As part of the International Day of University Sport celebrations, organisers held a round table to discuss how to host the International University Sports Federation (FISU) flag ship event under the banner of sustainability.

Università di Torino, Politecnico di Torino, Università di Scienze Gastronomiche di Pollenzo and  Università del Piemonte Orientale joined in the debate on the "idea of sustainability at 360°"

"This day is an opportunity to promote all the values of university sport, which physical activity, together with higher education, brings," Turin 2025 President Alessandro Ciro Sciretti said.

"We decided to launch our Torino 2025 sustainability programme because major sporting events involve the movement of people, commitment of resources, where attention to sustainability becomes crucial for the good of the planet.

"Sustainability is not only environmental, but also economic and social, following the goals of the 2030 Agenda, with the support of our stakeholders."

Other festivities to mark the occasion included the lighting of a new countdown clock at the Torre Maratona.

Christian Monzani, marketing director at FISU, said that the initiative in Turin "can be a great starting point for the events that we will hold in the years to come.

The city is scheduled to stage the FISU Winter World University Games from January 13 to 25 in 2025.

Turin held the first Summer edition of the World University Games previously known as the Universiade in 1959.

It staged the Winter edition in 2007 following the hosting of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics in the previous year.