The FISU flag is waved by Mahmut Özdemir, Secretary of State in Germany’s Ministry of Interior and Community, and German FISU Executive Committee member Verena Burk, after it had been passed to ...

Bochum, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr will be the five cities scheduled to host competition, as the Games take place across an entire region for the first time. Rhine-Ruhr 2025 ...

Photo taken on July 15, 2025 shows themed installation at inner port of Duisburg for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games, in Duisburg, Germany. (Xinhua/Wang Xi) Photo taken on July 15, ...

Delegation of China parade during the opening ceremony of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Duisburg, Germany, July 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) Photo taken on July 16, 2025 shows the ...

While the countdown to the World Championships in Singapore is underway, the World University Games will first take place in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan region of Germany. The Games are scheduled for ...

The German state of Bavaria has backed Munich's Olympic aspirations and North Rhine-Westphalia has agreed to support the Rhine-Ruhr region in a rival bid. Following a Bavarian government meeting on ...

North Rhine-Westphalia would count on its status as Germany's most populous state and would target a record 10 million spectators if the Rhine Ruhr region hosts a Summer Olympics. "North ...