Since the Championships Seminar held at the FISU headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, all organising committees have been continuing their work to be ready for their respective events in 2026. Half of them have hosted FISU representatives for coordination visits.
The FISU World University Championships 2026 coordination visits have been positive. Preparations are going well, and the different organising committees are really motivated.
The coordination visits started for the FISU World Championships and Cups Department already started before the FISU Championships Seminar, with a trip to meet the Sharm-El-Sheikh 2026 FISU World University Championship finswimming in Egypt.
May saw the team – Alejandro Guerra, Paulo Sivieri and Chloé Dragani, who shared the responsibilities and visits – travel to Cassino, Italy for cross country, then to Doha in Qatar for weightlifting.
A few pictures of the visits
The bulk of the coordination visits up to now was made in June, with futsal (Warsaw, Poland), cheerleading (Gothenburg, Sweden), handball (Pessac, France), orienteering (Vila Real) and beach sports (Figueira da Foz) both in Portugal and canoe sports (Sukoró, Hungary).
The Chinese organising committees of mind sports (Liaocheng) and cycling (Zhangjiakou) as well as the modern pentathlon OC in Madrid Spain were the last ones to host this first round of visits.
The registrations (FISU GMS) should be open at the beginning of August, and everyone is are currently working on the websites and handbooks.
The remaining visits will continue in the coming months.
Make sure to regularly check the FISU.net calendar to remain informed of any changes and updates to FISU’s 2026 World University Championships.