Miami’s St. Thomas University to Host 2016 FISU World University Netball Championship
March 19, 2014
Netball America Inc., along with the USA International University Sport Federation, have announced a partnership with St. Thomas University and the Miami-Dade Sports Commission to host the 2nd FISU World University Netball Championship July 2016 at St. Thomas University in Miami, Fla. Miami.
The event will play host to 12 countries participating as part of this international event.
“We look forward to having the 2nd edition of the FISU World University Netball Championship take place in the USA,” said Paulo Ferreira, FISU Director of the World University Championships. The United States is a sport-oriented country and Miami will warmly welcome the world’s netball student-athletes.”
“The US International University Sports Federation (USIUSF) is thrilled to be hosting the 2016 FISU World University Championship in 2016 at St. Thomas University. Netball is a rapidly emerging sport in the United States and we are excited to showcase an international event that will further its national prestige,” said Stan Brassie, USIUSF Secretary General.
Miami-Dade County has been host to many major sporting events including 10 Super Bowls, the NCAA BCS National Championship, WWE WrestleMania, the World Golf Championships and many more. Miami-Dade County, located along Biscayne Bay in southeastern Florida, is the state’s largest county with approximately 2.5 million residents.
“We are very excited to have the opportunity to host the FISU World University Netball Championship,”
“As host alongside the US International University Sports Federation, we are excited about the opportunities and growth this globally prestigious event presents for Netball in the Americas and for the entire international Netball community,” said Sonya Ottaway, President of Netball America.
“We at St. Thomas University feel that participation in athletics facilitates the learning of values, which improves the mental, social, physical, emotional, moral and spiritual development of student-athletes,”