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Philip Barker: Petitjean, Paris and the origins of university sport

  • Inside the Blogs

The Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk next month will begin the 60-year anniversary celebrations of global Games organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). But the seeds of international student sport were sown 100 years ago.

attended by delegates from Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland

Stella Walasiewicz of Poland had already won Olympic 100m gold in 1932 and dominated in the sprints and


Cairo ready to host FIE Sabre Grand Prix

  • Fencing

The latest International Fencing Federation (FIE) Grand Prix is set to begin tomorrow with a men’s and women’s sabre tournament in Cairo.

Last time out on the men’s circuit in Warsaw in Poland, the World Championship silver medallist Eli Dershwitz


Diaz officially launches campaign for WADA President

  • News

Marcos Diaz of the Dominican Republic has officially launched his campaign to become the next President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after he was given the backing of the American Council of Sports (CADE) during a meeting in Uruguay.

administration prior to their appointment at the World Conference on Doping in Sport in Katowice in Poland





Britain beat Switzerland to curling gold on last day of Winter European Youth Olympic Festival

  • EOC

Great Britain beat Switzerland in the mixed team curling final as action concluded today at the 2019 Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Sarajevo and East Sarajevo.

Sports and Business Centre in Pale, East Sarajevo.They had earlier claimed an 8-2 semi-final win over Poland

also contributed to Hungary’s success in the mixed 3,000m relay.A time of 4:18.084 was enough to edge Poland


Poland triumph in team competition at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Wellingen

  • Ski Jumping

Poland triumphed in the men’s team competition at the International Ski Federation Ski Jumping World

in December.Piotr Zyla, Jakub Wolny, Dawid Kubacki and Kamil Stoch produced a strong display to give Poland

Anže Semenič, Peter Prevc, Jernej Damjan and Timi Zajc finished on 874 points.The victory has seen Poland


Yekaterinburg set to lodge bid for 2023 Summer Universiade

  • Yekaterinburg 2023

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has revealed that the organisation has received formal notice of Russian city Yekaterinburg's intention to bid for the 2023 Summer Universiade.

Championships and matches at last year's FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final, joined Katowice in Poland


As Winter European Youth Olympic Festival starts in Sarajevo, a question - are international championships for under-18s a case of "too much, too young"?

  • The Big Read

Two years later than originally planned, Sarajevo and East Sarajevo are playing host to the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), which got underway today and is due to run until Friday (February 15).

cross, would take bronze at Vancouver 2010.Four years later the 2009 Winter EYOF in Upper Silesia in Poland