September 29, 2022 The big news in September on the North Carolina USA Bid for the 2027 World University Games was the second and final site visit of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) to North Carolina to review our assets, plans, leadership, and passion for the Games. The good news is that the FISU Evaluation Committee members got to …
NEWS RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Cary, North Carolina: From Friday, September 16 through Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the North Carolina Bid Committee (NCBC) for the 2027 World University Games hosted the Evaluation Committee of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in conjunction with NCBC’s bid for the 2027 FISU World University Games. Members of the FISU Evaluation Committee include Leonz Eder, President; Marian Dymalski, Vice President; Eric Saintrond, Secretary General/CEO, and Jing Zhao, Director of FISU Games.
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August has been a big month for North Carolina USA’s bid for the 2027 FISU World University Games. It started off with a bang with the FISU Technical Site Visit, and it concludes this week with the formal submission of the bid dossier or bid book by the North Carolina Bid Committee. Read on to learn more. FISU Technical Site …
Today marks a little over 100 days (106 to be exact) to the announcement by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) of the winner, between North Carolina USA and the ChungCheong region of South Korea, of the 2027 FISU World University Games. While the finish line of the race appears to be close, there is much going on and a …
June 30, 2022
The official start of summer was last week and though schools are out for the summer break right now, there is still much to report in the world of university sport. READ MORE
May 31, 2022
We hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend and welcome to our North Carolina USA 2027 World University Games News Update. This week is a special one in our region with regard to collegiate sports. READ MORE
April 29, 2022
In his sonnets, William Shakespeare said “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” When you take the focus of the World University Games on young people ages 18-25 and apply that to the significant increase in North Carolina USA WUG Bid activities this month. READ MORE
March 31, 2022
It’s most appropriate that we are providing this month’s eNews Update while March Madness is still in full swing. During a time where our country, and particularly our state, seem fixated on college basketball, some may find this hard to believe, but there is a whole lot more going on in high-level collegiate sports these days than the highly-anticipated Tobacco Road rivalry game in the Final Four in New Orleans — and it’s happening right here at home in North Carolina’s University Hub: Raleigh, Durham Chapel Hill, Cary, and Greensboro. READ MORE
February 28, 2022
As of this date, there are only a little over 7 months to go until the decision by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), international governing body for university sports, as to the host of the 2027 World University Games. READ MORE
NEWS RELEASE – February 23, 2022
USA Badminton, the National Governing Body of the Olympic sport of Badminton in the United States, has announced that the 2022 USA Badminton Collegiate National Championships will be held at Triangle Badminton & Table Tennis in Morrisville, NC, Friday, March 25 to Sunday, March 27, 2022. READ MORE
