Lucerne 2021 President Guido Graf has said he has full faith in the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to put on a successful Winter Universiade which will be worthy enough of welcoming the event back to its roots, with two years to go until the 30th edition.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) director general Paulo Ferreira has claimed the organisation is confident that preparations for the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universide are at the "top level" following the conclusion of a test event at the newly-built Sopka Cluster.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the International Testing Agency (ITA) have signed an agreement for the delivery of an "effective" doping control programme during the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk in Russia.
Krasnoyarsk 2019 have launched hospitality packages for the Winter Universiade as the countdown to the student event continues.
The newly-built Sopka Cluster, one of the main venues for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, should become a "mecca" for freestyle skiing and snowboarding in Russia, it has been claimed.
Swiss University Sports has announced the players that will represent the country in curling at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk in Russia.
Figure skater Alexey Yagudin carried the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade flame through Kaliningrad as the countdown to the university sport event continues in Russia.
Russian city Krasnoyarsk held a halfpipe test event as preparations continued for this year's Winter Universiade in March.
Krasnoyarsk 2019 is on course to host a successful Winter Universiade later this year, a leading official has declared.
Players who competed at the Russian Women's Curling Cup in Krasnoyarsk have praised the venue which is due to host the sport at next year's Winter Universiade.
Lucerne 2021 officials attended an ice hockey tournament in the Winter Universiade host city to assess the venue's readiness.
Swiss skier Andrin Urech has pledged to make an annual contribution to the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne.
The newly-built Sopka Cluster, one of the main venues for the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade, was tested by athletes at a Snowboard Russian Cup stage.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has offered to fund the Ukraine team at next year’s Winter Universiade in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, FISU President Oleg Matytsin has told insidethegames.
International University Sports Federation (FISU) are in talks with the International Testing Agency (ITA) over an agreement for doping controls at the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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