Urs Scholl, President of the Zug Organising Committee for Lucerne 2021, is hopeful the Bossard Arena stands will be full when it stages ice hockey matches at this year's Winter Universiade.
A competition to design the mascot for the Lake Placid 2023 World University Games has been launched by New York's under-fire Governor, Andrew Cuomo.
Sursee is planning "to the last detail" to ensure the smooth running of the ice hockey tournaments at the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade, according to the town's Organising Committee President Philipp Häfliger.
The head of the Andermatt-Realp wing of the Lucerne 2021 Organising Committee, Beat Jörg, wants the event show off the canton of Uri's tourism sector and insists preparations are going well.
New dates have been confirmed for a figure skating test event ahead of this year’s Winter Universiade in Swiss city Lucerne.
An International University Sports Federation (FISU) delegation has conducted a preliminary inspection visit to Turin, Bardonecchia and Pragelato to evaluate venues for a potential World University Games in 2025.
The Lake Placid 2023 World University Games will involve more than 1,800 athletes from 50 countries - twice as many as took part when the venue hosted the 1980 Winter Olympics.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has selected the countries set to participate in the ice hockey and curling competitions at this year's Winter Universiade in Lucerne.
Mirjam Fölmli is to succeed Reto Schorno as head of the host city department for the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade.
The competition schedule for the 2021 Winter Universiade in the Swiss city of Lucerne has been published.
Northeastern University has been selected to represent the United States in the men and women's ice hockey contests at the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade.
Organisers of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) say they are hopeful that the coronavirus situation will not impact attendance for the FISU World Conference, scheduled to take place as part of this year’s Winter World University Games.
Swiss skier Ramon Zenhäusern has stated he is excited to see Alpine skiing return to its roots at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade, in his home country.
The organisers of the Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade have announced that telecommunications frim Swisscom will be the event's official technology partner.
Lucerne 2021 managing director Urs Hunkeler emphasised the "positive aspects" of the postponement of the Winter Universiade after reaching the one-year-to-go milestone.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
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Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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