Universiade

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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, Italy		—
1960		—	I	Chamonix, France
1961	II	Sofia, Bulgaria		—
1962		—	II	Villars, Switzerland
1963	III	Porto Alegre, Brazil		—
1964		—	III	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia
1965	IV	Budapest, Hungary		—
1966		—	IV	Sestriere, Italy
1967	V	Tokyo, Japan		—
1968		—	V	Innsbruck, Austria
1970	VI	Turin, Italy	VI	Rovaniemi, Finland
1972		—	VII	Lake Placid, United States
1973	VII	Moscow, Soviet Union		—
1975	VIII	Rome, Italy	VIII	Livigno, Italy
1977	IX	Sofia, Bulgaria		—
1978		—	IX	Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia
1979	X	Mexico City, Mexico		—
1981	XI	Bucharest, Romania	X	Jaca, Spain
1983	XII	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	XI	Sofia, Bulgaria
1985	XIII	Kobe, Japan	XII	Belluno, Italy
1987	XIV	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	XIII	Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia
1989	XV	Duisburg, West Germany	XIV	Sofia, Bulgaria
1991	XVI	Sheffield, Great Britain	XV	Sapporo, Japan
1993	XVII	Buffalo, United States	XVI	Zakopane, Poland
1995	XVIII	Fukuoka, Japan	XVII	Jaca, Spain
1997	XIX	Sicily, Italy	XVIII	Muju, South Korea
1999	XX	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	XIX	Poprad Tatry, Slovakia
2001	XXI	Beijing, China	XX	Zakopane, Poland
2003	XXII	Daegu, South Korea	XXI	Tarvisio, Italy
2005	XXIII	İzmir, Turkey	XXII	Innsbruck / Seefeld, Austria
2007	XXIV	Bangkok, Thailand	XXIII	Turin, Italy
2009	XXV	Belgrade, Serbia	XXIV	Harbin, China
2011	XXVI	Shenzhen, China	XXV	Erzurum, Turkey
2013	XXVII	Kazan, Russia	XXVI	Maribor, Slovenia

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 [1]. 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:

Shenzhen - China - winner
Kaohsiung - Taiwan
Kazan - Russia
Poznań - Poland
Murcia - Spain

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 Gwangju 2013
Kazan, Russia (candidate for 2011 Summer Universiade)
Vigo, Spain Vigo 2013

On May 31st, 2008, Maribor and Kazan were selected.

Applicant 2013 Universiades FISU news clip (dated October 19th, 2007).

2015 Universiade Candidate Cities

Hamburg, Germany, Poznań, Poland and Edmonton, Canada have expressed interest in hosting the 2015 Summer Universiade. It is not out of the question to have bids from cities in Spain and South Korea.

It is unlikely either Canadian city will be successful in bidding because of the Canadian government's policy of hosting one multi-sport event during the decade. The government has decided instead to support Toronto's bid to host the 2015 Pan American Games.

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