Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire
| Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) |
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| Founded | 1948 |
| president |
Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin Russia
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| Members | 170 member associations |
| Association headquarters | Lausanne ( Switzerland ) |
| Official languages) | English France |
| Homepage | fisu.net |
The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire ( FISU ) is the international university sports association and organizes the Universiade . The acting chairman is Oleg Matytsin .
history
In the early 19th century, several universities in the United States, England, and Switzerland organized international sporting events for students. The first student sports associations were founded in the universities.
In May 1923 the Frenchman Jean Petitjean organized the first World Student Games in Paris. The following year the International Confederation of Students (ICS) was founded at a congress in Warsaw . Between 1925 and 1939, several events were organized by the ICS. 1925 in Prague , 1927 in Rome , 1928 in Paris , 1930 in Darmstadt , 1933 in Turin , 1935 in Budapest and 1939 in Monaco . Only after the Second World War were the World Student Games held again.
In 1948 the FISU was founded in Luxembourg at the suggestion of Paul Schleimer . In 1949, the FISU organized the first World Student Games in Merano, Italy . Luxembourg followed in 1951, Dortmund in 1953 , and San Sebastian in 1955 . Due to the cold war, mostly only western states took part in these games. In 1953 the first winter games were held in St. Moritz . It was not until 1957 that students from the Eastern Bloc countries took part in the games in Paris and Oberammergau . However, the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia did not become participants until the 1960s at the instigation of the Israeli representative Adin Talbar .
Universiade
In 1959, the Italian Student Sports Association (CUSI), chaired by Primo Nebiolo, organized games under the name Universiade in Turin . The FISU and the ISU agreed to participate in the organization of these games. 1400 students from 43 countries took part in the games. A flag was created for the event , which represented the letter U with stars in a semicircle. It was agreed that no national flags would be shown at the awards ceremony and that the student song Gaudeamus igitur would be played instead of the national anthems . Since then, the World Student Games have been organized by FISU.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.fisu.net/about-fisu/governance-structure/executive-committee
- ^ "Letter from Nicholas Rodis, Special Assistant for Athletic Programs to Adin Talbar." US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. March 2, 1967.
- ↑ "FISU Letter" No. 78 (2001).