The World University Games is the American term for “Universiade”, which 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 an international sporting and cultural festival, staged every two years in a different city around the world. It is second only in importance to the Olympic Games. Universiade has Summer and Winter Games similar to the Olympic Games.
The Winter Games consists of seven mandatory sports and an additional one or two optional sports/competitions based on the choice of the host city. Mandatory Sports: Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Ice Hockey, Ice Skating, Biathlon, Figure Skating, and Curling.
The Summer Games consists of twelve mandatory sports and a maximum of three optional sports/competitions based on the choice of the host city. Mandatory sports are: Athletics (Track & Field), Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Judo, Gymnastics, Fencing, Swimming, Water Polo, Table Tennis, Tennis, and Diving.
| WINTER GAMES1975, LIVIGNO/ITALY
1978, SPINDLERUV MLYN/CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1981, JACA/SPAIN 1983, SOFIA/BULGARIA 1985, BELLUNO/ITALY 1987, STRBESKE PLESO/CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1989, SOFIA/BULGARIA 1991, SAPPORO/JAPAN 1993, ZAKOPANE/POLAND 1995, JACA/SPAIN 1997, MUJU-CHONJU /KOREA 1999, POPRAD-TATRY /SLOVAKIA 2001, ZAKOPANE/POLAND 2003, TARVISIO /ITALY 2005, INNSBRUCK-SEEFELD /AUSTRIA 2007, TORINO/ITALY 2009, HARBIN/CHINA 2011, ERZURUM/TURKEY |
SUMMER GAMES1959, TURIN / ITALY
1961, SOFIA / BULGARIA 1963, PORTO ALEGRE / BRASIL 1965, BUDAPEST / HUNGARY 1967, TOKYO / JAPAN 1970, TURIN / ITALY 1973, MOSCOW / USSR 1975, ROME / ITALY 1977, SOFIA / BULGARIA 1979, MEXICO CITY / MEXICO 1981, BUCHAREST / ROMANIA 1983, EDMONTON / CANADA 1985, KOBE / JAPAN 1987, ZAGREB / YUGOSLAVYA 1989, DUISBURG / GERMANY 1991, SHEFFIELD / ENGLAND 1993, BUFFALO / USA 1995, FUKUOKA / JAPAN 1997, SICILY / ITALY 1999, PALMA DE MALLORCA / SPAIN 2001, BEIJING / CHINA 2003, DAEGU / KOREA 2005, İZMİR / TURKEY 2007, BANGKOK / TAYLAND 2009, BELGRADE / SERBIA 2011, SHENZEN / CHINA |
