The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina, close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised by the city. At this Universiade the biggest star was the Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgeniya Kanaeva, who won 5 gold medals. Russia was the leading nation in the medal table, with the most gold medals (27) and most medals (76).
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August.
The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea.
The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.
The 2011 Summer Universiade, the XXVI Summer Universiade, also Shenzhen 2011, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade, was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 university athletes from 162 countries participated in 13 mandatory and 14 optional sports, making the 2013 Universiade the biggest ever in the history of the event. For the first time in history a Cultural Universiade was also included, with many festivals and shows held simultaneously with the sporting events. The Universiade was organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and by the authorities of the Russian Federation.
Brahim Chettah is an Algerian long-distance runner.
The 2015 Summer Universiade was a Universiade held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015.
The athletics competition at the 2011 Summer Universiade has been held at the New Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, China from August 16 to August 21, 2011. The top nations qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
At the 1995 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held at the Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan from 29 August to 3 September. The top nations qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes.
Meriem Moussa is an Algerian judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category.
Athletics was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 8 to 12 at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. The top nations qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mohamed Belbachir is an Algerian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Yasser Mohamed Tahar Triki, OLY is an Algerian athlete competing in the long jump and triple jump. He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Algeria participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan with 33 competitors in 3 sport.
Athletics was contested at the 2019 Summer Universiade from July 8 to 13 at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy. The top nations qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Roberta Marzani is an Italian fencer who won a bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
Algeria competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy held from 3 to 14 July 2019. The country won one gold medal, in athletics.
Skander Djamil Athmani Algerian Paralympic athlete. He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Algeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
