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It is held every two years.

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World University Games

(World University Games)

Known as the "Little Olympic Games", it is a world-wide comprehensive sports meeting sponsored by the Federation International University Sports Federation, which is limited to college students and those who have graduated less than two years (age limit 17-28). Founded in 1959, formerly known as the International Universiade.

In the early 1920s, international university organizations at that time began to plan and hold the World Universiade. 1923 in may, the world university sports conference was held in Paris, and the conference decided to hold the first international university games the following year. 1924, the first international Universiade was held in Warsaw, with three events: track and field, swimming and fencing. Since then, the sports meeting has been held irregularly, and it was held for 8 times in 1939 * * *. Later, due to the interruption of the World War II Games, 1947 resumed. However, since 195 1, due to the changes in the international situation, it has been divided into two sports meetings, one in the west is called "International Student Games" and the other in the east is called "Youth Student Games" or "Youth Goodwill Games". These two camps organize and hold their own university sports meeting.

Overview of the Early International Universiade (1924- 1949)

meeting

hold time

Venue

1

1924

Warsaw, Poland

2

1927

Rome (Italy)

three

1928

Paris, France

four

1930

Darmstadt (German)

five

1933

Turin (Italy)

six

1935

Budapest (Hungary)

seven

1937

Paris, France

eight

1939

Monaco (Monaco)

nine

1947

Paris, France

10

1949

Budapest (Hungary)

Overview of the International Universiade in the Split Period (195 1- 1957)

hold time

Venue

195 1

Berlin (GDR)/Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

1953

Bucharest (Romania)/Dortmund (Federal Republic of Germany)

1954

Budapest (Hungary)

1955

Warsaw (Poland)/San Sebastian (Spain)

1957

Moscow (USSR)/Paris (France)

1957, in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the French National Union of Students, the International Universiade and the International Cultural Festival were held in Paris. With the unanimous consent of the representatives of 30 countries attending the meeting, it is decided to hold world-wide college sports competitions on a regular basis in the future, named "World University Games", which will be held every two years in principle.

From 65438 to 0959, the first World Universiade was held in Turin, Italy, with 985 athletes from 45 countries participating. Up to 1999, the Universiade has been held for 20 times.

General situation of world university games

meeting

hold time

location

Participating countries and regions

Number of athletes

1

1959

Turin (Italy)

45

985

2

196 1

Sofia (Bulgaria)

32

1270

three

1963

Porto Alegre (Brazil)

27

7 13

four

1965

Budapest (Hungary)

32

1729

five

1967

Tokyo (Japan)

30

937

six

1970

Turin (Italy)

40

2080

seven

1973

Moscow (Soviet Union)

64

2765

eight

1975

Rome (Italy)

40

7 12

nine

1977

Africa (Bulgaria)

Eighty-five

3232

10

1979

Mexico City (Mexico)

Eighty-five

3500

1 1

198 1

Bucharest (Romania)

87

29 15

12

1983

Edmonton (Canada)

Sixty-nine

2402

13

1985

Kobe (Japan)

106

3949

14

1987

Zagreb (Yugoslavia)

12 1

3904

15

1989

Duisburg (Federal Republic of Germany)

90

3000

16

199 1

Sheffield (UK)

10 1

3346

17

1993

Buffalo (USA)

130

6000

18

1995

Fukuoka (Japan)

163

5740

19

1997

Catania (Italy)

160

6000

20

1999

Palma (Spain)

1 14

5776

Generally, the Universiade will include nine officially stipulated events, including track and field, swimming, diving, water polo, gymnastics, fencing, tennis, basketball and volleyball, but the host country has the right to add 1 event. For example, the host country Bulgaria 1977 increased wrestling, Mexico 1979 increased football and Japan 1985 increased judo. 1960, the Universiade was held in Chamonix, France, imitating the Olympic system. At first, the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games were held in odd years and even years respectively. From 198 1, held in the same year. Up to 1999, the Universiade has been held for 19, and the competition events include speed skating, short track speed skating, figure skating, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, platform skiing, biathlon, ice hockey, nordic combined and skateboarding.

China participated in some track and field events of the first Universiade from 65438 to 0959. From the second session to the eighth session 196 1, China did not send a delegation to participate. From 65438 to 0975, China was accepted as a full member of the International University Sports Federation. From the 9th session of 1977, China sent a delegation to participate in all previous World University Games. Since the Universiade is a large-scale comprehensive sports meeting in the world, second only to the Olympic Games, since the first competition was held in 1959, all countries in the world have attached great importance to it and sent the best athletes to participate. Since 1960s, * * * has broken 65,438+08 world records in track and field and swimming in previous summer Universiade.