Organisers of the 2023 Winter World University Games in Lake Placid have received a boost, after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed $147 million (£112 million/€133 million) in capital funding for the State's Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) to keep upgrading winter sports venues.
As the clock reached its final year in the countdown to 2021 Winter University Games, discussions focused on the importance of "dual careers" as six leaders and sport and education led a forum in the host city of Lucerne.
A mythical creature has been revealed as the mascot of the Lucerne 2021 Winter University Games.
The Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade Organising Committee announced Leister, maxon and Kässbohrer as supporting partners.
Memorabilia from the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade has been gifted to supporting organisations such as museums, foundations, universities and sport federations.
An International University Sports Federation (FISU) seminar has taken place in Lake Placid as part of preparations for the 2023 Winter Universiade in the historic mountain village.
Organisers of the 2021 Summer and Winter Universiades have shared their preparations at a one-day meeting in Lucerne.
The International University Sports Federation's (FISU) Winter Universiade Supervision Committee has returned to Lucerne, as the Swiss city prepares to host the student event in 2021.
The curling venue for the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade has become home to the Yenisey Volleyball Club.
Russian Student Sport Union has appointed Maxim Urazov as the organisation's director general, following the success of the Krasnoyarsk 2019 Winter Universiade.
The Swiss resort of Stoos will host the alpine skiing events at the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne.
Lucerne 2021 organisers are gearing up for a successful Winter Universiade after a visit from the International University Sports Federation's technical committee.
The British Universities Ice Hockey Association (BUIHA) has named its coaching staff for the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne and launched a call for players to represent the nation at the event.
The dates of the Lake Placid 2023 Winter Universiade have been confirmed as January 12 to 22 by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The mascot for the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade will be selected from the designs of four students at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
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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