Maceió hosts two world university championships this week!

Maceió will be the center of university sports for a few days. The capital of the Brazilian state of Alagoas is home to the FISU World University Championship Beach Volleyball from 6 to 10 September and the FISU World University Championship Triathlon on 9-10 September.

The Beach Volley matches are being held on the Pajuçara Beach which had already hosted the 2012 edition of the Beach Volley World University Championship.

In total, 23 countries will participate in the Beach Volley competition and 20 in the Triathlon races.

Typical dances from the Northeastern part of Brazil featured at the opening ceremony, which attracted a large attendance as well as the local television. “It was important to show the culture of Alagoas and Maceió, I’m very pleased with the presentation and warm welcome of the public and delegations,” said Luciano Cabral, President of the Brazilian Confederation of University Sport.

Both Beach Volley and Triathlon championships will be live streamed on

Beach Volley

Participating nations:

Brazil and USA – three teams each gender.

Australia, Spain, Germany, Japan, Portugal – two teams for the women’s competition.

Chile, Spain, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Portugal and Switzerland – two teams for the men’s competition.

Also participating: Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Slovakia, Chinese Taipei

Triathlon

Participating nations:

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Nepal, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, USA