History

Basic Overview

The World University Games is a world comprehensive sports event hosted by the International University Sports Federation. It consists of three major events, namely "World University Games". Summer University Games", "Winter University Games" and "World University Sports Championships".

Planning period

In the early 1920s, the International Student Organization of the 1924 Warsaw Universiade

had begun planning to host the World University Games. In May 1923, the World University Sports Congress was held in Paris, and the meeting decided to hold the first International University Games the following year. In 1924, the first International Universities' Games were held in Warsaw, with three events: track and field, swimming and fencing. Since then, the sports games have been held irregularly, and by 1939, eight games had been held. The games were later suspended due to World War II and resumed in 1947. However, due to changes in the international situation starting in 1951, the games were split into two games, the East and the West. The Western games were called the "International Student Sports Games", and the Eastern games were called the "Youth Student Games" or "Youth Friendship Games". Each camp organizes and hosts its own university games. In 1957, in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the French National Federation of Students, the International University Games and the International Cultural Festival were held in Paris. With the unanimous consent of representatives from the 30 participating countries, it was decided that a worldwide university sports competition would be held regularly in the future, named the "World University Games", and would in principle be held every two years.

The first session

In 1959, the first Universiade was held in Turin, Italy. 985 athletes from 45 countries participated in the competition. Since then, it has been held every two years. By 1999, the World University Games had been held for 20 times. The emblems of previous Universiade

The official competition events of the Universiade generally include 9 events including track and field, swimming, diving, water polo, gymnastics, fencing, tennis, basketball and volleyball, but the host country has the right to add one more event. For example, the host country Bulgaria added wrestling in 1977, Mexico added football in 1979, and Japan added judo in 1985.

A brief history of development

In 1960, the Universiade Winter Games was held in Chamonix, France, imitating the Olympic Games format. Initially, the Summer Games and Winter Games were held in odd-numbered and even-numbered years respectively, but from 1981 they were held in the same year. As of 1999, the Universiade has been held for 19 times. The competitions include speed skating, short track speed skating, figure skating, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, biathlon, ice hockey, Nordic combined, and snowboarding.

China participated

In the first Universiade in 1959, China participated in some track and field competitions. From the second session in 1961 to the eighth session, China did not send a delegation to participate. In 1975, China was admitted as a full member of the International University Sports Federation. Since the ninth session in 1977, China has sent delegations to participate in every Universiade so far.

Reactions from various countries

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, countries around the world have attached great importance to it. Send the best athletes to compete. Since the 1960s, *** has broken 18 world records in track and field and swimming at every Summer Universiade (see below).

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Athletics

Previous Universiade emblems

Second: Sofia (Bulgaria), August 1961 From the 25th to September 3, men’s high jump: 2.25 meters Valery Brumel (Valery Brumel) Soviet women’s discus: 58.06 meters Tamara Press (Tamara Press) Sixth Soviet Union: Turin (Italy) ), August 26 to September 6, 1970 Women's long jump: 6.84 meters Heide Rosendahl Federal Republic of Germany Men's pole vault: 5.46 meters Wolfgang Nordwig Democracy Germany 9th: Sofia (Bulgaria), August 17 to August 28, 1977 Men's 800 meters: 1 minute 43 seconds 40 Alberto Juantorena (Alberto Juantorena) Cuban men's 110 meters hurdles: 13 Seconds 21 Alejandro Casanas (Alejandro Casanas) Cuba 10th: Mexico City (Mexico), September 2-13, 1979 Men's 200 meters: 19 seconds 72 Pietro Menea ( Pietro Mennea) Italy 13th: Kobe (Japan), August 24 to September 4, 1985 Men's High Jump: 2.41 meters Igor Paklin (Igor Paklin) Soviet Union

Swimming

The 5th: Tokyo (Japan), Shenzhen Universiade Center from August 27 to September 4, 1967

Men's 400-meter freestyle: 4 minutes, 08 seconds 2 Gregory ·Gregory Charlton US men’s 1500m freestyle: 16 minutes, 34.6 seconds Michael Burton US men’s 100m backstroke: 59.5 seconds Douglas Russell US 59.3 seconds Charles · Charles Hickockx US men's 200m backstroke: 2 minutes 09.4 Charles Hickockx US men's 100m butterfly: 56.5 Douglas Russell US 56 Seconds 3 Douglas Russell U.S. men’s 200-meter butterfly: 2 minutes 06 seconds 0 John Ferris U.S. Shenzhen Universiade Venue

Men’s 4×100-meter medley relay: 3 minutes, 57 seconds 2. Charles Hickockx, USA Kenneth Merten, USA Douglas Russell, USA Kenneth Walsh, USA 13th Class: Kobe (Japan), August 24, 1985 to September 4, 1985 Men's 100-meter freestyle: 49 seconds 14 Matt Biondi (Matt Biondi) United States

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The 19th Session

The 19th Universiade was held in Catania, Sicily, Italy from August 19th to 31st, 1997. More than 6,000 athletes from 160 countries and regions participated in 10 events including track and field, swimming, diving, tennis, fencing, football, basketball, volleyball, water polo and gymnastics (including rhythmic gymnastics).

The top three countries in the medal list are: the United States (20 golds, 19 silvers, 22 bronzes), Ukraine (17 golds, 6 silvers, 4 bronzes), and Japan (14 golds, 8 silvers, 11 bronzes). China sent 116 athletes to compete in 8 events except swimming and water polo, and won 10 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 7 bronze medals, ranking fifth.

The 20th Universiade

Shenzhen Universiade Stadium

From July 3 to 13, 1999, the 20th Universiade was held in Palma, Spain. . 5,776 athletes from 114 countries participated in 12 events including track and field, swimming, judo, sailing, diving, tennis, fencing, football, basketball, volleyball, water polo and gymnastics. As a result of the competition, 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 first with 12 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 12 bronze medals. A bronze medal ranked third. Japan ranks fourth with 11 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 17 bronze medals. China sent 174 athletes to participate in competitions in 9 events except sailing, football and water polo. *** won 9 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 10 bronze medals, ranking fifth. Athletes experience Chinese culture in the Universiade Village of the Universiade of the Universiade

This Universiade did not break a single world record, and only set 10 Universiade records. The reason may be related to the fact that since the mid-1980s, competitive sports have been strongly impacted by the tide of professionalization and commercialization, and some top athletes have not participated in the Universiade competitions where there is no appearance fee. However, a statistical data released by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in July 1999 showed that the World University Games since the 1990s are still of a very high level, just like many Olympic stars from the 1960s to the 1980s initially competed in the Universiade. Just like the rising stars in the past, many of the athletes winning medals in the Olympic Games today are still outstanding athletes who have participated in the Universiade. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, outstanding college athletes who had "gold and silver" in competitions organized by the International University Sports Federation won 80 gold medals, 84 silver medals and 62 bronze medals (see table below). Among the athletes who have gone from the Universiade to the Olympic podium, the more famous ones include track and field athletes Michael Johnson and Mike Powell, and basketball players Larry Bird and Charles Buck. Charles Barkley, Arvidas Sabonis, cyclist Jeanie Longo, fencer Giovanna Trillini, gymnast Vitor Vitor Saherbo et al. Shenzhen Universiade countdown board

Although the International University Sports Federation faced comments from the news media and denied that the level of the Universiade has gradually declined and is not what it used to be, how to pass reasonable measures as the international sports situation continues to develop and change? Commercial operations to attract top athletes to participate and improve the viewing experience and overall sports level of the Games are indeed the key to continuing to successfully host the Universiade in the 21st century.

The 21st

The 21st Universiade went down in history with a series of new records. This is Beijing's warm embrace of the world, a concentrated display of Beijing to the world, and a powerful proof of Beijing to the world... The Chinese sports delegation ranked first with a record of 54 golds, 25 silvers, and 24 bronzes, and the United States team ranked first with 21 Russia ranks second in the gold medal list with 13 golds, 13 silvers and 13 bronzes, and Russia ranks third with 14 golds, 19 silvers and 20 bronzes.

The 22nd Session

The 22nd World University Games ended in 2003 at the Daegu World Cup Stadium.

The Chinese sports delegation ranked first with a record of 41 golds, 27 silvers and 13 bronzes. It won the first gold medal again after the last Beijing Universiade. The Russian team ranked second in the gold medal list with 26 golds, 22 silvers and 34 bronzes. The South Korean team ranked second with 26 Gold, 11 silver, and 15 bronze ranked third. Shenzhen Universiade Promotional Board

The 23rd Universiade

The 23rd Universiade was held on August 23, 2005 in Izmir, Turkey's second largest port city. The Chinese sports delegation ranked second in the gold medal list with a record of 21 golds, 16 silvers and 12 bronzes. The Russian team ranked first in the gold medal list with 26 golds, 16 silvers and 23 bronzes, and the Japanese team ranked third with 18 golds, 18 silvers and 20 bronzes.

The 24th Universiade

The 24th Universiade was held on August 8, 2007 at the Huamu National Sports Center in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. It was also the countdown to the Beijing Olympics. The big day of the anniversary. When the Chinese delegation entered the opening ceremony, a huge banner "Welcome To Beijing-8 Aug. 2008" (English, meaning "Beijing welcomes you on August 8, 2008") caught the eye. Chinese college students An Olympic invitation was extended to the world in Bangkok. This is a Universiade in which China "leads the singing". The Chinese team, with an average age of less than 22 years old and composed entirely of college students, topped the Universiade gold medal list with an impressive record of 33 gold medals, 30 silver medals and 27 bronze medals, greatly surpassing the 21 gold medals of the previous session and composing a story related to youth and history. A wonderful chapter accompanied by honor. Russia and Ukraine ranked second and third with 29 golds, 26 silvers and 38 bronzes and 27 golds, 22 silvers and 17 bronzes respectively. The host team Thailand ranked sixth with 15 golds. The origin of the Olympic mascot. The term mascot originated from the French Provence language Mascotto. It was not officially included in the French dictionary with the spelling of Mascotte until the end of the 19th century. The English Mascot evolved from this, meaning people and animals that can bring good luck and good luck. or something. Designing mascots for the Winter Olympics began with the 10th Winter Olympics in Grenoble in 1968. This half-human, half-object cartoon-type skiing figure called Schuss has an exaggeratedly large head and a slender and hard body, symbolizing an elf with a strong will. The original meaning of Schuss is "high-speed skiing". Designing mascots for the Summer Olympics began with the 1972 Munich Olympics. The decorative German purebred terrier known as the Waldi can be seen throughout Bavaria. The terrier's flexibility, endurance and tenacity are also indicative of an athletic character. Its head and tail are symmetrically painted with light blue, dark blue, dark green, light green, yellow and brown colors to symbolize the colors of the German earth and sky. This warm color also expresses a lively and harmonious atmosphere. This tone was imitated and inherited by its successors. Most of the Olympic Games mascots are based on animal images characteristic of the host country. The 1976 Montreal Olympics had the image of a beaver, called Amik; the 1980 Moscow Olympics had the image of a bear, called Micha; the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics had the image of an eagle, called Sam. That is, the American pronoun "Uncle Sam"; the 1988 Seoul Olympics was the image of a tiger, called Hodori. The 1992 Barcelona Olympics used an abstract cartoon shape for the first time, an image of a Pyrenean sheepdog called Cobi. It seems to be smiling from one direction, and it seems to be sniffing something with its nose from another angle. The small and cute mouth and nose, and the squinting eyes have a naughty look, which is deeply loved by children. Modern technology is ubiquitous in the Olympic movement. Traditional painting and hand-made design were finally replaced by computer technology in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics mascot design. The "monster" was designed by the Atlanta subsidiary of the American Crawford Communications Company. The original The name was "What is it?". Later, the organizing committee received thousands of children from all over the world to name it, and finally adopted the suggestions of 32 children in Atlanta and named it "Iqi" ( Izzy).

The mascots of the 2000 Olympic Games were three animal shapes of Australia: the platypus, the echidna and the kookaburra, named "Syd", "Millie" and "Australia" respectively. "Oily". The mascots of the 28th Athens Olympic Games to be held in August 2004 are two dolls named Athena and Favos, based on the ancient Greek clay sculpture doll "Daida". They have big feet, long necks, and small heads. One is wearing dark yellow clothes, the other is wearing dark blue clothes, and the head and feet are golden, very cute. According to Greek mythology, Athena and Favors were brother and sister. Athena is the goddess of wisdom, and Phevos is the god of light and music. Athena and Favos represent Greece, the Olympic spirit of cooperation, fair competition, friendship and equality, and embody the four core values ??of the Athens Olympics: heritage, participation, celebration