WHAT IS UNIVERSIADE?

The word “Universiade” comes from “university” and “Olympiad”, and means Olympic games for students.

The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.

The Summer Universiade consists of 10 compulsory sports and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country. The ten compulsory sports are;
Athletics
Basketball
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Swimming
Diving
Water Polo
Tennis
Volleyball

The Winter Universiade consists of 6 compulsory sports and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country. The compulsory sports are;

Alpine skiing
Nordic skiing (jump, cross country, combined)
Ice Hockey
Short-Track
Speed Skating
Figure Skating
Biathlon

SUMMER GAMES
 
1959, TURIN / ITALY
1961, SOFIA / BULGARIA
1963, PORTO ALEGRE / BRAZIL
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 / YUGOSLAVIA
1989, DUISBURG / GERMANY
1991, SHEFFIELD / GREAT BRITAIN
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 / THAILAND
2009, BELGRADE / SERBIA
2011, SHENZEN / CHINA

WINTER GAMES

1975, LIVIGNO
1978, SPINDLERUV MLYN
1981, JACA
1983, SOFIA
1985, BELLUNO
1987, STRBESKE PLESO
1989, SOFIA
1991, SAPPORO
1993, ZAKOPANE
1995, JACA
1997, MUJU-CHONJU (KORE)
1999, POPRAD-TATRY (SLOVAKYA)
2001, ZAKOPANE (POLAND)
2003, TARVISIO (İTALYA)
2005, INNSBRUCK-SEEFELD (AVUSTURYA)
2007, TORINO-ITALY
2009, HARBIN-CHINA
2011, ERZURUM-TURKEY