EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2023-24^138
- EUSA PARTNERS AND NETWORK
ASIAN UNIVERSITY SPORT
FEDERATION (AUSF)
For the Asian University Sport Federation
(AUSF) the year of 2023 was the year of reunion
for the organization and its members.From May 7-8 in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates, the 12th ordinary
AUSF General Assembly was
successfully organized, with an
attendance of 31 members. We
were also very pleased to have
leaders from FISU, EUSA and
other Continental Federations
to be with us on this important
occasion. During this General
Assembly, a new Executive
Committee for the period of
2023-2027 was elected. In
addition, Qatar was admitted to
be a member of AUSF, making
the total number of AUSF
members 41.The 3rd FISU-AUSF Strategic
Dialogue was held on May 6,
a day before the General
Assembly, featuring the theme
of healthy campus. Fernando
Parente, FISU Development
& Healthy Campus Director,
shared the objective andachievements of FISU’s Healthy
Campus Programme, as a global
initiative launched by FISU for
universities worldwide. The
representatives from China, the
Republic of Korea, Thailand, the
UAE, and the ASEAN University
Sports Council shared their
strategies and best practices for
building a healthy campus.2 023 has also been a
remarkable year for the
development of university
sports in Asia. 3 out of 4 FISU
sports events, including the
FISU World University Games
Summer, FISU University
World Cup Football and FISU
University World Cup 3x3
Basketball, were all staged
successfully in Asia.After two postponements
caused by the pandemic, the
highly anticipated Chengdu 2021FISU World University Games
was finally held from 28th July
to 8th August in Chengdu, China.
A total of 6,500 athletes from
113 countries and regions
competed in 269 events across
18 sports. 22 FISU records
were broken during the 12-day
competitions. This incredible
journey of competition and
camaraderie in Chengdu left
good memories to the athletes
that could last a lifetime. Three
Asian countries, namely China,
Japan and Republic of Korea,
were listed as the top 3 on the
Medal Tally, demonstrating
the high level of competition of
Asian university athletes.After the Chengdu Games,
another city in China attracted
the attention from all over
the world. The 2023 FISU
University World Cup Football
was organized successfully from