FISU World University Championships
Having the summer and winter editions of the FISU World University Games every other year was not enough for university sports enthusiasts and competitors. With this in mind, the International University Sports Federation launched the FISU World University Championships in 1963, with Lund, Sweden hosting the Handball event. Today, the Championships season takes place during every even-numbered year, thus filling the gap in the international university sports calendar between the two FISU World University Games events.
-
Hamar 2024 FISU Championship Speed Skating
1 item
Speed Skating is one of the most traditional winter sports in the FISU programme, included in the World University Championships and occasionally as an optional sport in the Winter Games. It was the only event FISU could organise in 2020.
-
Muscat 2024 FISU Championship Cross Country
1 item
The World University Championship Cross Country is also one of the oldest FISU Championships hosted over the years, with a first edition staged in Lausanne, Switzerland, back in 1968. This World University Championship always attracts many athletes from all continents.
-
Lenzerheide 2024 FISU Championship Ski Orienteering
2 items
Ski Orienteering is one of the winter sports in the World University Championships programme. Its first edition was held in 2016 in Tula, Russia, and was immediately a success. Combining Orienteering and Cross-Country Skiing, it’s a very technical sport. From 2027, Ski Orienteering will be a comp...
-
1 seasonCanoe Sports
1 season
Canoe sprint made its first appearance in the FISU sports programme at the Zagreb Summer Universiade in 1987, as an optional sport. In 1998 the sport was added to the World University Championships programme.
-
1 seasonFutsal
1 season
Watch full replays of the FISU World University Championship Futsal competitions
-
1 seasonTriathlon
1 season
Triathlon entered the programme of the FISU World University Championships in 1992 with a first edition organised in Darmstadt (GER). Since then the championship has been hosted worldwide every two years. A popular championship among the student-athletes.
-
1 seasonOrienteering
1 season
Watch replays of the FISU World University Championship Orienteering.
-
1 seasonCross Country
1 season
FISU Cross Country events
-
2 seasonsClimbing
2 seasons
A recent addition to the FISU World University Championship programme, Sport Climbing saw its inauguration in Shanghai in 2016. This spectacular sport with a variety of disciplines is very popular among students.
-
2 seasonsBeach Volleyball
2 seasons
Beach Volleyball features on the World University Championships sports programme since 2002. No better place as Guadeloupe, a French DOM in the Caribbean, to host the inaugural edition of this FISU sport. Since then, the WUC has travelled to Europe, Asia and the Americas and has also been an opti...
-
1 seasonMind Sports
1 season
Watch the world's best student-athletes compete in Bridge & Chess
-
2 seasonsShooting Sport
2 seasons
The story of Shooting Sport in FISU started in Pilsen, Czech Republic, in 2003, where the first edition of the competition was staged after it was postponed due to a flooding of the venue in 2002, the original World University Championships year. An optional sport on the Summer Universiade a coup...
-
2 seasonsSpeed Skating
2 seasons
With the roots of speed skating dating back to the 1951 World University Championship Cup, the sport has had a storied history within the university ranks. An optional sport at the Winter Universiade - and one of a handful of winter sports on the World University Championships sports programme as...
-
2 seasonsSquash
2 seasons
On the World University Championships sports programme since 1996, Squash is a very popular sport among university students. While the first editions were primarily hosted in Europe, FISU Squash has travelled far and beyond European borders, being played in Africa, Asia and Oceania.
-
1 seasonWeightlifting
1 season
Weightlifting entered the programme of the FISU World University Championships in 2008 with a first edition organised in Komotini (GRE). A very popular sport with around 200 athletes from some 30 countries participating in each championship.
