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.
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World Student Games (Pre-Universiade)
An "International Universities Championship" was held in 1923 under the auspices of the Union Nationale des Étudiants Français (UNEF). Official "Summer Student World Championships" were organised by the Confédération Internationale des Étudiants (CIE) from 1924 and were renamed "International University Games" in 1930. From 1949 onwards a biennial "Summer International University Sports Week" was organised by the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) and became the "World University Games" in 1957. The event was first officially entitled "Universiade" in 1959. Alternative championships were organised in 1939 and by the Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) from 1947-1962. Women's events were first held in 1930.
Venues:
- 1923 Paris,
France - 1924 Warsaw,
Poland - 1927 Rome,
Italy - 1928 Paris, France
- 1930 Darmstadt,
Germany - 1933 Turin, Italy
- 1935 Budapest,
Hungary - 1937 Paris, France
- 1939 Monte Carlo,
Monaco - 1939 Vienna,
Austria - 1947 Paris, France
- 1949 Meran, Italy
- 1951 Luxembourg,
Luxembourg - 1953 Dortmund, West Germany
- 1955 San Sebastián,
Spain - 1957 Paris, France
World Student Games (UIE)
The first official World Student Games were organised in 1924 and were held under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) from 1949. An alternative event was organised by the Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) from 1947-1962, including one unofficial Games in 1954.
Venues:
- 1947 Prague,
Czechoslovakia - 1949 Budapest, Hungary
- 1951 Berlin,
East Germany - 1953 Bucharest,
Romania - 1954 Budapest, Hungary
- 1955 Warsaw, Poland
- 1957 Moscow,
Soviet Union - 1959 Vienna, Austria
- 1962 Helsinki,
Finland
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.
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. [2] On June 28, 2006, the official bid book had been sent to the FISU HQ to confirm its bid. [3]
For the 2011 Summer Universiade, the bid cities were the following:
For the 2011 Winter Universiade, the bid cities were the following:
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 Gwangju 2013
- Kazan, Russia (candidate for 2011 Summer Universiade)
- Vigo, Spain Vigo 2013
The final decision to attribute the 2013 Universiades was taken in Brussels, Belgium on May 31st, 2008, and the selected cities were Maribor and Kazan. [4]
2015 Universiade Candidate Cities
The bid are expected before March 15, 2009, and the election of both host cities is foreseen on June 30, 2009.
- Edmonton, Canada, Gwangju, South Korea and Taipei, Chinese Taipei are the bids to the 2015 Summer Universiade.
- Granada, Spain is the only bid to the 2015 Winter Universiade.
The final decision to attribute the 2015 Universiades was taken in Brussels, Belgium on May 23, 2009, and the selected cities were Gwangju and Granada.
See also
External links
- Official website of the International University Sports Federation (FISU)
- Official Website of the German University Sports Federation
- Official Report Winter Universiade Innsbruck / Seefeld 2005
- Winter Universiade Harbin 2009
- Winter Universiade Erzurum 2011
- Summer Universiade Belgrade 2009
- Summer Universiade Shenzhen 2011
- Summer Universiade Kazan 2013
- Universiade 2011
References
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