Italy's Simone D'Ambrosia and Fiammetta Rossi overcame favourites Yang Kun-pi and Liu Wan-yu of Chinese Taipei to win the mixed team trap shooting event here. 

Italy earned their first gold medal of the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade when fencer Erica Cipressa won the women's foil final.

American swimmer Ian Finnerty broke his own Summer Universiade record to claim 100 metres breaststroke gold in a thrilling battle with Russian Kirill Prigoda.

Asian Fencing Championships winner Oh Sang-uk of South Korea earned a Naples 2019 Summer Universiade gold medal after triumphing in the men's sabre final.

Argentina and SSC Napoli legend Diego Maradona has sent a message of thanks to the Argentina student athletes and Neapolitan people after a rousing tribute at the Summer Universiade's Opening Ceremony.

China today underlined their dominance by claiming three out of four diving gold medals in the Summer Universiade.

In the stadium where the whole of Italy shed tears after losing the 1990 World Cup semi-final on penalties, SSC Napoli star Lorenzo Insigne fired a dramatic flaming penalty to ignite a cauldron modelled on Mount Vesuvius.

A sustainable Universiade cauldron was lit by SSC Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne to begin Naples 2019 during the Opening Ceremony here. 

Italian gymnast Carlotto Ferlito – once accused of making a racist comment towards the United States' Simone Biles – was one of the final Torchbearers during the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade Opening Ceremony here.

Australia began the defence of their Summer Universiade women's basketball crown with victory against Finland in Cercola.

Alexander Chernov, director general of the Yekaterinburg Bid Committee, praised the Russian city’s strengths after it was confirmed as host for the 2023 Summer Universiade at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Executive Committee meeting here yesterday.