FISU has announced changes in its leadership, with President Mr Oleg Matytsin stepping aside and FISU First Vice President Mr Leonz Eder appointed as acting president until December 2022.

Following a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the case of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) vs the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), where Mr Matytsin serves as the Russian Federation’s Minister of Sports, FISU has agreed that Mr Matytsin will step aside from his role as FISU President for the remainder of the two-year period referred to in CAS’s decision, before returning as President in December 2022.

In the interim, FISU First Vice President and former EUSA Vice-President Mr Eder will handle FISU’s Presidential duties.



Mr Matytsin has served as FISU President since 2016, during which the association has continued its development across several fields including international sports events, clean sport initiatives, international collaboration and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.

“From reinforcing anti-doping work to the adoption of clear strategic roadmap to 2027, to the securing of hosts for our flagship events through to 2023, FISU has demonstrated clear progress against all objective criteria in recent years. I am very proud of what we have been able to achieve together,” Mr Matytsin said.

Mr Eder thanked Mr Matytsin for his continued contributions and efforts in the field of university sport.

“FISU owes Oleg Matytsin a great debt of gratitude,” he said. “His indisputable commitment to university sport spans decades and key leadership positions at national, continental and international level. We are deeply thankful that Oleg’s passion for FISU’s work is not diminished by this temporary state of affairs.”

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