2021 Summer World University Games

2021 Summer World University Games
2021 年夏季世界大学生运动会
Host city	Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Motto	Chengdu Makes Dreams Come True; (Chinese: 成都成就梦想)
Nations	116
Athletes	5059
Sport	18
Events	269
Opening	28 July 2023
Closing	8 August 2023
Opened by	President Xi Jinping
Athlete's Oath	Tang Ziting
Judge's Oath	Liu Jiang
Torch lighter	Ye Guangfu and 30 university sport athletes representing each edition held before.
Main venue	Dong'an Lake Sports Center (opening ceremony) ; Chengdu Open Air Music Park (closing ceremony)
Website	2021chengdu.com
	← 2019 Naples Rhine-Ruhr 2025 →

The 2021 Summer World University Games (Chinese: 2021年夏季世界大学生运动会), officially known as the XXXI Summer World University Games and also known as Chengdu 2021,^[3] was a multi-sport event sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), held from 28 July to 8 August 2023 primarily in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. It was the fourth edition of the Games hosted by China (the 2001 Summer Universiade was held in Beijing, the 2009 Winter Universiade was held in Harbin, and the 2011 Summer Universiade was held in Shenzhen). This is also the first edition to be referred to as the "Summer World University Games" rather than the "Summer Universiade." The games marked the 15th anniversary of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.^[4]

The Games were originally scheduled to take place between 16 and 27 August 2021. On 2 April 2021, it was announced that the Games would be postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021 for the same reason.^[5]^[6] In May 2021, FISU rescheduled the event to 26 June—7 July 2022.^[5] On 6 May 2022, FISU postponed the event again to 2023 due to COVID-19 concerns; the Games effectively replaced the 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg, whose hosting rights had been stripped due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine; they would still be referred to as the 2021 Games for branding and marketing purposes.^[7]

^ "Slogan, Emblem, Mascot, Torch and Medals of Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games -Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games". 2021chengdu.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Design your own Universiade mascot for Chengdu!". International University Sports Federation. 1 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019. The Chengdu 2021 Summer Universiade was launched with much fanfare along with the announcement of the design competition. Also confirmed was the main venues for the opening and closing ceremonies: The Opening will be held on the Dong'an Lake Sports Centre Main Stadium and the closing is scheduled to be at the same center indoor Arena who is next.
^ Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2020). "FISU finalises naming system for events". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2020). "FISU finalises naming system for events". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games confirmed for June 2022". International University Sports Federation. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2021). "Chengdu 2021 World University Games moved to 2022 because of COVID-19 pandemic". www.insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ "FISU Executive Committee sets 2023 dates for Chengdu 2021 World University Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[motto-1] "Slogan, Emblem, Mascot, Torch and Medals of Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games -Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games". 2021chengdu.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[2] "Design your own Universiade mascot for Chengdu!". International University Sports Federation. 1 May 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019. The Chengdu 2021 Summer Universiade was launched with much fanfare along with the announcement of the design competition. Also confirmed was the main venues for the opening and closing ceremonies: The Opening will be held on the Dong'an Lake Sports Centre Main Stadium and the closing is scheduled to be at the same center indoor Arena who is next.

[3] Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2020). "FISU finalises naming system for events". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[4] Pavitt, Michael (28 July 2020). "FISU finalises naming system for events". insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[moved-5] "Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games confirmed for June 2022". International University Sports Federation. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[6] Pavitt, Michael (2 April 2021). "Chengdu 2021 World University Games moved to 2022 because of COVID-19 pandemic". www.insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[7] "FISU Executive Committee sets 2023 dates for Chengdu 2021 World University Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

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