Student Sport Ireland plays a central role in coordinating the participation of Irish student athletes at FISU Championships, Summer Games and Winter Games.
Working alongside FISU (the International University Sports Federation) event organising committees, Irish National Governing Bodies of Sports and SI affiliated colleges SSI coordinates the planning and preparations for Irish performance student athlete participation in teh various FISU competitions.
FISU World University Championships 2024:27 athletes represented Ireland at 4 FISU World University Championships; Sailing, Rugby 7s, Golf and Triathlon. The sailors and rugby players took home 7th place in June, while the golfers and triathletes placed middle of the field in August.
FISU Winter Games 2025: 3 student athletes, Elle Murphy, Ethan Bouchard and Aidan Olsson competed at the alpine skiing events at the FISU Winter Games held in Torino, Italy in January.
FISU Summer Games 2025: Performance student athletes from across the globe compete at the FISU Summer Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, from July 16th – 27th. See the 2025 World University Games page for further information in relation to selection criteria, registration and accreditation.
The FISU World University Summer Games are second only to the Olympics in participating numbers and size, and similar to the Olympics the World University Games is the only other international competition where Irish performance students compete as part of a multi-sport team.
Roll of Honour: Many of our Irish sports stars first tasted international glory at the World University Games before going on to have brilliant sporting careers. These include Ronnie Delaney (Gold in 1961); Sonia O’Sullivan and Gary O’Toole (both Gold in 1991), Derval O’Rourke (bronze in 2005), Fiona Doyle (Silver in 2013, and Silver and Bronze in 2015), Thomas Barr (Gold in 2015) and Marcus Lawler (Bronze in 2019).
Follow this link to see the full Roll of Honour of Irish student athlete medallists at FISU Competitions all the way back to 1961.
