{"id":859885,"date":"2026-09-25T06:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859885\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T06:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:50:19","slug":"the-sun-has-set-on-a-fantastic-edition-of-the-fisu-beach-sports-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/859885\/","title":{"rendered":"The sun has set on a fantastic edition of the FISU Beach Sports Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Figueira da Foz Buarcos Beach has seen the best beach soccer, handball, wrestling and volleyball student-athletes from the world compete on its sand over the last seven days. <\/p>\n

What a great way to say goodbye to the Portuguese summer! Almost from sunrise until sunset, student-athletes from all over the world jumped, kicked, ran and fought in the golden sand to win a spot on the Figueira 2026 FISU World University Championship Beach Sports podiums.<\/p>\n

Nine countries claimed medals. Brazil won the most golds (5, as well as one silver and one bronze), Spain followed with two gold, two silver and one bronze and third came the host country Portugal with one gold, four silver and three bronze. The other nations that took medals home are Czechia, the United States of America, Germany, Poland, Moldova and Croatia.<\/p>\n

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beach wrestling<\/p>\n

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Brazilian and Moldovan domination<\/p>\n

The Beach Wrestling competition concluded on 18 September in Figueira da Foz, with eight athletes crowned champions across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s categories. Brazil and Moldova claimed the largest number of gold medals, with three titles each.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s competition, Moldova won the 70 kg, 80 kg and 90 kg categories, through Ion Berghi, Gabriel Ojog and Traian Capatina, respectively. Brazil took the +90 kg title through Joao Gabriel Figueredo Correa Lima.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s gold medals were shared between Brazil and Croatia. Clara Lavinha Oliveira Fernandes won the 50 kg category, Rayssa De Souza Alves claimed the 60 kg title, Marijana \u0160umski won at 70 kg, while Rayne Gabriely Alves Da Silva was the winner in the +70 kg category.<\/p>\n

Portugal secured two silver medals, with Rodrigo Miranda finishing second in the men\u2019s 70 kg category and Leticia Loureiro taking silver in the women\u2019s 50 kg category. Portugal also added a further five bronze medals across the individual categories.<\/p>\n

The final team rankings placed Moldova first in the men\u2019s competition, followed by Brazil and Croatia, while Portugal finished fourth. In the women\u2019s competition, Brazil topped the team standings, ahead of Croatia and Spain, with Portugal in fourth place.<\/p>\n

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Czechia and the USA dominated the beach volleyball event<\/p>\n

The Beach Volleyball competition concluded on 21 September in Figueira da Foz, with Czechia claiming the women\u2019s title and the United States winning the men\u2019s competition. The Czech and US teams were joined on the podium by Poland and Czechia in the women\u2019s competition, and Czechia and Germany in the men\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s competition, the gold medal went to the United States, with Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst finishing first. Czechia\u2019s Matyas Dzavoronok and Jakub Sepka claimed silver, while Germany\u2019s Momme Lorenz and Nissen completed the podium in third place.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s competition, Czechia secured the gold medal through Anna Pavlekova and Katerina Pavlekova. The United States took silver, with Erin Inskeep and Ella Connor, while Poland\u2019s Maja Kruczek and Julia Radelczuk won the bronze medal.<\/p>\n

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In the women\u2019s Beach Handball competition, Brazil defeated Spain 2\u20131 in the gold medal match to claim the title. Spain took the silver medal, while Portugal secured bronze after beating Poland 2\u20130 in the bronze medal match.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s Beach Handball competition, Spain won against Brazil (2-0) defeating Portugal 7\u20136 in the final. Portugal finished with the bronze medal.<\/p>\n

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The men\u2019s Beach Soccer competition also ended with Brazil on top. The Brazilian team defeated Portugal 7\u20136. Czechia completed the podium after a 3\u20132 victory over the People\u2019s Republic of China in the bronze medal match.<\/p>\n

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The Figueira 2026 FISU World University Championship Beach Sports is now officially over. We could like to congratulate all the student-athletes and coaches and thank the referees, volunteers, partners, and supporters for their enthusiasm and hard work.<\/p>\n

The FISU World University Championship 2026 season is still going strong. Next up, the Split 2026 FISU World University Championship Sailing that is taking place in Croatia 28 September \u2013 2 October..<\/p>\n

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