Universiade Totally Explained

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The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is often referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students, as well.

Locations of Universiades

The table below gives an overview of all host cities of both the Summer and Winter Universiades. Only actual host cities are listed.

Year	Games	Summer Universiade	Games	Winter Universiade
1959	I	Turin,		—
1960		—	I	Chamonix,
1961	II	Sofia,		—
1962		—	II	Villars,
1963	III	Porto Alegre,		—
1964		—	III	Špindlerův Mlýn,
1965	IV	Budapest,		—
1966		—	IV	Sestriere,
1967	V	Tokyo,		—
1968		—	V	Innsbruck,
1970	VI	Turin,	VI	Rovaniemi,
1972		—	VII	Lake Placid,
1973	VII	Moscow,		—
1975	VIII	Rome,	VIII	Livigno,
1977	IX	Sofia,		—
1978		—	IX	Špindlerův Mlýn,
1979	X	Mexico City,		—
1981	XI	Bucharest,	X	Jaca,
1983	XII	Edmonton, Alberta,	XI	Sofia,
1985	XIII	Kobe,	XII	Belluno,
1987	XIV	Zagreb,	XIII	Štrbské Pleso,
1989	XV	Duisburg,	XIV	Sofia,
1991	XVI	Sheffield,	XV	Sapporo,
1993	XVII	Buffalo,	XVI	Zakopane,
1995	XVIII	Fukuoka,	XVII	Jaca,
1997	XIX	Sicily,	XVIII	Muju,
1999	XX	Palma de Mallorca,	XIX	Poprad Tatry,
2001	XXI	Beijing,	XX	Zakopane,
2003	XXII	Daegu,	XXI	Tarvisio,
2005	XXIII	İzmir,	XXII	Innsbruck / Seefeld,
2007	XXIV	Bangkok,	XXIII	Turin,
2009	XXV	Belgrade,	XXIV	Harbin,
2011	XXVI	Shenzhen,	XXV	Erzurum,

Future Universiades

2011 Universiade city selection

On January 16, 2007 Shenzhen and Erzurum were announced as the host cities of the 2011 Universiades.
For 2011, Shenzhen was the candidate of the People's Republic of China (External Link

). On June 28, 2006, the official bid book had been sent to the FISU HQ to confirm its bid. Shenzhen Enters 2011 SU Bid

For the 2011 Summer Universiade, the bid cities were the following:

For the 2011 Winter Universiade, the bid cities were the following:

Erzurum - Turkey - winner

Maribor - Slovenia

2013 Universiade Candidate Cities

FISU has officially closed the bidding period for the 2013 Universiades. The following cities have officially entered their candidature within the deadline:
Winter

Maribor, Slovenia (candidate for 2011 Winter Universiade) 26th Winter Universiade Maribor 2013

Summer

Gwangju, Korea Universiade Gwangju2013

Kazan, Russia (candidate for 2011 Summer Universiade)

Vigo, Spain Vigo 2013

The final decision to attribute the 2013 Universiades will be taken in Brussels, Belgium on May 31st, 2008 Applicant 2013 Universiades FISU news clip (dated October 19th, 2007)

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