Taipei 2017's Bravo wins FISU mascot contest

Bravo, the bear mascot from the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade, has won an International University Sports Federation (FISU) competition to determine university sport's favourite mascot.
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Japan | 37 | 27 | 37 | |
Korea, Republic Of | 30 | 22 | 30 | |
Chinese Taipei | 26 | 34 | 30 | |
Russian Federation | 25 | 31 | 38 |
Bravo, the bear mascot from the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade, has won an International University Sports Federation (FISU) competition to determine university sport's favourite mascot.
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Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior has honoured the country's medallists in the 2017 Summer Universiade in Chinese Taipei.
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The Malaysian Government has rewarded student athletes who claimed medals at the recent Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur and the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei.
French athletes who won medals at the 29th Summer Universiade in Taipei last month have been honoured at two receptions in Paris.
Bravo, the mascot of Taipei 2017, is currently seeking new employment after finding himself out of work following the conclusion of this year's Summer Universiade.
The Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade officially concluded this evening with a spectacular Closing Ceremony here at the Taipei Stadium.
By Michael Pavitt and Max Winters at the Taipei Stadium