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well as in-person components.
“This year provided an
opportunity to revise and
innovate our approach to
everything, including inspection
visits,” added the Secretary
General-CEO. “We had countless
meetings and seminars online,
including for the preparation
of the FISU World University
Games in Chengdu.
The FISU Summer Games
department has been hard at
work in China since November
2020, in order to work with
cautious optimism towards the
preparation of the Games next
summer.
FISU believes it is important
to focus on the light at the
end of the tunnel. Science has
brought many of the answers
to the pandemic, often with
universities playing a critical
role. And sport will continue to
play an integral part in shaping
the future.“I ask you all to continue to be
careful, in order to protect your
friends, family and colleagues,”
said Mr Matytsin. “But at the
same time, we do now have the
chance to start moving past the
pandemic. And hopefully, there
will be the chance for the best
young university athletes from
all over the world to compete
together soon.”There are brighter days ahead
and the International University
Sports Federation hopes the
global community will continue
to come together as it did last
year.