Krasnoyarsk & Brasilia Awarded 2019 FISU Universiades

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) have awarded the 2019 Winter and Summer Universiades to Krasnoyarsk, drugs Russia and Brasilia, Brazil.

Krasnoyarsk was the sole bidder for the Winter Universiade after Valais withdrew their bid in September. They intend to instead bid for the 2021 event.

As regards the Summer Universiade, there were initially three candidates: Brasilia, Budapest and Baku. But Baku withdrew their candidature in October and Budapest followed but intends to bid again for 2021 after the FINA World Championships.

“It is the most beautiful day in my life. I thank FISU for the confidence it has demonstrated by allowing us to organise the Universiade. We hope to see you in Krasnoyarsk. Welcome to Siberia!”,  Lev Kuznetsov, the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk region, exclaimed.

“Brazil has a long-standing tradition of university sport and I am convinced that Brasilia will organise an outstanding Universiade!” Aldo Rebelo, Sports Minister of Brazil, declared.

FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien said he was delighted with the selection of the host cities of the 2019 Winter and Summer Universiades: “Siberia represents the future of Europe. Moreover, this region is part of a country – Russia – that banks a lot on the association of sport and education. As for Brazil, it is back on stage after a long absence. Attributing the Games to Brasilia will allow us to implement a development policy for sport and education not only in Brazil, but also throughout South America.”

New HQ Announced

FISU also announced they will move to a new headquarters in 2016.

Their current offices are located in the Maison du Sport Internationale (MSI) in Lausanne and they will move to a new building that is to be built in 2016 on the campus of the University of Lausanne.

The FISU offices in the MSI have become too small to accommodate the growing number of FISU staff members. FISU will share the facilities of the new building with Cluster Sport International (CSI), the Académie des Sciences et Techniques du Sport (AISTS) and the Institut des Sciences et du Sport de l’Université de Lausanne (UNIL-ISSUL). The building will be located on the campus of the University of Lausanne in Dorigny, next to Lake Geneva.

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