The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer

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, was an international

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that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals (more than twice the number of gold- medals won by the United States, in second place). The event was also considered a rehearsal for the

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due to the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games, which was made one month before the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade.

Venues

Chaoyang District

Beijing Workers' Stadium The Workers' Stadium (), often called Gongti, Gong Ti or Kung T'i, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Chaoyang District of north-eastern Beijing, China. It was mostly used for association football matches. The stadium was built in 1959 and was l ...

— ceremonies and football (men's finals) * Olympic Sports Center Stadium — athletics *

Ying Tung Natatorium The Ying Tung Natatorium () is a swimming venue located in the Olympic Sports Centre in Beijing, China with a seating capacity of 4,852. It was upgraded for the 2008 Summer Olympics and expanded to 44,635 square metres. It hosted Olympic Water po ...

— swimming *

Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium The Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium () is an indoor arena next to the Olympic Sports Centre (Beijing), Olympic Sports Center Stadium at the southern part of the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. It was reformed for the 2008 Summer Olympics where i ...

- volleyball (finals) * Sino-Japanese Youth Center pool - water polo * Beijing Chaoyang Gymnasium - volleyball

Fengtai District Fengtai District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the 6th Ring Road, Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller ...

* Fengtai Sports Center - volleyball, football * Guangcai Gymnasium - volleyball *

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— tennis

Haidian District Haidian District () is a district of the municipality of Beijing. It is mostly situated in northwestern Beijing, but also to a lesser extent in the west, where it has borders with Xicheng District and Fengtai District. It is 431 square km in a ...

* Haidian Stadium - football *

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...

Haidian Gymnasium — table tennis * Peking University Main Gymnasium - basketball * Peking University May Fourth Stadium - football * Peking University Swimming Pool- water polo *

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Gymnasium- volleyball *

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Gymnasium - basketball * Tsinghua University Stadium - football * Tsinghua University Diving Pool - diving *

Beijing Sport University Beijing Sport University (BSU) (), formerly known as "Central Institute of Physical Education" () and "Beijing Institute of Physical Education" (), is a nation-level public university located in Beijing, China. It is one of the National Key Univ ...

Gymnasium - basketball * Beijing Sport University Stadium - football *

Capital Indoor Stadium The Capital Indoor Stadium () is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, China that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national table tennis teams of China and the United States in 1971; these matches were part of the ...

— gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic) *

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Gymnasium - basketball *

Beijing Forestry University Beijing Forestry University (BFU/BJFU, ) is a public university located at Haidian District of Beijing, China.Home
Beijing Forestry University. Ret ...

Gymnasium - basketball *

Minzu University of China Minzu University of China (MUC, ) is a national public university in Haidian District, Beijing, China designated for ethnic minorities in China. MUC was selected as one of national key universities to directly receive funding from Double First ...

Gymnasium - basketball *

Beihang University Gymnasium Beihang University Gymnasium (, sometime listed as the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium) is a 5,400-seat indoor arena located on the campus of Beihang University in Beijing, China. It hosted weightlifting competitions at ...

- volleyball *

Capital Normal University Capital Normal University (首都师范大学, pinyin: ''Shǒudū Shīfàn Dàxué'', or 首师大 for short) is a university in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university, identified by the Ministry o ...

stadium - football

Xicheng District Xicheng District () is a district of Beijing. Xicheng District spans , covering the western half of the old city (largely inside the 2nd Ring Road - the eastern half is Dongcheng District, Beijing, Dongcheng District), and has 706,691 inhabitant ...

* Beijing Yuetan Gymnasium - judo

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* Shougang Gymnasium - fencing

Dongcheng District

Xiannongtan Stadium Xiannongtan Stadium (Simplified Chinese: 先农坛体育场) is a multi-use stadium in Beijing, China. It is located in Dongcheng District and is named after Xiannongtan, the Altar of Agriculture, located nearby. This stadium was built in 1936 a ...

- football

Sports

Events in a total of twelve

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were contested at the Universiade. * ''Note: Numbers in brackets denote the number of different events held in each sport.''

Obligatory sports

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became an obligatory sport at this edition. *

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Medal table

References

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