ERZURUM, January 26, 2011
KAIRIS ULP
The IMPORTANCE of the WINTER UNIVERSIADE
in the PROGRAMME and HISTORY of FISU
Chairman WU Supervision Commision FISU
25th Winter Universiade
• The importance of the Winter Universiade for FISU
• The importance of the Winter Universiade for the organiser
• Winter Universiade and Winter Olympics
27.01.-06.02.2011, Erzurum, Turkey
WINTER UNIVERSIADE
The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival
which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only
to the Olympic Games.
THE FIRST WINTER GAMES
1. Winter International University Games
1928 Cortina d’Ampezzo-------------------------1.Winter Universiade
1960Chamonix, FRA
220 athletes, 16 countries
I Winter Olympics
1924Chamonix, FRA
258 athletes16 countries
WOG 2006 & WU 2009
XX Winter Olympics 2006, Turin, ITA
5337 participants,
80 countries,
OC paid staff: 2700
Volunteers: 18 000
15 sport disciplines,
84 medal events
XXIV Winter Universiade 2009, Harbin, CHN
2,381 participants,
44 countries,
OC paid staff: 679
Volunteers: 3000
13 sport disciplines, 82 medal events
WOG 2006 & WU 2009
8. Ice Hockey
9. Curling
10. Figure Skating
11. Short-Track
Speed Skating
12. Speed skating
1. Alpine skiing
2. Snowboarding
3. Biathlon
4. Cross-country skiing
5. Ski jumping
6. Nordic combined
7. Freestyle skiing
7 SNOW EVENTS 5 ICE EVENTS
WOG 2006 & WU 2009
XX Winter Olympics 2006, Turin, ITA
1.-12. .... 13. Bobsleigh
14. Luge 15. Skeleton
XXIV Winter Universiade 2009, Harbin, CHN
1.-12. ....13. Synchronized skating
WU Sports programme
WU Sports programme
WU Sports programme
WU Sports programme
WU Sports programme
Winter Universiade & FISU
FISU – an umbrella organisation for international student sports, 153 members
FISU events:• Summer Universiade, ca 9000 participants
• Winter Universiade, ca 3000 participants
• Wolrd University Championships, ca 30 sports
• FISU Forum
• FISU Conference
Winter Universiade & FISU
• 1. WU, 1960 Chamonix 220 athletes• 22. WU, 2005 Innsbruck 50 countries• 23. WU, 2007 Torino 2511 participants
Winter Universiade – one of the crucial means for developing student sports and disseminating their ideas all over the world
Winter Universiade & organisers
1. Development of infrastructure related to winter sports;
2. Advancement of the knowledge cocnerning competitive sport, experience of organising a unique multi-sport event;
3. Social significance for the city, university, region and country;
4. Periodically focused attention, support and resources for student sport.
ASIA and
THANK YOU!
KAIRIS ULP (Estonia), Chairman WU Supervision Commision FISU
ERZURUM, January 26, 2011
