsk hosted the first stage of the Russian Ski Cross Cup as a test event for the Winter Universiade taking place in March.
Delegations from four countries set to compete in the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade have visited the Italian city to assess the facilities.
The University of Sheffield has announced it will hold a variety of events in the coming months to celebrate the 100th anniversary of British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS).
Freestyle coordinator of the International Ski Federation (FIS) Joe Fitzgerald has noted the future potential of the "world-class" facilities for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk after visiting them alongside President of the Russian Freestyle Federation Alexei Kurashov.
The Torch Relay for next year's Summer Universiade in Naples will begin in Turin, it has been revealed.
Organisers of the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne set-up a stand at the Nordic Weekend competition in Andermatt-Realp to promote the event.
The main batch of tickets for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk hav gone on sale, with 132,000 now available to buy.
President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Oleg Matysin has predicted that the Summer Universiade in Naples next year will prove Italy can host major sporting events.
American sports drinks brand BodyArmor has agreed a new partnership with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in a deal brokered through its shareholder Coca-Cola.
Organisers of the 2019 summer Universiade in Naples are due to meet in Santa Lucia in Italy today to discuss preparations for the Games.
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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