The 9th World Universiade was held in Catania, Sicily, Italy from August 19 to August 3 19, 1997. More than 6,000 athletes from 160 countries and regions participated in track and field, swimming, diving, tennis, fencing, football, basketball, volleyball, water polo, gymnastics (including rhythmic gymnastics) and other 10 events. The top three medals are the United States (20 gold 19 silver and 22 bronze), Ukraine (17 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze) and Japan (14 gold and 8 silver1bronze). China sent 1 16 athletes to participate in eight events except swimming and water polo, and won 10 gold medal, 9 silver medals and 7 bronze medals, ranking fifth.
Twentieth session
Shenzhen 26th Universiade Gymnasium
1From July 3rd to June 3rd, 999, the 20th Universiade was held in Palma, Spain. 5776 athletes from 1 14 countries participated in track and field, swimming, judo, sailing, diving, tennis, fencing, football, basketball, volleyball, water polo, gymnastics and other 12 events. Results The United States ranked first in the gold medal list with 30 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 15 bronze medals, Russia ranked second with 14 gold medals, 18 silver medals and 12 bronze medals, and Cuba ranked second with 12 gold medals and bronze medals. Japan ranked fourth with 1 1 gold medal, 13 silver medal and 17 bronze medal. China sent 174 athletes to participate in 9 events except sailing, football and water polo, and * * * won 9 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 10 bronze medals, ranking fifth. Athletes experience China culture in the Universiade Village.
The Universiade did not break a world record, but set a Universiade record of 10. The reason may be that since the mid-1980s, competitive sports have been strongly impacted by the wave of professionalization and commercialization, and some top athletes have not participated in the Universiade without appearance fees. However, according to a statistical data 1999 published in the first month, the Universiade since the 1990s is still at a fairly high level, just as many Olympic stars emerged for the first time in the Universiade from the 1960s to the 1980s, many athletes who won medals in the Olympic Games today are still excellent athletes who participated in the Universiade. In the192 Barcelona Olympic Games and196 Atlanta Olympic Games, outstanding college students who "hung gold and silver" won 80 gold medals, 84 silver medals and 62 bronze medals in the competitions organized by the International University Sports Federation (see the table below). Among these athletes who stepped onto the Olympic podium from the Universiade, michael johnson and mike powell are famous. Basketball players larry bird, charles barkley and arvydas sabonis, cyclist Jenny Longo, fencer giovanna trillini, gymnast Xiong Wei Sachl Bo, etc. Countdown board for Shenzhen Universiade
Facing the comments of the news media, the International University Sports Federation denied that the level of the Universiade was gradually declining, but how to attract top athletes through reasonable commercial operation and improve the appreciation and overall sports level of the Universiade is indeed the key to continue to run the Universiade well in the 2 1 century.
Session 2 1
2 1 Universiade goes down in history with a series of new records. This is Beijing's warm embrace of the world, Beijing's concentrated display of the world, and Beijing's powerful proof of the world ... China sports delegation ranked first with 54 gold, 25 silver and 24 bronze, the United States ranked second with 2 1 gold 13 silver 13 bronze, and the Russian team ranked second with 14 gold and 64 bronze.
Twenty-second session
The 22nd Universiade ended in Daegu World Cup Stadium in 2003. China sports delegation ranked first with 4 1 gold 27 silver 13 bronze, and won the gold medal again after the last Beijing Universiade. Russia ranked second in the gold medal list with 26 gold, 22 silver and 34 bronze, while South Korea ranked third with 26 gold 1 silver 15 bronze. Publicity board for Shenzhen Universiade
Twenty-third session
The 23rd Universiade was held in Izmir, the second largest port city in Turkey, on August 23rd, 2005. China sports delegation ranked second in the gold medal list with 2 1 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze. Russia ranked first in the gold medal list with 26 gold 16 silver and 23 copper, and Japan ranked third with 18 gold 18 silver and 20 copper.
Twenty-fourth session
The 24th Universiade was held in Hua Mu National Sports Center in Bangkok, Thailand on August 8th, 2007, which is also an important day for the countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games. When the China delegation entered the opening ceremony, a huge banner "Welcome to Beijing-August 8th, 2008" (English meaning "Welcome to Beijing on August 8th, 2008") attracted people's attention. China university students sent an invitation to the world to participate in the Bangkok Olympic Games. This is the Universiade with China as the lead singer. The China team, whose average age is less than 22, is composed of college students. With an impressive record of 33 golds, 30 silvers and 27 bronzes, it ranks first in the gold medal list of the Universiade, greatly surpassing the previous gold medal count of 2 1, and has written a wonderful chapter related to youth and accompanied by honor. Russia and Ukraine ranked second and third with 29 gold, 26 silver, 38 copper and 27 gold, 22 silver 17 copper respectively, and the host team Thailand ranked sixth with 15 gold.