The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The Universiade is referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students. The Universiade is the largest multi-sport event in the world apart from the Olympic Games. The most recent games were in 2019: the Winter Universiade was in Krasnoyarsk, Russia while the Summer Universiade was held in Naples, Italy. The 2021 Winter Universiade will take place in Lucerne, Switzerland between 11 and 21 December 2021, and the 2021 Summer Universiade is scheduled to be held in Chengdu, China,but due the COVID-19 pandemic has been postponed to 2022.
The 2011 Summer Universiade, the XXVI Summer Universiade, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
The women's 10 kilometres walk event at the 1991 Summer Universiade was held at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on 23 July 1991. This was the first time that this event was held at the Universiade replacing the 5 kilometres distance.
The women's 3000 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 27 August 1989.
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 28 and 30 August 1989.
The women's 800 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 29 and 30 August 1989.
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 30 August 1989.
The women's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 30 August 1989.
The men's shot put event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 30 August 1989.
The men's high jump event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 29 and 30 August 1989.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 28 August 1989.
The women's heptathlon event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 28 and 29 August 1989.
The men's discus throw event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 29 August 1989.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 26, 27, and 28 August 1989.
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 26 and 28 August 1989.
The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 25, 26, and 27 August 1989.
The men's long jump event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 25 and 27 August 1989.
The women's high jump event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg on 26 and 27 August 1989.
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held in Duisburg on 25 August 1989.
