The 2023 FISU Summer World University Games (
Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
The Universiade is referred t ...
), the 32nd edition of the event, were to be held in
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administra ...
, Russia.
Cancellation
The games were suspended in 2022 as result of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
with FISU ruling that the event will not take place in the Russian city. Instead, the Chinese city of Chengdu, which was to have hosted in 2021 will now host in 2023.
To replace the cancelled 2023 Summer World University Games, Russian authorities announced to host the first
International University Sports Festival
University International Sports Festival () is a regional sports event scheduled to be held by Russia in Yekaterinburg. The sports festival is scheduled to be held from 19 August 2023 to 31 August 2023, where 4,000 athletes aged 17 to 23 from 22 ...
and participate in the
third Russian-Chinese winter youth games instead.
Sports
Three sport is in 2023 addition.
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Aquatics
Aquatics may refer to:
*Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming
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Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
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Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...
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References
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
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Universiade Summer
Summer Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
The Universiade is referred t ...
Sports events affected by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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