2021 Summer World University Games

2021 Summer World University Games
2021年夏季世界大学生运动会

Host city	Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Motto	Chengdu Makes Dreams Come True (Chinese: 在成都，成就每一个梦想)[1]
Nations participating	TBA
Athletes participating	TBA
Sport(s)	18
Events	268
Opening ceremony	26 June 2022
Closing ceremony	7 July 2022
Officially opened by	Chinese leader Xi Jinping[a] (expected)
Main venue	[2]
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The 2021 Summer World University Games (Chinese: 2021年夏季世界大学生运动会), officially known as the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games,^[3] is a multi-sport event sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), scheduled to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan, China from 26 June—7 July 2022. These will be the third edition of the Games to be hosted by China, and the first edition to be branded under the "World University Games" title rather than "Universiade".^[4]

The Games were originally scheduled from 16—27 August 2021. On 2 April 2021, it was announced that the Games would be postponed by one year to 2022 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, with scheduling to be announced at a later date. The Games will continue to be branded as Chengdu 2021.^[5][6] In May 2021, FISU confirmed that the Games had been rescheduled for June 2022.^[5]

Host selection[]

On 1 September 2014, FISU opened bids for the 2021 Winter and Summer Universiades.^[7] Bucharest, Romania^[8] and Santiago de Cali, Colombia^[9] announced intents to submit bids for the Summer Universiade. Turkmenistan was offered to host the Games, but declined.^[10] On 14 October 2018, it was reported that the FISU had proposed a joint bid between Seoul, South Korea and Pyongyang, North Korea, during a meeting between Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon and the FISU's secretary-general Eric Saintrond.^[10]

On 13 December 2018, it was reported that a representative of Chengdu, China had signed a "pre-attribution contract" with the FISU at a meeting of its steering committee in Braga, Portugal.^[11] On 1 March 2019 prior to the Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk, Chengdu was officially announced at the host of the 2021 Summer Universiade.^[12]

Venues[]

The following are the venues of the 2021 Summer World University Games:^[13]

• Shuangliu Modern Pentathlon Centre Equestrian Arena –
• Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium –
• Shuangliu Sports Centre Gymnasium –
• Fenghuangshan Sports Park Gymnasium –
• Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Natatorium –
• Pidu Sports Centre Gymnasium –
• Dong'an Lake Sports Park Multi-Purpose Gymnasium – (Artistic)
• Chengdu Sports University Gymnasium – (Rhythmic)
• Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium –
• Sichuan Water Sports School –
• Chengdu Shooting Sports School –
• Dong'an Lake Sports Park Aquatics Centre –
• High-tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium –
• Wanjiang Campus Gymnasium, Sichuan University –
• Sichuan International Tennis Centre –
• Xipu Campus Gymnasium, Southwest Jiaotong University –
• Shuangliu Modern Pentathlon Centre Swimming and Fencing Hall –
• Chengbei Gymnasium –

Sports[]

Because of the creation of the in 2019, the sport will no longer be part of the Summer World University Games program starting at that year.^[14][15] With this change, the number of mandatory sports will be kept at fifteen, since the place will be occupied by badminton which after five editions as an optional sport turned a compulsory sport.^[16]

Marketing[]

Motto[]

The official motto of the games is Chengdu Makes Dreams Come True or 在成都，成就每一个梦想; zài Chéngdū, chéngjiù měiyī gè mèngxiǎng in Chinese.^[1]

Logo[]

The logo of the World University Games in Chengdu draws inspiration from the sunbird, a symbol of ancient Sichuan culture and also from the letter 'U' that stands for university sports.

Mascot[]

The mascot "Rong Bao" (Chinese: 蓉宝), a Giant panda, was unveiled on 30 December 2019. "蓉" stands for Chengdu and "宝" means baby.^[17]

Schedule[]

The schedule was published on 26 August 2021.^[13]

All times and dates use China Standard Time (UTC+8)

OC

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

1

Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

June/July 2022		June						July							Events
		25 Sat	26 Sun	27 Mon	28 Tue	29 Wed	30 Thu	1 Fri	2 Sat	3 Sun	4 Mon	5 Tue	6 Wed	7 Thu
Ceremonies			OC											CC
Aquatics
				2	1	1	3	2	1	1	4				15
				4	6	5	7	5	7	8					42
		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1	2
						●	●	●	6	4					10
							2	6	10	7	11	14			50
					●	●	●	1		●	●	●	5		6
			●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1			2
				2	2	2	2	2	2						12
	Artistic					●	1	1	2	10					14
	Rhythmic			●	2	6									8
						5	4	5	2						16
							●	●	15						15
				4	4	2	6	2							18
				●	●	●	2	●	1	2	2				7
				2	3	4	4	4	4	2					23
				●	●	●	●	●	●	●	2	5			7
			●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	1	1		2
				3	3	4	10								20
Daily medal events		0	0	17	21	29	41	28	50	34	20	21	7	1	269
Cumulative total		0	0	17	38	67	108	136	186	220	240	261	268	269
June/July 2022		June						July							Events
		25 Sat	26 Sun	27 Mon	28 Tue	29 Wed	30 Thu	1 Fri	2 Sat	3 Sun	4 Mon	5 Tue	6 Wed	7 Thu

Participating nations[]

CAS ruled on 17 December 2020 to reduce the penalty WADA had placed on Russia. Instead of banning Russia from sporting events, the ruling allowed Russia to participate at the Olympics and other international events, but for a period of two years, the team cannot use the Russian name, flag, or anthem and must present themselves as "Neutral Athlete" or "Neutral Team." The ruling does allow for team uniforms to display "Russia" on the uniform as well as the use of the Russian flag colors within the uniform's design, although the name should be up to equal predominance as the "Neutral Athlete/Team" designation.^[18]

On 19 February 2021, it was announced that Russia would compete under the acronym "ROC" after the name of the Russian Olympic Committee although the name of the committee itself in full could not be used to refer to the delegation. Russia would be represented by the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee.

In August 2021, Afghanistan status unclear for the participation since Afghanistan was brought under the political turmoil.

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Universiade Chengdu 2021