The FISU -- or International University Sports Federation -- is the supporting organization of the biannual (两年一次的) Universiades. With its headquarters (总部) in Brussels, the FISU was founded in 1949.
FISU's main responsibility is the supervision (管理) of the Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships.
George E. Killian of the United States was elected president of FISU in 1999 and re-elected in 2003.
The Precursors 先驱者
At the beginning of the 19th century, competitive sport took its first steps, guided by one of its precursors (先驱者) and the father of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
It was in the United States, England and Switzerland that the first inter-university meets were held. They gradually led the emergence (出现) of university sports associations (协会), the first of which came into being in the United States in 1905.
Unlike the Olympic Movement, which had an international structure from 1894 onwards, the International Confederation of Students wasn't established until 1919.
FISU was officially formed in 1949, but its origins go back to the 1920s when Frenchman, Jean Petitjean, organized the first "World Student Games" in Paris in May, 1923.
The following year saw the advent (出现) of the International Confederation of Students (ICS). From 1925 to 1939, many great sporting events were organized by the ICS.
1949: Creation of FISU 大体联的创办
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) was founded in 1949 in Luxembourg. Under the auspices (主办) of Dr. Paul Schleimer, the first International University Sports Weeks were organized.
In 1957, the World University Sports Championship was organized, bringing together students from Eastern and Western countries. From this meeting came the desire to organize a universal event for competing students from all over the world.
First Universiade 首届大运会
In 1959, FISU and the ISU agreed to take part in the games organized in Turin, Italy by CUSI, the Italian Student Sport Association. The Italian organizers gave the 1959 games the name "Universiade" and created a flag with a "U" surrounded by stars.
The Universiade in Turin was a success. At this event, which brought together 43 different countries and 1,400 participants, many non-member federations asked to become members of FISU.
The Expansion of University Sport 大学体育运动的发展
Ever since this important period, the Universiades continue to attract an increasing number of participants. It went from a total of 1,407 participants in Turin, Italy in 1959 to a total of 6,675 in Beijing, China, in 2001. The highest number of participants was registered at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand -- more than 8,000.
The Winter Universiades experienced the same success. Only 98 athletes (运动员) participated in 1958 at the Universiade in Zell-Am-See, Austria, while a record of 2,223 participants from 50 countries came to the Winter Universiade in Innsbruck, Austria in 2005.
The expansion of university sport around the world created a new need for meetings and competitions in order to complete the Universiade program. Thus, FISU has also supervised the World University Championships since the early 1960s.
For 38 years, 148 of these championships have been organized, covering a large range of events (almost always different from the Universiade sports) and gathering nearly 25,500 participants from 135 countries.
These competitions give student athletes the opportunity to come together from all around the world in a spirit of understanding and peace so that they can aim towards obtaining results at a high physical level.
or International University
Sports Federation — is the supporting organization of the Universiades. With its headquarters (总部) in Brussels, the FISU was founded in 1949.
FISU’s main responsibility is the supervision (管理) of the Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships.
George E. Killian of the United States was elected president of FISU in 1999 and re-elected in 2003.
Ever since this important period, the Universiades continue to attract an increasing number of participants. It went from a total of 1,407 participants in Turin, Italy, in 1959 to a total of 6,675 in Beijing, China, in 2001. The highest number of participants was registered at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand — more than 8,000.
The Winter Universiades experienced the same success. Only 98 athletes (运动员) participated in 1958 at the Universiade in Zell-Am-See, Austria, while a record of 2,223 participants from 50 countries came to the Winter Universiade in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2005.
The expansion of university sport around the world created a new need for meetings and competitions in order to complete the Universiade program. Thus, FISU has also supervised the World University Championships since the early 1960s.
For 38 years, 148 of these championships have been organized, covering a large range of events (almost always different from the Universiade sports) and gathering nearly 25,500 participants from 135 countries.
These competitions give student athletes the opportunity to come together from all around the world in a spirit of understanding and peace so that they can aim towards a higher physical level.
At the beginning of the 19th century, competitive sport took its first steps, guided by one of its precursors (先驱者) and the father of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
It was in the United States, England and Switzerland that the first inter-university meets were held. They gradually led to the emergence (出现) of university sports associations (协会), the first of which came into being in the United States in 1905.
Unlike the Olympic Movement, which had an international structure from 1894 onwards, the International Confederation of Students wasn’t established until 1919.
FISU was officially formed in 1949, but its origin went back to the 1920s when Frenchman, Jean Petitjean, organized the first “World Student Games” in Paris in May 1923.
From 1925 to 1939, many great sporting events were organized by the International Confederation of Students.
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) was founded in 1949 in Luxembourg. Under the auspices (主办) of Dr. Paul Schleimer, the first International University Sports Weeks were organized.
In 1957, the World University Sports Championship was organized, bringing together students from Eastern and Western countries. From this meeting came the desire to organize a universal event for students from all over the world.
In 1959, FISU agreed to take part in the games organized in Turin, Italy by CUSI, the Italian Student Sport Association.
The Italian organizers gave the 1959 games the name “Universiade” and created a flag with a “U” surrounded by stars.
The first Universiade in Turin was a huge success. At this event, which brought together 43 countries and more than 1,400 participants, many non-member federations applied to become members of FISU.
