EUSA Year Magazine 2020-21

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SPORTS FEDERATION (FISU)

In its 70 years of existence, the International University

Sports Federation (FISU) has grown exponentially to

become the key driver of university sport around the

world. Unique in its philosophy of combining education

with sport, FISU believes that sports values and sports

practice work in perfect synergy with university life.

FISU offers opportunities and

inspiration to students around the

world to play sport. The health,

wellbeing, and experiences that

students gain from sport help

them become exemplary leading

members of society. Hence, FISU

undertakes responsibility not

only for sports events, but in fact

for the well-being of university

communities around the world.

Never has his been more

apparent than in the year gone

by. Through the year 2020,

the world had to put plans

on hold due to the pandemic,

and the sporting world was no

exception. It was much the same

for FISU. With the incredible

collaboration and support of all

the Organising Committees and

host cities that were preparing

to welcome athletes to the

World University Championships

in 2020, FISU had to cancel

most of the sporting calendar

for the year.

However, silver linings appeared

in the form of innovation.

To bring university sport fans

and athletes together, and to

ensure they continued to feel

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