The World University Games (known as the Universiade) is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city.
April: Cross Country, Lodz POLAND
May: Taekwondo, Pocheon REPUBLIC OF KOREA
June: Handball, Blumenau BRAZIL
Triathlon, Yilan County CHINESE TAIPEI
July: Orienteering, Alicante SPAIN
Golf, Liberec CZECH REPUBLIC
Netball, Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA
Archery, Cordoba SPAIN
Basketball 3 on 3, Kragujeuac SERBIA
Rugby Union 7’s, Brive-La-Gailarde FRANCE
Karate, Bratislava SLOVAKIA
Baseball, Taoyuan CHINESE TAIPEI
Canoe Sprint, Kazan RUSSIAN FEDERATION
August: Softball, Colorado Springs USA
September: Match Racing, Vallaurus FRANCE
Sport Shooting, Kazan RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Rowing, Kazan RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Beach Volleyball, Maceio BRAZIL
November: Badminton, Gwangju REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Weightlifting, Eilat ISRAEL
Australian University Sport selects teams to represent Australia in consultation with the relevant National Sporting Organisations.
In 2009 the WUSG was held in Belgrade, Serbia, 1 - 12 July. The 2011 WUSG will be held in Shenzhen in China, and the Winter Games in Erzurum, Turkey.
To visit the official World University Games website, go to http://www.fisu.net/en/Accueil-950.html
For further information contact the Sports Office on 9514 1891 or email Aimee.Purcell@uts.edu.au
