Figure skating is a part of the FISU World University Games. It was first held as part of the Universiade in 1960. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating.
Football was the optional sport at the 1979 edition. Between 1985 and 2019, football was a recognized mandatory sport. The women's football competition began in the 1993 edition as optional event. Due the creation of the FISU University Football World Cup in 2019, the sport will no longer be part of the Summer World University Games program starting at that year. With this change, the number of mandatory sports will be kept at fifteen, since the place will be occupied by badminton which after five editions as an optional sport turned a compulsory sport.
The Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at State Farm Center, located on University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's campus in Champaign.
Swimming at the 2011 Summer Universiade was contested from August 13 to August 19 in Shenzhen, China. The competition featured 40 long course (50m) pool events and 2 open water events, held at the Universiade Center Aquatic Center and the Seven Star Bay, respectively. This edition marked the first time an open water event was held at an Universiade.
The Saskatchewan Huskies women's ice hockey team represents the University of Saskatchewan in U Sports women's ice hockey. The Huskies compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association Conference in the U Sports athletic association. Home games are contested at the Merlis Belsher Place.
The 2017 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade and commonly called Taipei 2017, was a multi-sport event, sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), held in the city of Taipei, Taiwan. It took place from August 19 to August 30, 2017.
The men's pole vault event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 9 and 11 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's pole vault event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 and 9 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The men's long jump event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 11 and 12 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's long jump event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 and 9 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium, Gwangju, Korea.
The women's triple jump event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 10 and 11 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The men's shot put event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's shot put event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's discus throw event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 and 9 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's hammer throw event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 9 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The men's javelin throw event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 and 10 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's heptathlon event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 10–11 July.
Judo was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade at the Hsinchu County Stadium in Zhubei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan from 20 to 24 August 2017.
Artistic gymnastics was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade from August 19 to 23, and rhythmic gymnastics was contested from August 27 to 29, both events was held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan.
