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
Status
active
Genre
sporting event
Frequency
biennial
Location(s)
various
Inaugurated
1959 (1959) (summer) 1960 (1960) (winter)
Organised by
FISU
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 three times 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. It was cancelled after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4] The most recent winter event was the 2023 Winter World University Games held in Lake Placid, United States from 11 to 21 January 2023, after the 2021 edition scheduled to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7]
^Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2020). "FISU finalises naming system for events". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^"Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games postponed to 2022". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^"FISU suspends Yekaterinburg hosting rights for 2023 World University Games".
^"FISU World University Summer Games (Universiade)".
^"Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade postponed, will not take place in January 2021". FISU. 31 August 2020.
^Morgan, Liam (6 November 2020). "Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade rescheduled for December". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
^"Omicron forces student winter games to cancel". SwissInfo. 29 November 2021.
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