FISU World University Games

International multi-sport event for university athletes

Not to be confused with FISU World University Championships.

FISU World University Games

The flag of the International University Sports Federation used from 1959 to 2020.

Status| active
Genre| sporting event
Frequency| biennial
Location(s)| various
Inaugurated| 1959 (1959) (summer)
1960 (1960) (winter)
Organised by| FISU
Website| fisu.net

The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".

The Universiade is 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. In July 2020 as part of a new branding system by the FISU, it was stated that the Universiade was to be officially branded as the FISU World University Games.[1]

The most recent summer event was the 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China from 28 July – 8 August 2023, after being postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It effectively replaced the 2023 Summer World University Games, that was set to be held in Yekaterinburg, Russia, which were cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4] The most recent winter event was the 2025 Winter World University Games held in Turin, Italy from 13 to 21 January 2025.

## Precursors

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A student football match held at the 3rd World Festival of Youth and Students During the 1989 Summer Universiade During the 2011 Summer Universiade

The idea of a global international sports competition between student-athletes pre-dates the 1949 formation of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), which now hosts the Universiade, and even the first World University Games held in 1923. English peace campaigner Hodgson Pratt was an early advocate of such an event, proposing (and passing) a motion at the 1891 Universal Peace Congress in Rome to create a series of international student conferences in rotating host capital cities, with activities including art and sport. This did not come to pass, but a similar event was created in Germany in 1909 in the form of the Academic Olympia. Five editions were held from 1909 to 1913, all of which were hosted in Germany following the cancellation of an Italy-based event.[5]

Opening ceremony of the 2017 Summer Universiade

At the start of the 20th century, Jean Petitjean of France began attempting to organise a "University Olympic Games". After discussion with Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Petitjean was convinced not to use the word "Olympic" in the tournament's name.[5] Petitjean, and later the Confederation Internationale des Etudiants (CIE), was the first to build a series of international events, beginning with the 1923 International Universities Championships. This was followed by the renamed 1924 Summer Student World Championships a year later and two further editions were held in 1927 and 1928. Another name change resulted in the 1930 International University Games. The CIE's International University Games was held four more times in the 1930s before having its final edition in 1947.[6][7]

A separate group organised an alternative university games in 1939 in Vienna, in post-Anschluss Germany.[6] The onset of World War II ceased all major international student sport activities and the aftermath also led to division among the movement, as the CIE was disbanded and rival organisations emerged. The Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) incorporated a university sports games into the World Festival of Youth and Students from 1947 to 1962, including one separate, unofficial games in 1954. This event principally catered for Eastern European countries.[8]

After the closure of the CIE and the creation of the first UIE-organised games, FISU came into being in 1949 and held its own first major student sport event the same year in the form of the 1949 Summer International University Sports Week. The Sports Week was held biennially until 1955. Like the CIE's games before it, the FISU events were initially Western-led sports competitions.[6]

Division between the largely Western European FISU and Eastern European UIE eventually began to dissipate among broadened participation at the 1957 World University Games. This event was not directly organised by either group, instead being organised by Jean Petitjean in France (which remained neutral to the split), but all respective nations from the groups took part. The FISU-organised Universiade became the direct successor to this competition, maintaining the biennial format into the inaugural 1959 Universiade. It was not until the 1957 World University Games that the Soviet Union began to compete in FISU events. That same year, what had previously been a European competition became a truly global one, with the inclusion of Brazil, Japan and the United States among the competing nations. The increased participation ultimately led to the establishment of the Universiade as the primary global student sport championship.[5][6]

### Precursor events

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Not recognized by FISU as Universiade or World University Games:

Precursor events  # | Year | Event | Body | Host city | Host country

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1 | 1923 | International Universities Championships | CIE | Paris |  France
2 | 1924 | Summer Student World Championships | CIE | Warsaw |  Poland
3 | 1927 | Summer Student World Championships | CIE | Rome |  Italy
4 | 1928 | Summer Student World Championships | CIE | Paris |  France
5 | 1930 | International University Games | CIE | Darmstadt |  Germany
6 | 1933 | International University Games | CIE | Turin |  Italy
7 | 1935 | International University Games | CIE | Budapest |  Hungary
8 | 1937 | International University Games | CIE | Paris |  France
9 | 1939 | International University Games | CIE | Monte Carlo |  Monaco
10 | 1939 | International University Games | NSDStB | Vienna |  Germany
11 | 1947 | International University Games | CIE | Paris |  France
12 | 1947 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | Prague |  Czechoslovakia
13 | 1949 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | Budapest |  Hungary
14 | 1949 | Summer International University Sports Week | FISU | Merano |  Italy
15 | 1951 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | East Berlin |  East Germany
16 | 1951 | Summer International University Sports Week | FISU | Luxembourg |  Luxembourg
17 | 1953 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | Bucharest |  Romania
18 | 1953 | Summer International University Sports Week | FISU | Dortmund |  West Germany
19 | 1955 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | Warsaw |  Poland
20 | 1955 | Summer International University Sports Week | FISU | San Sebastián |  Spain
21 | 1957 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | Moscow |  Soviet Union
22 | 1957 | World University Games | PUC | Paris |  France
23 | 1959 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | Vienna |  Austria
24 | 1962 | World Festival of Youth and Students | UIE | Helsinki |  Finland

## Editions

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### Summer Games

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1963

1967

1979

1983

1985

1993

1995

2001

2003

2007

2011

2013

2015

2017

2021

2027

2029

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Locations of host cities of the Summer World University Games (excluding those in Europe)

1959,1970

1961, 1977

1965

1973

1975

1981

1987

1989

2025

1991

1997

1999

2005

2009

2013

2019

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Locations of host cities of the Summer World University Games (in Europe)

Overview of summer Universiade events  Games  | Year  | Host country  | Host city  | Opened by[a] | Dates  | Nations  | Competitors  | Sports  | Events  | Top nation

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1 | 1959  |  Italy | Turin | President Giovanni Gronchi | 26 August – 7 September  | 43 | 985 | 7 | 60  |  Italy
2 | 1961  |  Bulgaria | Sofia | Chairman Dimitar Ganev | 25 August – 3 September  | 32 | 1,270 | 9 | 68  |  Soviet Union
3 | 1963  |  Brazil | Porto Alegre | Minister Paulo de Tarso Santos | 30 August – 8 September  | 27 | 713 | 9 | 70  |  Hungary
4 | 1965  |  Hungary | Budapest | Chairman István Dobi | 20–30 August  | 32 | 1,729 | 9 | 74  |  Hungary
5 | 1967  |  Japan | Tokyo | Emperor Hirohito | 27 August – 4 September  | 37 | 958 | 10 | 83  |  United States
6 | 1970  |  Italy | Turin[b] | President Giuseppe Saragat | 26 August – 6 September  | 58 | 2,084 | 9 | 82  |  Soviet Union
7 | 1973  |  Soviet Union | Moscow | Chairman Leonid Brezhnev | 15–25 August  | 61 | 2,773 | 10 | 111  |  Soviet Union
8 | 1975  |  Italy | Rome[c] | President Giovanni Leone | 18–21 August  | 38 | 468 | 1 | 38  |  Soviet Union
9 | 1977  |  Bulgaria | Sofia | President Todor Zhivkov | 17–28 August  | 78 | 2,939 | 10 | 101  |  Soviet Union
10 | 1979  |  Mexico | Mexico City | President José López Portillo | 2–13 September  | 94 | 3,074 | 10 | 97  |  Soviet Union
11 | 1981  |  Romania | Bucharest | President Nicolae Ceaușescu | 19–30 July  | 82 | 2,912 | 10 | 133  |  Soviet Union
12 | 1983  |  Canada | Edmonton | Prince Charles | 1–12 July  | 73 | 2,382 | 10 | 118  |  Soviet Union
13 | 1985  |  Japan | Kobe | Crown Prince Akihito | 24 August – 4 September  | 105 | 2,383 | 11 | 123  |  Soviet Union
14 | 1987  |  Yugoslavia | Zagreb | President of the Presidency Lazar Mojsov | 8–19 July  | 121 | 3,398 | 12 | 139  |  United States
15 | 1989  |  West Germany | Duisburg[d] | Chancellor Helmut Kohl | 22–30 August  | 79 | 1,785 | 4 | 66  |  Soviet Union
16 | 1991  |  United Kingdom | Sheffield | Anne, Princess Royal | 14–25 July  | 101 | 3,346 | 11 | 119  |  United States
17 | 1993  |  United States | Buffalo | Primo Nebiolo | 8–18 July  | 117 | 3,547 | 12 | 135  |  United States
18 | 1995  |  Japan | Fukuoka | Crown Prince Naruhito | 23 August – 3 September  | 162 | 3,949 | 12 | 144  |  United States
19 | 1997  |  Italy | Sicily | President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | 19–31 August  | 124 | 3,496 | 10 | 129  |  United States
20 | 1999  |  Spain | Palma de Mallorca | Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo | 3–13 July  | 125 | 4,076 | 12 | 142  |  United States
21 | 2001  |  China | Beijing | President Jiang Zemin | 22 August – 1 September  | 165 | 4,484 | 12 | 170  |  China
22 | 2003  |  South Korea | Daegu | President Roh Moo-hyun | 21–31 August  | 173 | 4,460 | 13 | 189  |  China
23 | 2005  |  Turkey | İzmir | President Ahmet Necdet Sezer | 11–22 August  | 131 | 5,346 | 14 | 195  |  Russia
24 | 2007  |  Thailand | Bangkok | Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn | 8–18 August  | 151 | 6,093 | 15 | 236  |  China
25 | 2009  |  Serbia | Belgrade | Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković | 1–12 July  | 122 | 5,566 | 15 | 203  |  Russia
26 | 2011  |  China | Shenzhen | President Hu Jintao | 12–23 August  | 151 | 7,156 | 24 | 302  |  China
27 | 2013  |  Russia | Kazan | President Vladimir Putin | 6–17 July  | 159 | 7,966 | 27 | 351  |  Russia
28 | 2015  |  South Korea | Gwangju | President Park Geun-hye | 3–14 July  | 140 | 7,432 | 21 | 274  |  South Korea
29 | 2017  |  Chinese Taipei[e] | Taipei | President Tsai Ing-wen | 19–30 August  | 134 | 7,377 | 22 | 272  |  Japan
30 | 2019  |  Italy | Naples[f] | President Sergio Mattarella | 3–14 July  | 109 | 5,899 | 18 | 220  |  Japan
31 | 2021  |  China | Chengdu | President Xi Jinping | 28 July – 8 August 2023[g] | 116 | 5,056 | 18 | 269 |  China
– | 2023  |  Russia | Yekaterinburg | Cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
32 | 2025  |  Germany | Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region |  | 16–27 July  |  |  | 18 | 234 |
33 | 2027  |  South Korea | Chungcheong Province |  | 1-12 August  |  |  | 18 | 242 |
34 | 2029  |  United States | North Carolina[9] |  | 11-22 July  |  |  | 18 | 222 |

1. ^ Names & offices in italics reflect an opener who was not head of state when opening the Games. If the office is partially italicized, the non-italicized portion is the office & name of the head of state being represented.
2. ^ Originally scheduled for Lisbon, Portugal in 1969.
3. ^ Originally scheduled for Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
4. ^ Originally scheduled for São Paulo, Brazil.
5. ^ The  Republic of China (Taiwan) is recognised as Chinese Taipei by the FISU and the majority of international organisations it participates in due to political considerations and Cross-Strait relations with the People's Republic of China.
6. ^ Originally scheduled for Brasília, Brazil.
7. ^ Originally scheduled to be held on 15–27 August 2021, but was postponed to 25 June–7 July 2022, and again to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the eventual cancellation of the 2023 Games in Yekaterinburg due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this edition would replace the 2023 Games.

### Winter Games

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2017

2019

1972, 2023

1991

1997

2009

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Locations of host cities of the Winter World University Games (excluding those in Europe)

1960

1962

1964, 1978

1966

1968, 2005

1970

1975

1985

1987, 2015

1981, 1995

1983,1989

1993, 2001

1999

2003

2005

2007, 2025

2011

2013

2015

2015

2021

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Locations of host cities of the Winter World University Games (in Europe)

Winter World University Games editions  Games  | Year  | Host country  | Host city  | Opened by[a] | Dates  | Nations  | Competitors  | Sports  | Events  | Top nation

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1 | 1960  |  France | Chamonix | President Charles de Gaulle | 28 February – 6 March  | 16 | 151 | 5 | 13  |  France
2 | 1962  |  Switzerland | Villars | President Paul Chaudet | 6–12 March  | 22 | 273 | 6 | 12  |  West Germany
3 | 1964  |  Czechoslovakia | Špindlerův Mlýn | President Antonín Novotný | 11–17 February  | 21 | 285 | 5 | 15  |  West Germany
4 | 1966  |  Italy | Sestriere | President Giuseppe Saragat | 5–13 February  | 29 | 434 | 6 | 19  |  Soviet Union
5 | 1968  |  Austria | Innsbruck | President Franz Jonas | 21–28 January  | 26 | 424 | 7 | 23  |  Soviet Union
6 | 1970  |  Finland | Rovaniemi | President Urho Kekkonen | 3–9 April  | 25 | 421 | 7 | 24  |  Soviet Union
7 | 1972  |  United States | Lake Placid | President Richard Nixon | 26 February – 5 March  | 23 | 351 | 7 | 25  |  Soviet Union
8 | 1975  |  Italy | Livigno | President Giovanni Leone | 6–13 April  | 15 | 143 | 2 | 13  |  Soviet Union
9 | 1978  |  Czechoslovakia | Špindlerův Mlýn | President Gustáv Husák | 5–12 February  | 21 | 260 | 4 | 16  |  Soviet Union
10 | 1981  |  Spain | Jaca | King Juan Carlos I | 25 February – 4 March  | 28 | 394 | 5 | 19  |  Soviet Union
11 | 1983  |  Bulgaria | Sofia | Chairman Todor Zhivkov | 17–27 February  | 31 | 535 | 7 | 21  |  Soviet Union
12 | 1985  |  Italy | Belluno | President Sandro Pertini | 16–24 February  | 29 | 538 | 7 | 30  |  Soviet Union
13 | 1987  |  Czechoslovakia | Štrbské Pleso | President Gustáv Husák | 21–28 February  | 28 | 596 | 6 | 25  |  Czechoslovakia
14 | 1989  |  Bulgaria | Sofia | Chairman Todor Zhivkov | 2–12 March  | 32 | 681 | 8 | 40  |  Soviet Union
15 | 1991  |  Japan | Sapporo | Crown Prince Naruhito | 2–10 March  | 34 | 668 | 8 | 45  |  Japan
16 | 1993  |  Poland | Zakopane | President Lech Wałęsa | 6–14 February  | 41 | 668 | 8 | 36  |  Japan
17 | 1995  |  Spain | Jaca | King Juan Carlos I | 18–28 February  | 41 | 765 | 8 | 35  |  South Korea
18 | 1997  |  South Korea | Muju-Jeonju | President Kim Young-sam | 24 January – 2 February  | 48 | 877 | 9 | 51  |  Japan
19 | 1999  |  Slovakia | Poprad-Vysoké Tatry | President Rudolf Schuster | 22–30 January  | 40 | 929 | 9 | 52  |  Russia
20 | 2001  |  Poland | Zakopane | President Aleksander Kwaśniewski | 7–17 February  | 41 | 1007 | 9 | 52  |  Russia
21 | 2003  |  Italy | Tarvisio | President Renzo Tondo | 16–26 January  | 46 | 1266 | 10 | 59  |  Russia
22 | 2005  |  Austria | Innsbruck-Seefeld | President Heinz Fischer | 12–22 January  | 50 | 1449 | 12 | 68  |  Austria
23 | 2007  |  Italy | Turin | George Killian | 17–27 January  | 48 | 1668 | 11 | 72  |  South Korea
24 | 2009  |  China | Harbin | State councillor Liu Yandong | 18–28 February  | 44 | 1545 | 12 | 81  |  China
25 | 2011  |  Turkey | Erzurum | President Abdullah Gül | 27 January – 6 February  | 52 | 1593 | 11 | 66  |  Russia
26 | 2013  |  Italy | Trentino | President Ugo Rossi | 11–21 December[b] | 50 | 1698 | 12 | 79  |  Russia
27 | 2015  |  Slovakia | Štrbské Pleso–Osrblie[c] | President Andrej Kiska | 24 January – 1 February  | 42 | 1546 | 11 | 68  |  Russia
Spain | Granada | King Felipe VI | 4–14 February
28 | 2017  |  Kazakhstan | Almaty | President Nursultan Nazarbayev | 29 January – 8 February  | 57 | 1620 | 12 | 85  |  Russia
29 | 2019  |  Russia | Krasnoyarsk | President Vladimir Putin | 2–12 March  | 68 | 1692 | 11 | 76  |  Russia
30 | 2021  |  Switzerland | Lucerne | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
31 | 2023  |  United States | Lake Placid[10] | Governor Kathy Hochul | 12–22 January  | 47  | 1417 | 12 | 85  |  Japan
32 | 2025  |  Italy | Turin | Minister Andrea Abodi | 13–23 January  | 54  | 1503 | 11 | 90  |  France
33 | 2027  | TBA  |  |  |  |  |  |

1. ^ Names & offices in italics reflect an opener who was not head of state when opening the Games. If the office is partially italicized, the non-italicized portion is the office & name of the head of state being represented.
2. ^ Originally scheduled for Maribor, Slovenia.
3. ^ Due to environmental problems in Granada, the Nordic skiing events were transferred to Slovakia.

## Sports

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See also: Sports at the FISU World University Games

### Summer Games

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Unlike other sporting events, the World University Games are recognized for the flexibility in their program, as since the second edition held in 1961, it has been up to the Organizing Committee and the National University Sports Federation of the host country to choose sports or optional competitions. according to their local reality and demands, there is a list of mandatory sports that are defined by the International University Sports Federation and could be reviewed at the end of each edition, as the event also serves as the World University Championship in those sports. At the first edition, held in Turin in 1959, only 8 sports were in the sporting program (athletics, basketball, fencing, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, volleyball and water polo). The first sport to be considered optional was diving, which was added to the second edition held in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1961. In addition, optional events were added in basketball and volleyball when women's tournaments were played. In 1963, the women's basketball was dropped from the sporting program. In 1967, the third World University Judo Championship was held in Tokyo and was integrated into the fifth edition of the Summer Universiade as an extra sport, thus gaining the status of an optional sport and thus inaugurating a new type of sport at the event, which is that of the optional sport. Therefore, the sport with this status is not part of the fixed program and could be in the current edition, but not necessarily in the next one.

#### Compulsory sports

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##### Team sports

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1. Basketball at the Summer World University Games
2. Volleyball at the Summer World University Games
3. Water polo at the Summer World University Games

##### Individual sports

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1. Athletics at the Summer World University Games
2. Swimming at the Summer World University Games Swimming is a compulsory event since the first edition in 1959. Open water events were held in 2011,2013,2015 and 2017.
3. Diving at the Summer World University Games
4. Gymnastics at the Summer World University Games (artistic and rhythmic) Gymnastics (Artistic) was an optional sport in 1961, turned compulsory in 1963. Rhythmic was an optional sport in 1991, 1995 and 1997. Turned compulsory in 2001. An aerobics event was held as an optional event in 2011.
5. Fencing at the Summer World University Games
6. Tennis at the Summer World University Games
7. Table tennis at the Summer World University Games – Compulsory since 2007. Optional sport in 2001.
8. Judo at the Summer World University Games – Compulsory since 2007. Optional sport in 1967, 1985, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2003.
9. Taekwondo at the Summer World University Games – Compulsory since 2015. Optional sport in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.
10. Archery at the Summer World University Games – Compulsory since 2019. Optional sport in 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
11. Badminton at the Summer World University Games – Compulsory since 2021. Optional sport in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

#### Optional sports

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##### Team sports

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1. Baseball at the Summer World University Games – 5 times (1993, 1995, 2015 and 2017, scheduled for 2029)
2. Beach volleyball at the Summer World University Games – 4 times (2011, 2013, scheduled for 2025 and 2027)
3. Field hockey at the Summer World University Games – 2 times (1991, 2013)
4. Rugby sevens at the Summer World University Games – 3 times (2013, 2019 scheduled for 2029)
5. Basketball at the Summer World University Games (3x3 basketball) – scheduled for 2025
6. Handball at the Summer World University Games – 1 time (2015)
7. Softball at the Summer World University Games – 1 time (2007, scheduled for 2029)

##### Individual sports

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1. Rowing at the Summer World University Games – 7 times (1987, 1989, 1993, 2013, 2015, 2021 and scheduled for 2025 and 2027)
2. Shooting at the Summer World University Games – 6 times (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2021)
3. Wrestling at the Summer World University Games – 5 times (1973, 1977, 1981, 2005, 2013)
4. Golf at the Summer World University Games – 4 times (2007, 2011, 2015, 2017 and scheduled for 2027)
5. Sailing at the Summer World University Games – 4 times (1999, 2005, 2011, 2019)
6. Weightlifting at the Summer World University Games – 3 times (2011, 2013, 2017)
7. Canoeing at the Summer World University Games – 2 times (1987, 2013)
8. Chess at the Summer World University Games – 2 times (2011, 2013)
9. Cycling at the Summer World University Games – 2 times (1983, 2011)
10. Wushu at the Summer World University Games – 2 times (2017, 2021)
11. Belt wrestling at the Summer World University Games – 1 time (2013)
12. Boxing at the Summer World University Games – 1 time (2013)
13. Roller sports at the Summer World University Games – 1 time (2017)
14. Sambo at the Summer World University Games – 1 time (2013)
15. Synchronized swimming at the Summer World University Games – 1 time (2013)

##### Removed sports

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1. Football at the Summer World University Games – Obsolescent since 2019, after the creation of the FISU World Cup. Optional sport in 1979, compulsory from 1985 to 2019.

### Winter Games

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Since 1960 until 1989, limited and fixed sports were held. Since the 1991 Winter Universiade the host is allowed to choose some sports that are approved by FISU as optional sports.

#### Compulsory sports

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##### Team sports

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1. Curling at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 2007. Optional sport in 2003.
2. Ice hockey at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 1966. Optional sport in 1962.

##### Individual sports

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1. Alpine skiing at the Winter World University Games
2. Biathlon at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 1997. Optional sport in 1983, 1989, 1993, 1997 and 1999.
3. Cross-country skiing at the Winter World University Games
4. Figure skating at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 1981. Optional sport in 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966 and 1968.
5. Freestyle skiing at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 2023. Optional sport in 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019.
6. Snowboarding at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 1999. Optional sport in 1995 and 1997.
7. Ski-orienteering at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 2027. Optional sport in 2019, gained special status in 2025.
8. Short track speed skating at the Winter World University Games – Compulsory since 1997. Optional sport in 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995.

#### Optional sports

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##### Team sports

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1. Bandy at the Winter World University Games – 1 time (2019)

##### Individual sports

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1. Nordic combined at the Winter World University Games – 27 times (1960–1970, 1978, 1981–2023). Compulsory sport from 1960 to 1970, and from 1981 to 2007; optional in 1972, 1978, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023.
2. Ski jumping at the Winter World University Games – 25 times (1960–1972, 1978, 1981–2017). Compulsory sport from 1960 to 1970, and between 1981 and 2007; optional in 1972, 1978, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023.
3. Ski mountaineering at the Winter World University Games – 1 time (2025)
4. Skeleton at the Winter World University Games – 1 time (2005)

##### Special sport status

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1. Speed skating at the Winter World University Games – 11 times (1968–2023). Sport with special status (1968, 1970, 1972, 1991, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2023).

## Medals

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### Summer Games

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Rank| NUSF| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  China (CHN)| 547| 343| 282| 1,172
2|  United States (USA)| 507| 452| 419| 1,378
3|  Russia (RUS)| 441| 366| 422| 1,229
4|  Soviet Union (URS)*| 411| 321| 235| 967
5|  Japan (JPN)| 372| 367| 472| 1,211
6|  South Korea (KOR)| 258| 217| 255| 730
7|  France (FRA)| 210| 189| 324| 723
8|  Italy (ITA)| 208| 225| 276| 709
9|  Ukraine (UKR)| 194| 187| 176| 557
10|  Romania (ROU)| 147| 132| 147| 426
Totals (10 entries)| 3,295| 2,799| 3,008| 9,102

### Winter Games

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1|  Russia (RUS)| 208| 189| 173| 570
2|  South Korea (KOR)| 127| 91| 86| 304
3|  Japan (JPN)| 122| 131| 112| 365
4|  Soviet Union (URS)*| 103| 98| 70| 271
5|  China (CHN)| 80| 70| 79| 229
6|  France (FRA)| 75| 64| 76| 215
7|  Italy (ITA)| 61| 67| 72| 200
8|  Poland (POL)| 60| 67| 74| 201
9|  Austria (AUT)| 56| 56| 56| 168
10|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)*| 52| 50| 27| 129
Totals (10 entries)| 944| 883| 825| 2,652

## See also

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* Sports portal

* International University Sports Federation
* FISU World University Championships
* FISU America Games
* All-Africa University Games
* European Universities Games
* ASEAN University Games
* Gymnasiade
* International Children's Games

## References

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2. ^ "Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games postponed to 2022". www.fisu.net. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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10. ^ "Lake Placid set to host 2023 Winter Universiade after MoU signed with FISU". Inside the Games. 6 March 2018.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Universiade.

* Official website
* German University Sports Federation
* Official report of the Winter Universiade Innsbruck / Seefeld 2005
* Yahoo News : 2017 Taipei Universiade, 87% box-office success as the highest ever.

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FISU World University Games

Summer Games|

* Turin 1959
* Sofia 1961
* Porto Alegre 1963
* Budapest 1965
* Tokyo 1967
* Turin 1970
* Moscow 1973
* Rome 1975
* Sofia 1977
* Mexico City 1979
* Bucharest 1981
* Edmonton 1983
* Kobe 1985
* Zagreb 1987
* Duisburg 1989
* Sheffield 1991
* Buffalo 1993
* Fukuoka 1995
* Sicily 1997
* Palma de Mallorca 1999
* Beijing 2001
* Daegu 2003
* İzmir 2005
* Bangkok 2007
* Belgrade 2009
* Shenzhen 2011
* Kazan 2013
* Gwangju 2015
* Taipei 2017
* Naples 2019
* Chengdu 2021†
* Yekaterinburg 2023‡
* Rhine-Ruhr 2025
* Chungcheong 2027
* North Carolina 2029

Winter Games|

* Chamonix 1960
* Villars 1962
* Špindlerův Mlýn 1964
* Sestriere 1966
* Innsbruck 1968
* Rovaniemi 1970
* Lake Placid 1972
* Livigno 1975
* Špindlerův Mlýn 1978
* Jaca 1981
* Sofia 1983
* Belluno 1985
* Štrbské Pleso 1987
* Sofia 1989
* Sapporo 1991
* Zakopane 1993
* Jaca 1995
* Muju-Chonju 1997
* Poprad-Tatry 1999
* Zakopane 2001
* Tarvisio 2003
* Innsbruck-Seefeld 2005
* Turin 2007
* Harbin 2009
* Erzurum 2011
* Trentino 2013
* Granada-Štrbské Pleso 2015
* Almaty 2017
* Krasnoyarsk 2019
* Lucerne 2021§
* Lake Placid 2023
* Turin 2025
* TBD 2027

* †Postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
* ‡Cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
* §Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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* Sports at the FISU World University Games
* All-time FISU World University Games medal table
* FISU World University Games medals by host nation

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Sports at the FISU World University Games

Summer World University Games|

| Compulsory sports|

* Team sports
* Basketball
* Volleyball
* Water polo
* Individual sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Gymnastics
* Diving
* Fencing
* Judo
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Swimming

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Optional sports|

* Team sports
* Baseball
* Beach volleyball
* Field hockey
* Handball
* Rugby sevens
* Softball
* Individual sports
* Belt wrestling
* Billiards
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Chess
* Cycling
* Golf
* Rowing
* Sambo
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Synchronized swimming
* Roller sports
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling
* Wushu

Discontinued sports|

* Football

Winter World University Games|

| Compulsory sports|

* Team sports
* Curling
* Ice hockey
* Individual sports
* Alpine skiing
* Biathlon
* Cross-country skiing
* Figure skating
* Freestyle skiing
* Short-track speed skating
* Snowboarding

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Optional sports|

* Team sports
* Bandy
* Individual sports
* Nordic combined
* Skeleton
* Ski jumping
* Ski mountaineering
* Ski orienteering

Special status|

* Speed skating

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Nations that have competed at the FISU World University Games

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Congo
* DR Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Barbados
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong,China
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Macau,China
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russian Federation
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam
* Northern Marianas
* Federated States of Micronesia
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa

Historical|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Independent Participants
* Serbia and Montenegro
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

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Multi-sport events

Global

Olympic Games|

* Olympic Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Paralympic Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Youth Olympic Games

Parasports|

* Arafura Games
* Deaflympics
* Summer
* Winter
* Défi sportif
* IBSA World Games
* INAS Global Games
* Invictus Games
* World Dwarf Games
* Special Olympics
* Summer
* Winter
* World Abilitysport Games

Professions|

* International Army Games
* Lumberjack World Championship
* Military World Games
* World Air Games
* World Firefighters Games
* World Police and Fire Games

Youth and students|

* FISU World University Games (Universiade)
* World School Sport Games (Gymnasiade)
* International Youth Green Games
* International Children's Games
* SELL Student Games
* World Interuniversity Games
* Commonwealth Youth Games
* CPLP Games
* University International Sports Festival

Intercommunity|

* Arab Games
* BRICS Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Croatian World Games
* Gay Games
* Highland games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Jeux de la Francophonie
* Lusofonia Games
* Maccabiah Games
* Pan-Armenian Games
* World Transplant Games
* World Eskimo Indian Olympics
* World Indigenous Games
* World Polonia Games

Other|

* CSIT World Sports Games
* Dew Tour
* Mind Sports Olympiad
* UCI Cycling World Championships
* World Beach Games
* World Combat Games
* World Games
* World Masters Games
* World Mind Games
* World Nomad Games
* World Skate Games
* World Urban Games
* X Games

Regional

Africa|

* African Games
* African Para Games
* African Youth Games
* All-Africa University Games
* West African University Games

Americas|

* Pan American
* Pan American Games
* Parapan American Games
* Junior Pan American Games
* Americas Masters Games
* Central American and the Caribbean
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Central American Games
* Latin American
* ALBA Games
* Bolivarian Games
* North American
* CANUSA Games
* North American Indigenous Games
* North American Outgames
* South American
* South American Games
* South American Beach Games
* South American University Games
* South American Youth Games
* Caribbean
* Caribbean Games

Asia|

* Pan Asian
* Asian Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Southeast Asian
* SEA Games
* ASEAN School Games
* ASEAN University Games
* ASEAN Para Games
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* West Asian Games1

Europe|

* Black Sea Games1
* European Games
* European Masters Games
* European Championships
* European Para Championships
* European Para Youth Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* EuroGames
* European Universities Championships
* European Universities Games
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* International Erasmus Games

Oceania|

* Australian Youth Olympic Festival
* Micronesian Games
* Pacific Games
* Pacific Mini Games
* Arafura Games

Intercontinental|

* Arab Games
* Arctic Winter Games
* Asia Pacific Deaf Games
* Asia Pacific Masters Games
* Isles
* Indian Ocean Island Games
* Island Games
* Jeux des îles
* Mediterranean Games

National

Americas|

* Canada
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Saskatchewan
* Western
* Colombia
* United States
* amateur juniors
* seniors
* Warrior Games

NCSG,
United States3|

* Alabama
* California
* Florida
* Massachusetts
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New York
* North Carolina
* Lakota Nation
* Texas
* Wisconsin

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* China
* All-China Games
* National Games
* National Peasants' Games
* National Youth Games
* India
* Youth
* University
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* National Games
* Para Games
* Student
* Youth
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Summer
* Winter
* Thailand
* Youth
* Vietnam
* Taiwan
* National Games (Taiwan)

Europe|

* Poland (youth)
* WheelPower

Historical1

Pre-Modern Olympics
(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)|

* Tailteann Games (ancient)
* Panhellenic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games
* Pythian Games
* Nemean Games
* Isthmian Games
* Heraean Games
* Panathenaic Games
* Roman Games
* Cotswold Olimpick Games
* Gog Magog Games
* Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games
* Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the
Modern Olympics|

* Aryan Games
* Friendship Games
* GANEFO
* Goodwill Games
* Inter-Allied Games
* Islamic Games
* Liberty Bell Classic
* People's Olympiad
* Workers' Olympiads
* Spartakiad

Defunct regional or
community events|

* Afro-Asian Games
* Asian Indoor Games
* Asian Martial Arts Games
* Baltic Sea Games
* Black Sea Games
* Central African Games
* East Asian Games
* Far Eastern Championship Games
* FESPIC Games
* Games of the New Emerging Forces
* Pacific Ocean Games
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* Tailteann Games (modern)
* West African Games
* Women's Islamic Games
* World Youth Games
* IWAS World Games
* Cerebral Palsy Games
* South African Games
* North Dakota
* Netherlands
* Spartakiad of Albania
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* youth

Winter sports

International|

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Winter University Games
* FIS Games
* Nordic Games1
* Commonwealth1
* World Scout
* Arctic Winter Games
* Kennedy Memorial1
* New Zealand Winter Games
* Winter World Masters Games

Regional|

* National Winter Games of China
* Asian Winter Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* Winter X Games Europe
* Russian–Chinese Winter Youth Games

* 1 Defunct
* 2 Sub-national
* 3 51 component games in 36 U.S. states

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Japan

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