Chelsea Allgood-Parker

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK -- I’ve been doing taekwondo for about 12 years. It started as a hobby that my mom put me in to keep me active growing up. It took a lot of discipline and there were moments when I no longer wanted to train. But my mom told me that I would regret it if I stopped, so I kept going. Roughly five years ago, I began competing nationally and internationally. Since then, I have become a four-time National Taekwondo Champion, two-time USA Collegiate Team Member for various...

RHINE-RUHR, GERMANY - Missing the action and the friendship? The matches and the emotions? The conferences and the medal ceremonies? Then it’s time to look back to the best moments of the FISU Summer Games in Germany. WATCH HERE

By Rich Perelman July 27, 2025 RHINE-RUHR, GERMANY -- At the last University Games, in Chengdu (CHN) in 2021, the U.S. won 23 medals, including one gold. At the prior Games in 2019, in Naples (ITA), the American team did better, with 53 medals and 21 golds. The 2025 World University Games concluded on Sunday in Germany, with 18 sports across six cities in Germany, called “Rhine-Ruhr 2025.” And the U.S. team, thanks to USA Swimming, topped the medal table for the first time this century with...