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Uganda's high hopes for Dismas Yeko

The 19-year-old, who won gold at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, is aiming to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot Joshua Chepteguei, the World University Cross Country Champion before going on to Olympic success.

FISU Cross Country World Championships Muscat 2024: South Africa on top

By David Rubio Salguero

Two years after Great Britain's great performance in Aveiro, Portugal, South African student-athletes dominated the medal table with three gold medals at the FISU World University Cross Country Championships held in Muscat, Oman, over the weekend.

Lenzerheide, ready for the 2024 FISU World University Championships Ski Orienteering

The FISU World University Championship and Cups kick off on 12 January with Ski Orienteering, in Lantsch/Lenz/Lenzerheide, Switzerland, where the best student athletes in the discipline are ready to compete in optimal conditions until 16 January.

FISU hold guidance seminar for World University Championships organisers

By Owen Lloyd

International University Sport Federations (FISU) World University Championships' delegates have met at the governing body's headquarters in Lausanne to "exchange plans and strategies" prior to the 2024 season.

FISU stage seminar to prepare for 2024 World University Championships

By Owen Lloyd

International University Sports Federation (FISU) World University Championships Organising Committees are set to meet in Lausanne to discuss preparations for the 2024 season.

FISU seeks more volunteers for upcoming World Championships and World Cup

By Eliott Brennan

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) is seeking more volunteers to aid their efforts in staging its upcoming events, such as the FISU World University Championships and University World Cups.

FISU inspects host cities prior to World University Championships and World Cups in 2022

By Owen Lloyd

The International University Sports Federation's (FISU) Championships and World Cups department has toured several host cities to inspect preparations for the upcoming 2022 season.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.

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