The International University Sports Federation (FISU) held their meeting of the Executive Committee on the 24 and 25th of June, in Brasilia, hosted by the Brazilian Confederation of University Sports (CBDU). 

In this meeting, the FISU Executive Committee announced new dates for the Chengdu World University Games, stating that the event will now take place from 28 July to 8 August 2023 in Chengdu,China. It was also decided that the event will keep its original Chengdu 2021 name, although the new dates are in 2023. Age limit and eligibility of student athletes will be adapted to allow the participation of all students that were eligible in 2021 and 2022.

The games model will be proposed by the Organizing Committee during the next Executive Commitee meeting.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting in Brasilia was the first time that the EC could meet face-to-face since 2020.
FISU Acting President, Mr Leonz Eder shared the importance of this live meeting of the EC, saying that online conferences are and will remain useful, but it's of big importance to also meet in person and discuss important issues connected to the future of FISU.

President of the Brazilian Confederation of University Sports (CBDU) and FISU Acting 1st Vice President, Mr Luciano Cabral shared gratitude and extreme importance of CBDU being the host of FISU Executive Committee meeting for the first time in its 83-year history, showing the strength and success of Brazilian university sport and their work as one of the best national university federations in the world. 

During the meeting of the Executive Committee in Brazil, some additional important decisions were taken, including the following ones:

The EC has prolonged its decision regarding the non-participation of the Russian and Belarus athletes in FISU events until the end of 2022. For the following year 2023 the decision will be taken in October.

Ukrainian competitors that are registered for the Futsal and Orienteering World University Championship will receive some financial support from FISU. For the following events, such assistance will be decided case by case. FISU has already assisted Ukraine for the participation in the Sport Climbing Championship in Austria.
The relocation of three events have been confirmed: The 2022 FISU University World Cup Combat Sports (21-30 September) moved from Ekaterinburg (RUS) to Samsun (TUR), the 2022 FISU University World Cup 3x3 Basket (27-29 October) moved from Xiamen (CHN) to Istanbul (TUR) and the 2022 FISU World University Championship Beach Volleyball (6-10 September) moved from Lake Placid (USA) to Maceio (BRA). 

The next FISU EC meeting has been announced to be held in November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. 

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