2017 Summer Universiade

XXIX Summer Universiade
Host city Taiwan Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Country  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Motto For You, For Youth
Chinese: 獻給你，獻給年輕世代
(Xian gěi nǐ, xiàn gěi niánqīng shìdài)
Nations participating 131
Athletes participating 7639
Events 275
Sports 21
Opening ceremony 19 August 2017
Closing ceremony 30 August 2017
Athlete's Oath TBA
Judge's Oath TBA
Torch lighter TBA
Main venue Taipei Municipal Stadium
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The 2017 Summer Universiade (Chinese: 2017年夏季世界大學運動會; pinyin: 2017 Nián Xiàjì Shìjiè Dàxué Yùndònghuì), the XXIX Summer Universiade, is scheduled for Taipei, Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China). It will take place from 19 August to 30 August 2017.

Bid selection

2017 Taipei Summer Universiade Organizing Committee Office Entrance
A signboard of the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Taipei is selected as host of the 2017 Summer Universiade on November 29, 2011.

The cities of Brasília, Brazil and Taipei, Taiwan were in contention for the Games. On November 29, 2011, FISU announced that the host would be Taipei [1]

Venue changes

In June 2015, Taipei's Mayor Ko Wen-je announced that organizers had shifted the opening and closing ceremonies from the Taipei Dome to the Taipei Municipal Stadium due to delays in the construction of the domed stadium.[2]

Marketing

The logo of the games is an image of the Chinese character, "Bei" (北), which means North and is the abbreviation of the host city of the 2017 Summer Universiade, Taipei. The logo is based on the shape of letter U which may stand for Universiade, United, and University. It represents inspirational vigor of the young generation, bringing countless hope as well as faith. The logo's rhythmic shapes and upward dancing motion represents Taipei City's unending dedication in pursuit of excellence. The five bright colors symbolize the world's harmony and friendship. Overall, the logo represents the hope of the games in making the world a better place. The logo which was previously selected from three final designs during the committee selection process, was designed by Yu Ming-lung.[3][4]

Mascot

The mascot of the games is Bravo, a Formosan Black Bear. The gold medal worn by the mascot represents victory. The mascot overall, represents the athletes' self-challenge and pursuit for excellence and hope and joy of all Universiade participating athletes from around the world.

Attendees

On 7 July it was announced that the Taiwanese President, Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) would attend the event.[5]

While China officially announced it would not be sending teams to participate in team events, in what has been referred to as a "stealth boycott"[6], individual Chinese athletes are allowed to travel to Taiwan and compete in the individual events.[7]

Sponsors

Sponsors of the 2017 Summer Universiade
Premium Official Partner
Official Partner
Official Sponsor
Official Supplier
Designated Equipment Vender
Cooperative Partner
  • Eclat
  • ETS TOEIC
  • FujiLife Condoms
  • Ke-Jih Bakery
  • SIFO Medical

Sports

Schedule

OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony
August 18th
Fri		 19th
Sat		 20th
Sun		 21th
Mon		 22th
Tue		 23th
Wed		 24th
Thu		 25th
Fri		 26th
Sat		 27th
Sun		 28th
Mon		 29th
Tue		 30th
Wed		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Archery ● ● ● 5 5 10
Athletics 2 6 9 12 11 10 50
Badminton ● ● 1 ● ● 5 6
Baseball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Diving 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 13
Fencing 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Gymnastics ● 1 1 2 10 ● 2 6 22
Judo 4 4 4 4 2 18
Roller Sports 4 4 4 2 2 16
Swimming 4 5 5 7 4 7 8 2 42
Table tennis ● ● ● ● 2 1 2 2 7
Taekwondo 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 23
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 5 7
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Water polo ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Weightlifting 3 3 2 2 3 3 16
Wushu ● 2 2 12 16
Billiards ● ● 2 ● 2 4
Total events 0 0 18 24 24 41 29 29 27 24 21 37 1 275
Cumulative total 0 0 18 42 66 107 136 165 192 216 237 274 275
August 18th
Fri		 19th
Sat		 20th
Sun		 21th
Mon		 22th
Tue		 23th
Wed		 24th
Thu		 25th
Fri		 26th
Sat		 27th
Sun		 28th
Mon		 29th
Tue		 30th
Wed		 Events

References

  1. ↑ "FISU news".
  2. ↑ Gerber, Abraham (June 23, 2015). "Universiade will not be held at Taipei Dome: Ko". Taipei Times. Taipei. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lin, Sean (31 January 2016). "‘Monkey-gourd’ lantern panned". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Logo / Slogan / Mascot".
  5. ↑ "Addressing of president at Universiade comes under spotlight - Politics - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "China Stealth Boycott Looms for Taiwan's Biggest Sporting Event". 17 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  7. ↑ "China opts out of Taipei Universiade team events". Retrieved 10 August 2017.


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