September 20th, 2022 marks the 7th Anniversary of International Day of University Sport. Officially proclaimed by the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation (UNESCO), this celebration helps create links between universities and their local communities with sport, physical activity and healthy living playing the leading role.

Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF) echo the spirit of International University Sports Federation (FISU) to organise the AUSF Run Challenge from 16-23 September with the theme “Harmony through sports”. As FISU Acting President Mr. Leonz Eder mentioned, “by striving for excellence in mind and body, we wish to share through this event our core values, such as friendship, fraternity, integrity and cooperation.” This event is also a part of celebration of AUSF 30th Anniversary. Each of participants will finish his/her own share of the total distance and complete 30 kilometers together, like tracing the 30-year history of AUSF. Over 1000 university students, faculties and staffs from over 40 universities in 8 Asian countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong China, India, Republic of Korea, Macau China, Singapore, Thailand and Chinese Taipei, participated or will participate in this event to celebrate IDUS and the milestone of AUSF. Some of the teams named themselves in an aspiring and creative way, such as “Running in the Sun” from Xinjiang University of Finance & Economics; “Surpass” from Shanxi University and “The Running Youth” from the East of HeilongJiang University, which made the celebration more meaningful and memorable.           

As AUSF President XUE Yanqing highlighted, sports bring people together. We encourage all the NUSFs, university students and staff in Asia to actively get involved in the AUSF Run Challenge and other celebration activities, and keep the sports a daily commitment.

Let’s IDUS!

(Source: AUSF Secretariat)