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Belarus to Host 2022 World University Championships

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The World University Championships (WUC) is a series of events organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). First launched in 1963, the 2016 WUC program included 33 different sports, including water skiing, rowing, rugby sevens, sailing and others. The United States has won every – 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2012 and 2016 – University Worlds to date. The upcoming 2020 Worlds will be hosted in Dnipro, Ukraine.

2022 Awarded to Minsk, Belarus

On December 2, 2019 the Championships Department at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) announced that the FISU Executive Committee has attributed the 2022 FISU Waterski and Wakeboard Championships to the city of Minsk, Belarus.

The event is officially rewarded to the Belarus Republican Center of Physical Education and Sports for Pupils and Students – the governing body of university sports in that country. However, it will be hosted by an Organizing Committee that includes the NUSF, the City of Minsk, and the Belarus Waterski and Wakeboard Federation, with support of the IWWF World University Commission.

Official Dates and times for 2022 will be set by the Organizing Committee as soon as possible. The search is now underway to find hosts for both the 2024 and 2026 events. Anyone interested should contact Phil Chase, Chairman of the IWWF World University Commission, as soon as possible.

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Adam Koehler

I am Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. I earned my Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside and Bachelor's and Masters from Marquette University. I skied collegiately at Marquette and in 2009 I received the NCWSA Outstanding Leader Award. I was NCWSA Operations Committee Chair for 7 years, and the NCWSA Secretary for 8 years.