2029 Summer World University Games

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XXXIV Summer Universiade
Host city Research Triangle, North Carolina, United States
MottoMany Teams, One Dream
Sport222 in 18 sports
Opening11 July 2029
Closing22 July 2029
Main venue Kenan Stadium
Website ncusa2029wug.com

The 2029 FISU Summer World University Games, known also as the XXXIV Summer World University Games, or the 34th Summer Universiade, and commonly known as North Carolina 2029, is a multi-sport event scheduled from 11 to 22 July 2029 in the Research Triangle, North Carolina, United States. The bid was confirmed as the host region for the games on 10 January 2023 during the 2023 Winter World University Games held in Lake Placid, New York. [1] This will be the second time in the history that the event will be held in United States after the 1993 Summer Universiade held in Buffalo.

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Bidding process

North Carolina was the only candidate in the running to host the 2029 edition. North Carolina was selected on 10 January 2023 at the FISU executive board in Lake Placid, New York, United States. [2]

Venues

The following event venues have been announced through the official Instagram account and newsroom for the event. [3]

Cary Cluster

VenueSportsCapacity
Cary Tennis ParkTennisTBA
Triangle Aquatic CenterWater polo (preliminaries)1,000
USA Baseball National Training Complex Baseball (preliminaries)1,754
WakeMed Soccer Park Rugby sevens10,000

Chapel Hill cluster

VenueSportsCapacity
Boshamer Stadium Baseball (preliminaries)4,100
Carmichael Arena Volleyball (preliminaries)6,822
Dean Smith Center Volleyball (finals)21,750
Kenan Stadium Ceremonies50,500

Durham venues

VenueSportsCapacity
Cameron Indoor Stadium Basketball (preliminaries)9,314
Duke University Softball StadiumSoftballTBA
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Baseball (finals)10,000

Greensboro venues

VenueSportsCapacity
Greensboro Aquatic Center Swimming2,500
Diving
Water polo (finals)
First Horizon Coliseum Gymnastics22,000
Truist Stadium Athletics21,500

Raleigh cluster

VenueSportsCapacity
Wake Technical North Campus Gym Basketball (preliminaries)TBA
Lenovo Center Basketball (finals)19,500
Raleigh Convention Center FencingTBA
JudoTBA
Table TennisTBA
Reynolds Coliseum Basketball (preliminaries)5,500
WRAL Soccer Center ArcheryTBA

Sports

References

  1. "North Carolina USA lands 2029 FISU World University Games". FISU. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. "North Carolina awarded 2029 FISU Summer World University Games". InsideTheGames. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. "News - 2029 FISU World University Games".